HEAD COACH

HEAD SENIOR COACH

ASCA LEVEL 4 PERFORMANCE COACH

2021 USA SWIMMING BOYS NATIONAL SELECT CAMP-ASSISTANT TEAM COACH

2025 Team USA ISF U15 GYMNASIADE-ZLATIBOR, SERBIA-ASSISTANT TEAM COACH

FITTER & FASTER SWIMMING COLLABORATION COACH

Coach Frye grew up in Conway, Arkansas. He moved to Illinois in 2003 and graduated from Richwood's High School.  He attended the University of Central Arkansas, where he studied Kinesiology and was the Assistant Coach for Conway High School Swimming. In 2010, Coach Frye moved back to Illinois to become the Head Coach at Peoria Christian School and the Dunlap Dolphins Swim Team Associate Head Coach/Head Senior Coach. He was promoted to Head Coach in 2013. In 2017, Coach Frye returned to Arkansas as the Head Site Coach in Cabot for the Arkansas Dolphins Swim Team. In 2020, Coach Frye left Arkansas and took the job at the RecPlex as the Aquatics Director and CEO of the PX3 Swim Team to be closer to family. In September of 2022, Coach Frye left PX3 to become the Head Senior Coach. Since Frye came to COHO, COHO has seen its COHO Team records fall over 30x at the senior level. 

Achievements as a Coach:

• Coached US Paralympic Team Member in: 2021 (Tokyo), 2024 (Paris)
• Coached US World Championship Team Member in 2025 (Singapore)
• Coached US Olympic Trial Qualifiers in: 2016, 2021, 2024
• Coached US Paralympic Trial Qualifiers in 2021, 2024
• Arkansas LSC Age Group Team State Champions SCY: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20/LCM: 2017, 2018, 2019, Arkansas LSC Senior Team State Champions SCY: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20/LCM: 2017, 2018, 2019.
• Wisconsin 13&Over Long Course State Team Champions DII 2021 & 2022, 13&Over Short Course State Team Champions DII 2022, 12&Under Long Course State Team Champions DII 2022, and Overall Open Water State Champions 2022
• Coach a 2021 Paralympian - First Paralympian or Olympian ever in the club’s history for PX3-WI
• First American Record Set by a PX3 Swimmer
• 2021 Olympic Trial Double Finalist and Top 40 all-time 100 & 200 Breaststroke Performances in History
• Multiple Zone and Sectional Qualifiers and podium finishes
• Multiple State Records Set
• Multiple National Champions at the ISCA and NCSA meets
• Arkansas High School State Individual State Champions: 14
• Illinois High School Sectional Team Championships: 10
• Illinois High School State Champions: 1
• Illinois High School State Medalist: 20
• High School All-Americans: 18
• Wisconsin Senior Coach of the year finalist: 21-22 SCY and 22 LCM seasons. 
• Coached Wisconsin Female Senior Swimmer of the Year for 2022
• Coached Wisconsin Disability Swimmer of the year for 2020, 2021, and 2022

In March 2024, Coach Steve was promoted to Head Coach of the COHO Swim Club in March of 2024 when Coach Nancy Reese retired after 27 years leading the club. Coach Steve, his wife Sarah, and their two boys, Hudson and Henry, along with two dogs, Gatsby and Jasper, live in Deerfield.

Head Age Group Coach

ASCA Level 2

Coach Cece began her competitive swimming journey in Minnesota. She went on to swim at Junior Nationals. She later swam at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on a Division 1 scholarship and served as team captain during her senior year.

Coach Cece has over 10 years of experience developing swimmers from learn to swim all the way up to State Champions, 14&Under Zone Champions, Senior Sectional Medalist, and even has worked with a Paralympian. For the past two and a half years, she has been coaching at the Pleasant Prairie Patriots Swim Team in Wisconsin, focusing on swimmers aged 10-14 and assisting with seniors.

Coach Cece lives in Southeast Wisconsin with her Husband Dylan and son Ashton!

Head Developmental Coach

Coach Alex grew up swimming and playing water polo beginning in first grade and played water polo in college.  He was a member of the Midwest Zone ODP team for 6 consecutive years.  He graduated from Miami University (OH) with a degree in Secondary Integrated English Education and a minor in Coaching in 2017.  He has been coaching aquatic sports since 2010.  His first coaching position was with a middle school water polo team in Rockford, Michigan, and he has been coaching ever since.  He has coached developmental level swimmers, age group swimmers, High School State Champions, YMCA National qualifiers, and many athletes who went on to swim or play water polo at the collegiate level.  

Most recently, Alex has spent the last 3 years as the Head Coach at Heartland Hurricanes Swim Club in Effigham, Illinois, and was specifically with the senior level swimmers.  His passion for aquatic sports is what drives him to make a lasting impact on the athletes he works with in any level.

Encouraged by his sister, Lex, to start swimming while looking for a winter sport to help stay in shape between football and baseball season, Kellen started his swimming career by joining COHO back in middle school and swam for Coach Nancy and Coach Jacob. In high school, Kellen became more competitive in the sport of swimming for John Sullivan and was a 3-time varsity letter winner and captain his senior year, representing Deerfield at IHSA Sectionals multiple times.  After high school, Kellen decided to continue his swimming career at Ithaca College, where he competed all 4 years and became captain for 2 of those years.

Coach Kellen lives in Vernon Hills and is a manager by day for Impact Networking. 

Coach Sydney grew up in Deerfield and swam for COHO, HPAC, and NT. Coach Sydney was a 4-year letter winner on the Deerfield High School Swim Team for Coach John Sullivan and represented DHS at the IHSA State Finals, and was an All-American and a school record holder in the 100 Breaststroke. On the Club side, Coach Sydney was a National Qualifier and a highly recruited high school swimmer. Coach Sydney went on to swim on scholarship at Miami University, where she was a points contributor, a great competitor, and a wonderful teammate.

Coach Sydney is currently deep into her post-grad studies in the medical field, where she is working to be a Physician Assistant!

Coach Kim has been doing this for a good portion of her adult life. Her passion is seeing the kids be successful at learning and competing. Kim likes to make it fun for the kids too. There is most often a fun way of doing a drill. You may see ducks on foreheads on occasion. She has a passion for the developmental swimming program, since she loves to keep them engaged and learning new techniques and drills. She loves being on the deck with the swimmers and enjoys the coaching moments when they improve their skills and get excited. She looks at the swimmers as her kids and puts her heart and soul into coaching them. It is truly her passion to coach. 

Coach Hannah grew up in Deerfield and swam for COHO growing up through high school for Coach Nancy Reese, Coach Jacob Weber, and Coach Jeff Napolski. Coach Hannah was a 4-year letter winner on the Deerfield High School Swim Team, swimming for Coach John Sullivan, and represented DHS at Sectionals multiple times. Coach Hannah then went on to Iowa State University, where she graduated with a degree in Integrated Studio Art. 

You can find Coach Hannah drawing awesome pictures on her clipboard often, which we love and know you will too!

Coach Gerard swam competitively for a swimming club in Ireland from 1989 to 2001, participating at both a national and international level. From 1992 to 1994, Coach Gerard worked part-time as a swim coach at a local club. In 1994, Coach Gerard earned his Advanced Swim Teacher Coaching Certification and went on to establish his own swimming club, which ran until 2004 when he moved to the U.S. Over the 10 years of the club's existence, the club grew to include 80 swimmers and six coaches, meeting several times a week.

Swimming is a true passion of mine, and I fully understand the value of strong technique in transforming a session from average to excellent. Coach Gerard and his wife Rosie, and two sons, Redmond and James, who both swim for COHO, Coach Gerard and his family live in Deerfield. 

Coach Sarah grew up in Deerfield and swam for COHO all her life, swimming for Coach Steve Frye, Coach Nancy Reese, Coach Jacob Weber, and Coach Jeff Napolski. On the Club side, Coach Sarah was a Senior State, Sectional, and ISCA Qualifier and has swam all over the country representing COHO. Coach Sarah was a 4-year. letter winner on the Deerfield High School Swim Team and represented DHS at Sectionals and IHSA State multiple times, and was an IHSA Finalist and All-American, swimming for Coach Tim O'Hagan.

Coach Sarah has a brother who also swims COHO, Justin, who is currently in the Senior group! Coach Sarah attends Northwestern University! 

Coach Athena grew up in Deerfield and has swam for COHO all her life. She is currently a member of our Senior Gold Group, swimming with Coach Steve. She also swam for Coach Nancy, Coach Jacob, and Coach Jeff. On the Club side, Coach Athena is a Senior State, Sectional, and ISCA Qualifier and has swam all over the country representing COHO. Coach Athena is currently a 3-year. letter winner on the Deerfield High School Swim Team and represented DHS at Sectionals multiple times, currently swimming for Coach Ryan Smith. Coach Athena has a sister who also swims COHO, Christina, who is currently in the Senior group as well! 

Coach Liam is a junior coach who assists with our Developmental levels. Coach Liam attends Highland Park High School and is an IHSA State Finals Medalist! Coach Liam likes to keep things fun for the littles and enjoys working alongside his mom, Coach Kim, who leads many of our Developmental practices!