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 Steve Price Ch. P.C.Head Coach / Director of Swimming - KSCEmail
Group Coached - National
Select
Coach Price has been the Head Coach
of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club since October 2007. As
the leader of EKSC, Steve is dedicated to returning this
Edmonton based program back to a National power. This
will include becoming the top club in Alberta, challenging to be
the top club in Canada, and producing swimmers to
all Canadian Youth, Junior and Senior National
Teams.
With over 23 years of coaching
experience and fully NCCP Level 4 certified, Steve has produced
swimmers to all Major Games and has coached a swimmer to the
finals of the Olympic Games. He has coached
International Medalist, National Champions, National Record holders
and has a proven winning track record. He has experience
coaching at all Major Games including the Olympics and will help
EKSC swimmers reach the pinnacle of
the sport.
Before becoming Head Coach of the
Keyano Swim Club, Steve spent 7 months working for Swim Ireland as
the Head Coach of the Irish National Swim Centre. Prior
to that he spent eight seasons with the UBC National
Swim Centre / UBC Dolphins were he mentored under Canadian coaching
legend Tom Johnson. As part of one the most successful teams
in Canadian swimming history, Steve was an intricate part of
producing some of Canada’s top swimmers. He has
developed himself into one the best coaches in
Canada.
Steve’s vision for success is to
provide a program where every swimmer can achieve their potential
through dedication, hard work, belief in oneself and have fun
striving for personal excellence.
 Jason ChughAssistant Head Coach - KSCEmail
Group Coached - Age Group
Elite
Starting his coaching career
in rural Quebec at the Valleyfield Swim Club, he then joined the
Pointe-Claire Swim Club in 2002. There, he was an integral
part of building the program and producing several, senior, youth
and junior national swimmers and finalist.
In 2005 he moved to Brisbane,
Australia to take up the post of the Assistant coach at the
Queensland Academy of Sport under the tutalage of Stephan Widmer,
there he was involved in the development of such athletes as Libby
Lenton, Lisel Jones and Christian Springer, through the 2006
Commonwealth Games and Short Course World Championships, through
their world titles and records.
Jason then returned to
Pointe-Claire for the beginning of the 2006 season fresh with new
ideas. His program produced great results including, national
records, national finalist and provincial champions, he gave the
Senior group the structure and leadership it needed to create a
culture of excellence among his swimmers.
Jason swam with the DDO Swim
Club for a decade where he later retired to waterpolo, where he and
his team mates won juvenille nationals in 1996. Jason
attended Concordia University in Montreal aswell as the University
of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia studing varing subjects
including Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology and Philosophy. He has
over 12 years experience coaching athletes of all levels, Jason is
attentive to his swimmers needs and understands that perseverance
and developing good technique are the keys to success in this
sport.
 Brad MacCallumHead Age Group / Select 1 Coach - KSCEmail
Group Coached - Age Group Select
1
Brad MacCallum comes to
Keyano eager to support the club’s vision and provide
coaching support to all swimmers in the club. His coaching
career began in 1992-1993 with a mentoring position within the
Silver Tide Swim Club. While there as coach and athlete he
worked with the age group program and the senior program. He
then continued on with coaching in 1993-1994 with the Fort McMurray
Mantas under Rick Burton. During the following years Brad
retired from swimming and coaching and focused on academics and
other sports. Upon completion of his undergraduate degree in
sociology (hons) in 1998, Brad began working with the Provincial
Government as a Counselor. During this time Brad returned to
coaching at the request of one of his former coaches and assumed
the Head Age Group Coach position with the Silver Tide Swim
Club. Over the next six years Silver Tide age group swimmers
made a significant mark at the Provincial and National level, won
Provincial relays and medals and raised the competitive spirit of
the club. Brad continued to establish himself as a counselor
working with First Nations people and returned to school to pursue
an MA in Social Sciences.
In the 2004-2005 season Brad
left Silver Tide an assumed the role of National Development coach
with the Sherwood Park Swim Club. Within a few months Brad
became the Interim Head Coach and remained in that position until
2008. During his time with SPSC he guided many swimmers to top
10 national rankings, National Championships and Provincial Medals
and finals. During these years he was also contracted to
design, implement and manage community sports and recreation
programs in Edmonton’s North Central and South East
neighborhoods. Currently, Brad also provides personal training
support to many athletes in Edmonton and is working as a swim
trainer for the City of Edmonton.
Brad’s swimming careers
spans 10 years and lead him to competitions across Canada, United
States, and Great Britain and France. The highlights of his
career include swimming the breaststroke leg on a national record
setting medley relay, his first senior national cut in the 50m
Breaststroke, making finals at British Age Group Nationals in 1989
and meeting one of his idols, Adrian Moorhouse at the European
Championships in 1989. Brad was the Team Captain of his club
team(OSC) for 3 years.
Brad spends his free time
hanging out with his wife Nadine, 8 year old daughter Michaylah,
four year old son Matis and two dogs, Bell and Kai.
 Amanda BellAssistant Head Age Group Coach - KinsmenEmail  Lauren GillespieMasters/Senior Development-KSCEmail
Lauren is a Edmonton Keyano Alumni who swam with the team for
the past 3 long course seasons. During the short course season she
trained and competed for the University of Alberta. During 3 of her
5 years with the U of A Pandas, Lauren lead her team as captain and
as a club record holder in a few events.
Lauren has also had experience coaching. She was the head coach
of the Pincher Creek Dolphins Swim Team for two summer club seasons
and was a developmental coach for the Excalibur Swim Team in
Lethbridge, Alberta for 3 years. She is also a NCCP Level II
certified coach.
 Mark PhillipsHead Coach - Confederation PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
1
Well, I have been a lifer with
Keyano beginning in 1982, I swam with Keyano and achieved national
and international success as a swimmer. I was a finalist at
Nationals and at international meets where I was a top 5 finisher
on the world cup circuit. After swimming I headed into coaching and
have loved every minute of it for the past 16 years. I have coached
at every level and pool but have found a home where I started
coaching which is at Confed.
Courtney RobinsonAssistant Coach - Confederation PoolEmail  Adrienne FunkAssistant Coach - Confederation PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
3
Adrienne Funk has swum with
the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club for nine years, and is very excited
to start her first season coaching. She was an assistant coach last
season for the development three program at Confederation pool, and
is looking forward to another fun and fast season. She is currently
earning her NCCP Level 1 Coaching certification. Adrienne is a 2009
graduate of Strathcona High School and is in her first year at the
University of Alberta in the Faculty of Science.
Wylie Panet-RaymondAssistant Coach - Confederation PoolEmail  Katerina SymesHead Coach - Bonnie Doon PoolEmail
Group Coached -
Development 1
The 2009/2010 season will
be Katerina’s second year coaching with the Edmonton Keyano
Swim club. Last season, she coached the Development II and III
programs at Bonnie Doon.
Katerina has completed her
NCCP Skills coach course and has much experience coaching swimming.
She has been an assistant coach with the Edmonton Keyano Summer
club, the development II program at Confederation pool for several
months in 2007, the Edmonton Huma Summer club during 2008, and
various University of Alberta summer swim camps. Katerina is not
only a member of the Keyano alumni, but has also swum competitively
for over a decade. While Katerina had to cut her swimming career
short at the end of the Varsity swim season in 2008 due to a
shoulder injury, she feels that her swimming experience as a
national level athlete has given her a unique coaching
perspective.
Katerina Symes is currently
in her fourth year of studies at the University of Alberta, and is
looking forward to a great season as the head coach of Bonnie Doon
pool.
Stefan LauAssistant Coach - Bonnie Doon PoolEmail .jpg) Leanne MorganHead Coach - Jasper Place PoolEmail
Group Coached - Development
2
Leanne is very excited to
return for her third year of coaching with EKSC as the development
2 coach at confed. Leanne currently is waiting for her level
1 assessment and is hoping to progress to achieve her level two.
She cannot wait to see all the young talented swimmers in the
Keyano program and wishes all the best of luck with the new season.
She recently graduated from Harry Ainlay High School and will be
entering into the University of Alberta in the Bachelor of Physical
Education program.
Clare GrehanAssistant Coach - Jasper Place PoolEmail
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Kris LoshackI CAN SWIM Coach - Bonnie Doon & ConfedEmail
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 Colleen MarcheseOffice ManagerEmail
EKSC Office
Manager
Colleen Marchese began with
the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club as a swimmer in 1980. She
continued to swim for both Keyano and the University of Alberta
until 1997 completing a Bachelor of Commerce degree. In
September of 2000 Colleen was hired as Head Coach of Bonnie Doon
pool when she coached both Development 1 and Develpoment 2 swimmers
to provincial level competitions for 6 seasons.
After finishing up the
2005-2006 season as a coach Colleen transitioned into a
Parent’s role as her daughter Tassa swam for the season in
the Development 3/Bear Cub Group. In 2007, Colleen returned
to coaching again as the Development 3/Bear Cub coach at
Confederation pool and began working as the Office/Team Manger for
the club later that same year.
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