Coach Tyler has been with Life Time Arizona Swim Team in Scottsdale since 2014.

Coach Tyler believes training should be fun, challenging, and goal-oriented to be successful. He also believes no one achieves greatness on their own and communicates an “all in for each other” approach with his training groups. He utilizes a series of race pace test sets, combined with short and long term goal setting, to help athletes understand how practice performance prepares them for meet performance. He enjoys using media as a way of teaching technique and challenging his athletes to think outside of the box. His emphasis on developing all aspects of technique, utilizing race pace training, and developing a mindset for success has led to many great achievements for his athletes in and out of the pool.  He believes a person’s character, not their talent, is the greatest determiner of their success, and strives to help his athletes embrace the types of changes that produce winning character. 

Prior to coaching with Life Time, Coach Tyler was the Senior Group Coach @ Scottsdale Aquatic Club (2009-20014), Head Site Coach for Swim Neptune @ DC Ranch (2006-2009), and an Assistant Coach for Pinnacle High School (2008-2009) and Horizon High School (2001-2003, 2006-2007).  He was Head Coach of Scottsdale Christian Academy Swimming from 2011-2019. His career as a swimmer with Scottsdale Aquatic Club (1993-2000) and Horizon High School (Class of 2001) gave him an excellent foothold in the sport. 

After being home-schooled from birth through high school, Coach Tyler’s wide range of interests led him to achieve a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Arizona State University. This allowed him to study in depth in the areas of Music, Religious Studies, Cybersecurity and Political Science. In 2019, Tyler received a Masters in Liberal Studies from ASU. In December of 2023, Tyler completed a Masters in Global Security with an emphasis in Cybersecurity. 

Awards & Accomplishments

2019 Arizona Interscholastic Association "DIII Coach of the Year" 

2022 Arizona Swimming "Senior Coach of the Year" 

Named one of the Top 50 Age Group Coaches in the Nation for 2023 by the American Swim Coach Association  

Has Developed Several Age Group Athletes to "Top 10" Performances in the United States 

Education

Interdisciplinary Studies (BA) 2015 - Arizona State University 

Political Science (Minor) 2015 - Arizona State University 

Liberal Studies (MLST) 2019 - Arizona State University 

Global Security (Cybersecurity) (MA) 2023 - Arizona State University 

Julianne began competitively swimming at age 8 and continued her swimming career as a 4 year collegiate athlete at Biola University. Julianne is a graduate of Biola University in La Mirada, California, where she received her Bachelors degree in Communication Disorders with Minor in Biblical Studies. She has been coaching and instructing swim teams for over 15 years. So far in her coaching career, she has worked with National, Age Group, and Sectional Champions. Dempski is passionate about sharing her love of this sport. She is dedicated to helping each swimmer reach their potential and exceed their goals. Her coaching philosophy includes building confidence, growing leaders, working hard and having fun.

Clint began swimming at age 7, and swam through high school at Mountain Range High School in Westminster CO, and during his time at Adams State University. He graduated from Metro State University in Denver with a degree in business. He quickly started coaching after his competitive swimming career ended. Clint coached for the Front Range Barracudas of Colorado, for over 6 years, before moving to Arizona in 2019. He has experience coaching all levels of swimmers, from just starting swim team, all the way to junior national, and Olympic Trials qualifiers.  Clint  believe in helping swimmers become well rounded both inside and out of the pool.  He  wants  all of the swimmers  he  coaches to love the sport, and  to  help them reach all of their goals in and out of the water.  

Coach Angelo started his swim career at the Greenwich Boys and Girls Club in Greenwich, CT. He loved the challenging workouts, team camaraderie, and travel meets, but he learned early that his true passion was with the coaching aspect of swimming. Coach Angelo would often arrive early to assist with younger groups, and it wasn't long before he was coaching on his own.  Angelo has been coaching in Arizona for more than 20 years and has had the privilege to work so many remarkable swimmers and families. He has experience working with the novice swimmer, State Champion & Record Holders, Sectional swimmers, and several swimmers who have gone on to compete at Olympic Trials.  Angelo's coaching philosophy embraces the whole swimmer. He believes that practices should be fun, focus on goals, and provide opportunities for swimmers to push out of their comfort zone. He believes swimmers should be engaged as a team, but that it is important to make time for individual attention at every practice. Angelo often talks to his swimmers about goals, nutrition, and their loves outside of swimming. Most importantly, Angelo encourages the family to stay connected, highly encourages parent involvement, and welcomes questions from parents.  Away from the pool, Coach Angelo is a 4th grade teacher in Gilbert. He is married and has five children/stepchildren. He enjoys camping, hiking, listening to music, and hopes to publish a book someday.

Being a California native, her life, from a very young age, has always revolved around the water; whether swimming in a pool, teaching lessons, lifeguarding or just hitting the waves at the beach for the day. She was introduced to swim lessons at a very young age and was on her first competitive team at age 6. She spent her childhood participating on a neighborhood recreational team as well as competing on her high school team. Her love for the water did not end with just competing; she spent her high school and college years as a swim instructor and lifeguard. 

After high school, she moved to Germany for 3 years where she traveled and studied at University of Maryland while earning my Associates of Arts Degree. Debra worked as the assistant Sports Manager for her university and had the opportunity to spend time with a multitude of athletes. As her learning and experiences continued to grow in the field of sports, she moved back to the states. She completed her college studies at University of Oregon where she earned her Bachelors of Science in Exercise and Movement Science. Debra's degree helped her to understand more about the human body and how it relates to sports, including swimming. Now, in her adulthood, being able to come back to aquatics with the knowledge that she has gained over the years and coach these amazing swimmers has been extremely rewarding. She believes that each and every swimmer has their own unique set of talents in the pool. She finds it to be her priviledge and challenge to tap into those talents so all of our athletes shine.

Erin started competitive swimming when she was 6 years old and immediately fell in love with the sport.  In high school, Erin had the opportunity to compete in Pro Swim Series, Winter Nationals, and Summer Junior National swim meets.  She went on to swim DI at University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA where she majored in Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences with a concentration in Sports Management.  She graduated UOP magna cum laude and as the Sports Management Student of the Year.  Erin spent four years back home in Illinois teaching swim lessons and coaching her club team.  She believes that swimming is a fun, yet challenging sport that has the ability to teach athletes self-discipline, time management, and hard work.

Erin is currently a graduate student at Arizona State University in the Master of Sports Law and Business program through the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.  In her free time, Erin enjoys hiking and training for triathlons.

Hayden started swimming at 14 years old and quickly fell in love with the sport. He Swam at Life Time Palm Valley and competed as the team captain for Verrado High School 2020 AIA State Champion Team. Hayden found coaching a great opportunity and joined LifeTime in 2019. In 2020, he became the head coach of Life Time Palm Valley and was offered positions at largely known swim camps such as Nike Swim Camp to help coach athletes on a national level. He currently is a U.S. Master's Swimmer at Arizona State University and continues to coach here in Tempe. He thinks no matter the size of the swimmer, anyone can succeed with the right mindset.