Carlton Cronin has an extensive connection within the sport of swimming in the Merrimack Valley. Carlton has participated in Y.M.C.A., Boys Club, A.A.U., N.E.P.S.S.A., and C.I.A.U. swimming. He occasionally competes as a U.S. Masters. He is U.S. Masters registered. 

Cronin is the current Head Coach of the Central Catholic High School Girls and Boys Swim Teams. Central Catholic has produced several girls and boys M.I.A.A. State Champions. The girls team produced Finalist Standing in 2014 and 2019. Recently, a team member earned M.I.A.A. Student Athlete of the Month honors.

Cronin was the Head Coach of the Haverhill Y.M.C.A. Swim Team. His teams won the District Championship, New England Championship, and had a 10th place finish at Y.M.C.A. National Championships. Cronin has developed many New England Top Ten swimmers. His swimmers have achieved Junior National, Senior National, US Open, and Olympic Trials time standards. Many of his swimmers continued their careers at Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3 colleges and universities. Cronin has developed High School and Y.M.C.A. All Americans.

Coach Andre began swimming at the age of 10, where he was recruited to join a local swim team in Chisinau, then-USSR. He was selected and attended a specialized all-sports boarding school for talented athletes groomed for future Olympic-level competitions for 5  years before transferring to a regular high school.

His passion for swimming was renewed after joining the Andover YMCA, where he competed on the Y's Masters swim team for several years. Coaching now is his way to share with young athletes his knowledge of and passion for the sport. He is particularly interested in helping swimmers improve mechanics and stroke technique as the way to not only enhance their competitive results but also to discover the joy and beauty of swimming. 

Coach Andre has a two-decade-long career in education, at the high school and college level, both as a teacher and administrator. Currently, he works in enrollment services at Northeastern University. 

Coach Andre will be working with Age Group Elite, High School 1, Pre-Nat/Nats, Typhoon 1&2 and Tornado 1 groups.

Throughout his career as a USA and Collegite D.III swimmer, Tony spent a lot of teaching others how to swim as well.

Tony worked as a volunteer swim instructor while swimming for ANA, and during his 4 years in Wichita, Tony taught swim lessons at the swim club, had his own private lesson practice and was the head coach of a developing country club team for 3 years.  Throughout college and after, he was the assistant coach at Central Catholic High School, the head Coach of of  the Peabody High School swim team, and head coach of the Salem Y swim team (YNS).  Tony rejoined the ANA YMCA coaching team as a volunteer again in 2017 when his son Sam joined the Hurricanes.

Fun Facts: Best events were 200/400IM, and 100 Breast. Favorite Workouts: 400IM “Add On”, 100 x100’s @1:10.  Favorite parts of coaching: Seeing a swimmers face light up when whatever you are working on “clicks”.