Co-Owner & Founder of EAC

EAC West: Winston-Salem Site Director

Joined EAC 2012

Coaches: 

• Black Sigma

Coaching Career:

• 20+ years of proven success coaching swimmers in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.
• Founded EAC in 2012 with 12 swimmers, and has led the team to over 500 swimmers throughout the Triad.
• Led over 50 swimmers to USA Junior Nationals throughout his coaching career.
• Named to the National Team Coaching Staff for the 2018/2019 season.

EAC West: Kernersville Site Director

Age Group Coach & Aqua Farm Administrator

Joined EAC 2025

Coaches: 

• Black Delta
• Blue Royal, Marine

Coaching Career:

• Began coaching career overseas in Uganda, East Africa in 2014, coaching in the Triad for over a decade.
• Head Turn Judge at the 2014 CANA Zone 3/4 Championships and was trained by Olympic-level officials from the 2012 London Games.
• He guided the Forsyth Home Educators Women’s Swim Team to a state championship in 2016
• Selected multiple times to coach for Team North Carolina at the US Southern Zone Championships. 
• North Carolina Swimming - Coaches Committee and Age Group Committee Member
• ASCA - Advocacy Committee Member

Senior & Developmental Coach

Aqua Farm Director

Joined EAC 2017

Coaches: 

• Black Sigma
• Blue Sky

Coaching Career:

• Joined EAC in 2017 in Winston-Salem as an Assistant Coach.
• Founded the Kernersville location in 2018. 
• Has led numerous swimmers to Division I Collegiate progams, and most recently coached swimmer Jonathan Vogt to a US Open achievement in the 200m breastroke.

Head Age Group Coach

Joined EAC 2024

Coaches: 

• Black Delta
• Blue Royal

Coaching Career:

Nearly 30 years of competitive swim coaching experience have taken him all over the Carolinas and Virginia, most recently as Associate Head Coach with Swim TYDE. Some teams he's coached include GCY, Southeastern Virginia Aquatics, Virginia Gators Swim Team, Hickory Seahorse Swim Team (and others) where he's produced multiple State, Sectional, Zone and National team qualifiers.

Coach DJ puts the "fun" in fundamentals and believes that technique is key to helping swimmers reach their goals. His priority is to meet each swimmer at their current ability level, and encourage them to grow, learn, and challenge themselves, all while having a great time together.

Age Group & Developmental Coach

Joined EAC 2024

Coaches: 

• Blue Marine, Cadet
• Swim Team Prep

Coaching Career:

• 26 years in aquatics
• 10 years coaching in NY and NC
• LGI and CPR/First aid Instructor Certified 
• Coaching ages 6-months-old to adult
• Speaker at the United States Swim School Association (USSSA) conference in 2024