Coach Katie is beyond excited to return to the pool deck.  Katie grew up in the Quad Cities and swam for the Rock Island Orca Swim Team and was a four-year varsity swimmer and diver for Rock Island High School.  After swimming unattached during college, she found her way to Clinton and coached for a few years for River City Aquatics.  

During the day, Katie teaches students at Northeast Middle-High School. When not at the pool, Katie enjoys being outdoors with her husband (Elliott), two children (Violet and Charlotte), and their two Labs (Ellie and Maddie). 

Katie enjoys helping young swimmers develop stroke technique while having fun and making swimming enjoyable for all athletes. 

Coach Sam is happy to be back on deck sharing her love of swimming with the next generation of
athletes. Sam was born and raised in Clinton and spent most of her childhood on a pool deck. She
started swimming competitively at the age of 8. Through the years she swam club for KQAA which later
became RCA and then went on to swim for Clinton High School.

While Sam didn’t swim competitively past high school, she has a passion for teaching technique and
water safety. The last several years she has been a lifeguard, water safety instructor and/or coach
whenever her schedule allowed. During the day, Sam is the Administrative Coordinator at Skyline Center
in Clinton. When she is not coaching or working, you can find her lap swimming at the YWCA, fishing,
reading, or cooking. She also loves to spend time with her husband, Kyle and their Doberman Pinscher,
Dexter.

Sam enjoys working with swimmers of all ages and abilities to improve technique and become a well-
rounded athlete. She is a big believer that coaching is more than teaching a sport, but also teaching
what it means to be a good person, teammate, and friend.