Franke Bell Senior Coach of the Year Award Nomination

Franke Bell Senior Coach of the Year Award Nomination Paul Silver Marlins of Raleigh (MOR) Nominator: Jonathan Watson ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 Olympic Trials o 13 swimmers from MOR competed. o 8 directly coached by Paul. o MOR had the most swimmers age 17 u qualify for Olympic Trials in the US Justin Ress-11 th 200 Back. Qualified in 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM. (swam at MOR in HS) Adam Linker-10 th 1500 Free. Qualified in 400 Fr, 400 IM (swam at MOR in HS) Zach Brown-200 Fly Madison Homovich-18 th 400 Free. Qualified in 800 Free, 200 Back, 200 Fly, 400 IM Julia Poole-100/200 Br, 200/400 IM Olivia Carter-100/200 Fly Kate Moore-200 Back John Healy-200 Back o Additionally 2 MOR swimmers swam under the Olympic Trials Qualifying standard at Futures. Sarah Giamber-400 IM Brooke Rubendall-200 Free 2016 US Open o MOR finished 7 th combined, 5 th in Women, 38 th in Men Top 8 Finalists Zach Brown-200 Fly Madison Homovich-800 Free, 1500 Free, 200 Fly Olivia Carter-200 Fly Julia Poole-200 IM Top 16 Consol Finals John Healy Top 24 Bonus Finals Kate Moore 2015 USA Swimming Winter Juniors o 7 th place combined team-highest in team history, Women-5 th, Men 15 th. o Homovich won 1650 Free o Tyler Silver-Consolation Final 100 Back, 200 Back o Relays

Women 200 MR 7 th, 800 Free Relay 7 th, 400 MR 8th Men 200 MR 7 th 2016 USA Futures Championships o 3 rd place team Combined, Women, Men o 3 new swimmers swam under 2016 Olympic Trials Standard (2 from Paul s group) o Won 2 events-giamber 400 IM, Lombana 400 IM ESSZ Senior Sectionals o Southern Premier SC/LC Meet-MOR finished 2 nd in Sr. division Zach Brown came within.2 of beating Ryan Lochte in 200 Fly making 1 st OT cut o Summer Sectionals Olivia Carter, Kate Moore made new LC Jr. Cuts NCS Senior Championships o SC-MOR won SC Sr. Champs Combined, Women, Men Homovich won 4 events Brown won 1 event Silver won 1 event Relays-MOR won 7 of 10 relays o LC-MOR won LC Sr. Champs Sarah Giamber High Point winner Additional information about athletes coach by Paul Silver National Top-10 ranked performers o Zach Brown 1 st 16 year old 200 fly LSC Records o Set 8 NC AG Records Zach Brown- 15-16 200 Fly-2:00.07 Madison Homovich 15-16 500 Free 4:44 1000 Free 9:39 1650 Free 16:06 15-16 400 Free 4:12 800 Free 8:39 1500 Free 15:30 15-18 1500 Free 15:30 National Junior Team members o Madison Homovich named to US Jr. Pan Pac Team

Athletes selected to 2016 Zone Team o Ashton Gasper Athletes selected to USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans o 7 USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans Sarah Giamber, Tyler Silver, Brooke Rubendall Greg Lombana Justin Ress Mike Todd, Haley Allen COMMUNITY SUPPORT Assistance with local camps/clinics o Conducted swim clinics at 2 summer pools Participation in LSC Administration o Member NC Swimming Board of Directors o Member of USA Swimming Sr. Development Committee Work with Staff to Develop Jr/Sr National Time Standards o Attends all USA Swimming Conventions Assistance with swim lesson programs o MOR has offered SwimAmerica for 9 years Working to promote swimming in the local area o MOR Olympic Trials Send off party hosted by WRAL Debra Morgan o Assisted with WRAL in sending Debra Morgan to cover 2016 US Olympic Trials CLUB LEADERSHIP Specific examples of how the nominee makes a difference within his/her own club on a day-to-day basis or any other positive aspect of the nominee s job performance that you wish to share: The Marlins of Raleigh have come a long way under the leadership of Paul Silver. In 15 years, the club has gone from 6 swimmers to over 575 registered athletes swimming out of more than eight different facilities in the Greater Raleigh area. Paul oversees a staff of eight full-time coaches and over 20 additional part-time staff. Paul runs a weekly staff meeting, writes a weekly newsletter and negotiates all facility contracts, including organizing the overall practice structure. His primary coaching role is with the top Senior group in downtown Raleigh. On a daily basis, Paul has a laser focus on the tasks that need to be accomplished and delegates projects to staff to insure that the weekly details are getting accomplished. He pushes the staff to always give

their best effort and become better leaders in the sport. Paul expects the best from every coach on the staff and I think usually gets everyone s top efforts. Paul drives those around him to understand that there are no shortcuts to good coaching. He believes because our customers expect the best, we need to provide great product for them. Many team issues are discussed as a group, but we always know that Paul has usually made up his mind and is just leading us to agree with his decisions! Though Paul is often described by some as tough to deal with, he s definitely someone you d love to have on your side of any issue. He s a bulldog in a fight and has the keen ability to see all sides of an issue and once he decides where he stands will never back down until you re standing on the same side as he sees it. That s what a leader does. His accomplishments this season have been numerous and he is most deserving of the Coach of the Year Award.

Franke Bell Senior Coach of the Year Award Nomination David Marsh SwimMAC Carolina (MAC) Nominator: Russ Kasl 1. Achievements: 2016 USA Swimming Women s Olympic Head Coach 15 medals in total were won by the women s team- 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze in individual events; 2 gold and 1 silver in relay events including the 1000 th USA gold in Olympic history in the women s 400 medley relay. He coached 23 members at the USA Swimming Olympic Trials. 14 of them were from our Team Elite program and 9 of them were from our Senior 1 side of the program. 8 SwimMAC members made the Olympic Team accounting for 6 medals in total. Anthony Earvin (2 gold), Kathleen Baker (1 gold, 1 silver), Katie Meili (1 gold, 1 bronze), Jimmy Feigen (1 gold), Ryan Lochte (1 gold) 2. Community Support: David is on the steering committee for USA Swimming. 3. Club Leadership: David serves as the Head Coach and Director of Coaching at SwimMAC Carolina in which he specifically has direct influence with swimmers and coaches at the senior level. He is responsible for creating the team s vision, educating the senior and age group staff and inspiring the members toward being the best swim club of which we are capable.

Franke Bell Senior Coach of the Year Award Nomination Jon Jolley YMCA Seahorse Swim Team (YSST) Nominator: Kathy McKee ACHIEVEMENTS 2016 Olympic Trial Qualifier Ross Dant 1500 Free 2016 US Open Qualifiers Ross Dant 800 Free and 1500 Free Emmaline Peterson 800 Free and 1500 Free 2016 Summer Junior National Qualifiers Ross Dant 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free, 200 Back, and 400 IM Faith Hefner 200 Free Emmaline Peterson 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free, and 400 IM 2015 Winter National Qualifiers Ross Dant 400 Free, 800 Free, and 1500 Free Faith Hefner 200 Free Emmaline Peterson 400 Free, 800 Free, 1500 Free, and 400 IM 2015 Winter Junior National Qualifiers Sophia Cherkez 400 IM Ross Dant 500 Free, 1000 Free, 1650 Free, 200 Back, and 400 IM Anna Durak 200 Free, 500 Free, and 200 Fly Faith Hefner 100 Free, 200 Free, and 500 Free Madison Murtagh 500 Free and 1000 Free Emmaline Peterson 200 Free, 500 Free, 1000 Free, 1650 Free, and 400 IM USA Swimming National Select Camp Emmaline Peterson USA Swimming National Open Water Select Camp Emmaline Peterson USA Swimming Zone Select Camp Ross Dant NCS Zone Team Open Water Team Ross Dant, Faith Hefner, and Emmaline Peterson Pool Team Nina Turcanu 2016 YMCA Long Course Nationals Three individuals won Y National Titles Ross Dant 400 Free Faith Hefner 200 Free Emmaline Peterson 800 Free and 1500 Free Two Relays won Y National Titles Women s 400 Free Relay Women s 800 Free Relay The women s team won the Y National Team Championship 2016 LC Meet On the combined scores, YSST finished 4 th

USA Swimming National Top 10 ranked performers Short Course Yards Ross Dant (14) 1 st 1650 Free and 5 th 1000 Free Ross Dant (15) 1 st 1650 Free, 2 nd 1000 Free, and 6 th 500 Free Emmaline Peterson (16) 1 st 1650 Free, 2 nd 1000 Free, and 10 th 500 Free Long Course Meters Ross Dant (15) 1 st 800 Free, 2 nd 1500 Free, 4 th 400 Free, 10 th 200 Back, and 10 th 400 IM Emmaline Peterson (17) 3 rd 1500 Free NCS State Records Short Course Yards Ross Dant (13-14 boys) 1650 Free Ross Dant (15-16 boys) 1000 Free and 1650 Free Long Course Meters Ross Dant (15-16 boys) 800 Free USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans Sophia Cherkez Emmaline Peterson Maria Turcanu COMMUNITY SUPPORT Member of the NCS Board of Directors (Junior Coach Representative) Jon has been a member of the board for seven years and actively participates in NC Swimming for the benefit of its members. President of the Greater YMCA Sunbelt Swimming Association Member of the YMCA of the USA Upper Southeast Regional Swimming Committee CLUB LEADERSHIP Jon is starting his 23rd year as the Director of Competitive Swimming at the Hickory Foundation YMCA. (26th year with YSST). His job includes: supervision of all assistant coaches, head coach of 100+ swimmers (including national group), all administrative and website duties for the team, and YMCA Director responsibilities outside of the pool. Jon was just recently named Director of Aquatics and Competitive Swimming with Association-wide responsibilities. Jon Jolley is a leader in our sport. Not only do his swimmers excel at every level, he also gives of his time to present opportunities in the way of clinics for swimmers as well as being involved in the governing bodies of the sport both in NC Swimming and the YMCA. When he was Age Group Chairman he redefined the role of NC Swimming AG chair and after he fulfilled both terms as AG Chair he has served as both the Junior and Senior Coaches Rep.

Franke Bell Senior Coach of the Year Award Nomination Casey Charles East Carolina Aquatics (ECA) Nominator: Scott Pake 1. ACHIEVEMENTS Junior Nationals o Qualifiers- Svea Torres: 50 Free (SCY) Brad Downs: 100 LC Free, 200 LC Free, 100 LC Fly NCSA Nationals: Zech Chastain, Zach Compton, Kevin Andrews, Brad Downs, Patrick Edge, Morgan Despres, Caleb Odeke and Svea Torres. Futures Championships o 2 Women and 4 Men qualified o Brad Downs and Svea Torres event finalists ESSZ or Senior Sectionals o 18 Men and 5 Women (See attached) NCS Senior Champs (short course) o Qualified 17 Women and 23 Men (See attached) o Won Women s 200 Free Relay, Men s 200 Free Relay, and Men s 400 Free relays o Stephen Castillo- State Champion- 50 Free o 4 th Place Team Finish NCS Senior Champs (long course) o Qualified 17 Women and 23 Men o Erle Craven- winner 100 Breast and 200 Breast o Svea Torres- 2 nd in 50 Free o Men s 2 nd place 400 Free Relay and 3 rd 400 Medley Relay o Women s 2 nd place 800 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay o 4 th Place Team Finish Other achievements: Athletes Selected to LSC Select Camp, IMX Camp or other Camp: Select Camp: Bethany Tart, Emma Hastings, Will Barker, and Luke McCarthy; Carolina Crown: Morgan Despres, Sarah Fountain, and Svea Torres, JD McCray, and Kevin Andrews Athletes Selected to NCS Zone Team Emma Hastings, JD McCray, Grant Meadows 2. COMMUNITY SUPPORT Participating in the LSC administration: Casey served on the NCS Nomination Committee Working to promote the sport of swimming in the local area: Casey selflessly gives his time and energy to bringing competitive swimming to the local area and surrounding counties. He volunteers time and served as computer operator for Eastern Carolina Conference High School Championship meet. He also attended multiple board meetings of the local summer swim league.

3. CLUB LEADERSHIP Coach Casey works tirelessly to advance swimming in eastern North Carolina. Through spearheading the expansion of the ECA brand into Roanoke Rapids, Casey brought quality year-around swimming into an area where it did not exist. This year he has worked equally hard to bring the Camp Lejeune Swim Team under the ECA umbrella as they were left without a US Swimming sponsor. This merger will begin in September 2016. Casey s swimmers have improved greatly under his guidance again this year. His passion for the sport and genuine care for his athletes is unparalleled. His commitment to his team is also unwavering as he is constantly sacrificing personal time for the advancement of the ECA brand. He is a strong leader for his coaches and sets the standard for excellence by example. Casey is deserving of the 2016 Coach of the Year Award.