I grew up and learned how to swim in Castro Valley CA.  I started swimming competitively at age 8 for a local cabana league and joined USA Swimming at age 11.  I swam for several club teams in Bay Area and played club volleyball year-round.  Despite being an All-American swimmer in my senior year I fell into swimming burnout and accepted a volleyball scholarship to Southern Oregon.  I stayed for 3 seasons then returned to California where I re-joined the California school system as well as swimming.  While competing at the Junior College State Meet I was noticed by the Head Coach for San Jose State University and was offered a swimming scholarship.  I competed for 2 seasons with SJSU as a freestyle sprinter and re-discovered my love for the water.  My first season was a complete test of will to survive, but by my second season I was on all relays and finished 3^rd in Conference in the 50.  While in San Jose I met my fiancé and learned to appreciate college football in a whole new way.  Shortly after graduation I intended to enter the counseling field but soon learned something was missing.   I began swimming masters at Santa Clara Swim Club and was soon offered an assistant coaching position.  I was on deck with just about every group at one point or another and was eventually given several of my own groups that truly became my pride and joy.  Our club was the fastest growing club in the nation in 2008 and underwent some major restructuring, all for the better.  It was a tough situation to leave, but when my fiancé was offered a coaching job at the University of Wyoming we came to Laramie where I am happy to be leading Laramie Swim Club!

I was born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming.  When I was six months old my parents entered me in the Water Babies program offered by the University.  Thus began my swimming career.  From Water Babies I continued onto lessons, and joined the Laramie Swim Club when I was six.  Swimming was a constant in my life throughout elementary and junior high school.  When I was a freshman in high school I took a break from swimming to try my skills at tennis.  As it turns out I had none. I returned to the pool my sophomore year where I competed and lettered in swimming my remaining three years in high school.

I am currently a senior at the University of Wyoming majoring in American Studies with a minor in Spanish.  I am excited to be returning to the LSC as a coach.  Swimming has been a very important part of my life.  Today I maintain many friendships that I created as a swimmer with the Laramie Swim Club.  As a coach I hope to not only help my swimmers develop stroke technique, but to help them develop a love for the sport that will last throughout their lifetimes.