Coach Tom founded Gator Swim Club of Western Massachusetts in 2022, after nearly 30 years of competitive swimming experience in the Commonwealth. Growing up in a swimming family from Andover, Tom swam for the Andover/North Andover YMCA Hurricanes and later captained the Andover High School Swim & Dive team. Tom began his coaching career with Gator Swim Club's parent branch in Waltham, MA, where he coached for nearly 8 years. He then spent 2 years as the Head Coach of MetroWest Aquatic Club in Waltham, Massachusetts and 2 years at Bluefish Swim Club.

Swimmers coached by Tom have reached some of the highest levels in the sport, including numerous New England record holders, NCSA Junior National record-breakers, USA Swimming Junior National Champions, Olympic Trials finalists, and even a competitor at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Age group programs directed by Tom have been named to the ASCA Top 20 numerous times. Clubs coached by Tom have achieved both USA Swimming Gold Medal and Podium Club status, ranking them among the best in the nation. Additionally, In 2019, Tom became the first and only coach in New England Swimming history to win a New England Senior Championship and a USA Swimming Club Excellence award at multiple programs.

Most importantly, student-athletes coached by Tom have not lost their love of the sport and have gone on to swim at prestigious universities and powerful collegiate swim programs such as, Stanford, The University of Florida, and The University of Southern California, as well as every single school in the Ivy League.

In addition to USA Swimming, Tom also has experience coaching at the college level. In 2022, he took over a Westfield State program on the verge of shutting down, leading them to their best finish at Little East Championships in program history.

Tom attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated in 2010 with a BS in Justice & Social Inquiry. He lives in Southampton with his partner Hazel, a scientist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, as well as their 2 dogs and 2 cats.

Coach Sue has over 35 years of experience working in aquatics; as a lifeguard, swim instructor, assistant coach, head summer league coach, and head youth development coach for various swim programs and communities. She was also captain for the Westfield High swim team her senior year, right here on deck where the Gators train!

Sue has coached at the LaJolla Y, (CA) Ridgefield Aquatics Club (RAC) (CT), Ridgefield Community Center (CT), the SouthShore YMCA (MA), the Ridgewood Y (NJ), the Burlington YMCA (VT) and for the Winooski Waves (VT).

Coach Sue graduated from Boston College in 1987 with a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Communications. She lives in Westfield with her husband of 34 years, Steve. They have 4 children; Nick,30 (and Brie daughter in law), MacKenzie, 27 (and Sam, son in law) and an incredible granddaughter, Mari, who is 2 1⁄2 years old and loves to swim too!