Head Coach / Coach - Platinum & Gold
On Maternity Leave Starting November 1, 2025
Coach Jessica has over 10 years of experience coaching swimming. She has undergraduate degrees in kinesiology and nutrition, and outside of swim coaching, works as a Sports Performance Dietitian and Exercise Physiologist. She is NCCP-Age Group level certified and is eager to learn more and progress her education and training as a swim coach.
Her philosophy as a coach is to help swimmers achieve goals and dream big while learning to have fun on the journey. She strives to develop well-rounded swimmers through quality meters of all four strokes, sports nutrition, strength training, mobility, positive self-talk, and balancing swimming with school, sleep, family, friends, and other life responsibilities.
As the Head Coach, Coach Jessica mentors and supports the club’s coaches and oversees the club’s overall training program.
In addition, Coach Jessica’s dedication to the sport of swimming has been recognized at both the provincial and national levels. She served as the Zone 2 Assistant Swim Coach at the 2023 Alberta Summer Games and was a member of Swim Alberta’s 2024 Future Coaches advanced training cohort. Most recently, the Canadian Swim Coaches Association selected her as a member of the 2025 CSCA Women in Coaching Cohort, further highlighting her commitment to professional growth and leadership in the sport.
Coach - Platinum & Gold
Interim Head Coach Starting November 1, 2025
Martina was an accomplished swimmer with the club for 9 years and has enjoyed returning as a coach. She is attending Mount Royal University in hopes of becoming an Athletic Therapist! She is excited to continue expanding her coaching skills and to see her swimmers excel.
Coach - Sterling & Silver
Coach Christine has been a Coach for the Strathmore Silver Sharks Swim Club for over 8 years. Way before that, she was a swimmer with the Saskatoon Lazers Swim Club. She went on to be a Coach for the Team and coached the "I Can Swim" Program for them. She was a lifeguard and a swim instructor for the Red Cross and Life Saving Society. She is a proud mother of 2 wonderful kids, one of whom swims for the Strathmore Sharks! She loves coaching and being on deck with all the outstanding swimmers. She loves challenging them and seeing them succeed!
