My love and journey for swimming began as a child growing up in Longmont, CO and Charlotte, NC.
In 1992, I returned to Colorado and started working for the City of Greeley. I finished my degree at University of Northern Colorado, graduating with a BS in Kinesiology, emphasis in Exercise science and BA in Recreation.

I have been coaching and mentoring athletes for more than 33 years. I swore that when I graduated from UNC, I would not run pools and be on the pool deck.....But I am crazy and love what I do.

I spent the last 18 years coaching for Loveland swim club in Loveland and Greeley.

After watching Greeley Swim Club dissolve 12 years ago, I am so proud to be part of bringing back such a dynamic swim club.

I coach because I get to help young individuals grow in and out of the pool. I am so fortunate to have found such an amazing community in Northern Colorado. My first class of swimmers that are 33-34 years old, married, and having children, were the ones that affectionately started calling me “MamaMaria”
Only my big HS children get to call me that, as they decided it was fitting for all that I do for them on week long travel meets.
The bag I carry every day to practice is affectionately called ‘the Mary Poppins bag’

My husband, Jim and I chose not to have any children, as my job has allowed me to spend quality time with my swimmer children. And Yes I claim all them all.
 

Walt Clark MS 2002- current
Thompson Valley HS girls 2002-2006
Mountain View HS girls 2006-2008
Mountain View HS boys 2008- current
Greeley Central HS girls 2009-2011
UNC interim women’s coach(following our amazing Coach Nancy)2008-2009
Loveland Swim Club 2001-2018

Recently inducted into the UNC Hall-of-Fame Coach Nancy has a laundry list of accomplishments throughout her 21-year tenure with the swim and dive program at UNC. She was named NCC Coach of the Year; NCC Co-Champions (1990), coached the first NCAA Division II Individual National Champion in 1991. She was tabbed as NCC Coach of the Year in 1992 and had 21 NCAA All-Americans on her squad that season. The very next season she coached 12 NCC Champions and finished 7th at NCAA Div. II Championships. She was again named the NCC Coach of the Year in 1995 and had the best dual meet record in school history at 12-2 in 1996. Her teams finished in the Top 10 in the NCAA Tournament in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2001, and finished in the Top 15 at the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2002. During the transition period and the first year of NCAA Division I, Hinrichs was named the Midwest Independent Classic Coach of the Year (2003-04) and House of Champions Coach of the Year.

Overall, Nancy has coached a total of 100 Division II All-Americans, 3 NCAA National Champions, and Olympic Trial Qualifiers in 2008, 2012, and 2016.