Coach Sean has been involved with swimming since 1980 and is starting his third year as Head Coach of The Waves.

Sean grew up in the Edmonton area where he swam competitively at provincial, national and university levels.  He started coaching with the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club in 1993 before graduating university in 1996 to become a member of the RCMP.  Coach Sean retired from the RCMP in 2023 but was able to pursue his love of coaching during his 26 year career, where he coached with summer and winter clubs in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

A certified NCCP Level 2 coach, Sean has coached swimmers to provincial records and many swimmers to Provincial Trials and Provincial Championships.  Sean also has been a swimming official, a parent and board member, and brings a holistic vision to his coaching as someone who understands the importance of everyone's role in a swim club.

Sean's philosophy of coaching is the idea of the club being greater than the sum of its parts, meaning that everyone grows and develops within the club at their own time and at their own pace, but functions together to bring out the best in everyone. One of Sean's favourite sayings is "It's not just about swimming.", as he prefers to coach the person, not just the athlete.

Sean's nephew, Reid Maxwell, is currently on the National Swim Team as a Paralympic Swimmer who attended the Paralympics in Paris, France in 2024, where he won a silver medal in the 400 Freestyle.

In his spare time, Sean still swims and plays accordion. 

Coach Nicole is excited to be back at the pool for another season of swimming.  She will be coaching at Crestwood Pool and also is the administrator for the Splash Swim School.  This is our fouth year running this program and it is helping filling a void in our community to provide an ability for kids to learn how to swim.  This year we have partnered with the I Can Swim Program ran through Swim Alberta.  It will be a great asset to for our club.

She started her love for the swimming at a young age however did not have the opprotunity to compete.  Nicole became a lifeguard and instructor to continue her love of the water.  You could say that her husband was the one that got her competing.  She did not compete as a swimmer until she was 24 years old once she joined a Mater Club in Weyburn, Saskatchewan which was started by her husband. Togehter, they would compete in Maters Swim Meets all over the country.

In the past, she has coached Weyburn & Swift Current Master Swim Clubs, coached with the Swift Current Stingrays and Medicine Hat Hurricanes Summer Clubs and coached with the Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club. Coach Nicole's main focus is coaching the fundamentals of swimming and can't wait to be in the water with the kids.

Coach Nicole and her family have lived in Medicne area since 2009 and her main job is being a mom of three.  All of their kids are involved in many activites like swimming, soccer, school sports, just to name a few.  If the Miller Family is not at a pool or soccer field you can find them in Fernie, BC biking, hiking or skiing. 

Coach Nicole is looking forward to helping kids love the sport of swimming as much as she does.  See you all at the pool!!!

Coach Isla has been coaching with Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club since 2021.  Her role at the YMCA  is supervisor, mentoring and coaching a number of groups in our Splash Swim School.  As well as coaching with WAVES she also lifeguarded and taught swimming lessons with the YMCA for 2 years and is also YSI and SWI certified.  She is excited to introduce a new group of kiddos to the exciting world of swimming.   

Coach Jaymie started swimming competitively when she was 5 years old.  She swam with Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club the majority of her time swimming under multiple coaches including Coach Sean. I am also a lifeguard with the City of Medicine Hat.  Outside the pool you'll find me snowboarding, mountain biking or studying for school to go into for X-ray Tech.  This is Coach Jaymie's third year coaching with Medicine Hat Waves and is absolutely thrilled to be here! You can find her on deck at Crestwood Pool helping with our groups. 

Coach Hunter started competitive swimming when she was 10 with the Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club.  You can find her coaching at Crestwood or lifeguarding around the city.  Outside of the pool she is at Medicine Hat College studying to become a teacher.  This Hunter's third year coaching with us and is super excited for this upcoming season.

Keira has been coaching with Medicine Hat Waves since 2023.  She is a former competitive swimmer who has swum with our club since she was 9.  Currently in her grad year and looking forward to inspiring the new generation of young swimmers and sharing that connection with the pool.

We are so excited to have Alexa coaching with us this year.  She started swimming in 2015 after moving to Medicine Hat from Saskatchewan. When she is not coaching, she is at school, currently in Recreational Therapy transfer degree working toeards getting her Masters in Physical Therapy.  When she is not in school or at the pool coaching, you can find her fishing back in Saskatchewan.  

We are so excited to welcom Logan as a coach for the Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club.  For the majority of his life, Logan has been involved with swimming. In 2015, he started taking Red Cross swim lessons, completing them in 2017.  Logan then joined the Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club in 2018 where he swam competitively until 2023.  He left the club to work as a lifeguard at the downtown YMCA where he now teaches swim lessons and summer camp.  Logan is excited to further involve himself with swimming by working with the Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club to become a swim coach.