Jess Preston

Coach Jess Preston is recognized as one of Indiana’s most accomplished swimming coaches. He joined the Noblesville community in August 2024 to lead both the Noblesville Swim Club and the boys and girls programs at Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana.

Prior to Noblesville, Coach Preston spent 16 years at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana, where he served as head coach for both the boys and girls swimming & diving teams. Under his leadership, the Kingsmen earned 18 top-10 state finishes, including six top-5 placements and three state runner-up titles. His teams also posted remarkable dual meet records: 204-11-1 for the girls and 194-22 for the boys. He guided his athletes to a combined 29 Northern Indiana Conference titles, 26 sectional championships, and 15 IHSAA individual event state championships. His excellence has been recognized with 13 Conference Coach of the Year honors and twice as the IHSAA State Coach of the Year. In 2024, Coach Preston and Penn achieved state runner-up finishes in both the boys and girls IHSAA State Championships.

In club swimming, Coach Preston brings a deep background in USA Swimming. He began with PRO Swimming in 1999, serving as Head Senior and Assistant Age Group Coach until 2020, when PRO merged with Irish Aquatics. During his club coaching career, he helped develop multiple age group state champions and record-holders. At Irish Aquatics, he led the team to the 2021 Indiana Swimming Long Course Senior State Championship and coached several athletes to state titles and U.S. Olympic Trials qualification.

Coach Preston is a proud alum of Elkhart Central High School, where he competed in both swimming and baseball, breaking school records in the 500 freestyle and 400 free relay. He continued his swimming career at Ball State University, where he was a four-year letter winner, a consistent MAC Championship scorer, and team captain his senior year.

He is passionate about the Noblesville Swim Club’s mission of “building champions through our community values,” using the sport as a vehicle to instill leadership, discipline, and ownership in young athletes—skills that extend far beyond the pool.

Coach Preston and his wife, Jana, are proud parents of two daughters who both swim competitively for the Noblesville Swim Club.

Daniel Kanorr

Coach Daniel has coached club, middle school, and high school teams across Bloomington and Columbus, Indiana. Daniel comes to Noblesville from the Donner Swim Club in Columbus where he had been serving as the Age Group Lead Coach. Prior to Donner, Daniel served as an Assistant Coach for a number of years with the Counsilman Center Indiana Swim Team which eventually merged with the Bloomington Swim Club to form the Indiana Swim Club. During his time in Bloomington, Daniel also served as the Co-Head Swim Coach of Jackson Creek Middle School and as the Assistant Coach for Bloomington High School South. Prior to coaching, Daniel enjoyed a long career in swimming beginning at a young age with the Connersville Indiana Swim Team. While in high school, Daniel set the school records in the 50, 100, and 200-yard freestyle, 100-fly, and 200-free relay events. Daniel was recruited by Indiana University where he swam all four years and competed in both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. During his senior year at Indiana, he set the school records in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle events along with the 200-medley, 400-medley and 200-freestyle relays. In 2012 and 2016, Daniel was an Olympic Trials participant. His favorite thing about coaching is getting to take part in his athlete's personal and athletic transformation and growth. He focuses on building integrity and discipline while inspiring interest and passion for the sport of swimming and physical fitness in his athletes.

Ben Grieshop

Coach Ben joined the Noblesville coaching staff in the spring of 2012. He began his swimming career at the age of 8 and spent his entire swim career with Noblesville Swim Club and Noblesville High School. He enjoyed teaching lessons for the Noblesville Learn to Swim Program. Ben graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Selling and Sales Management in 2012. Since then, he has been on staff at Noblesville and has worked with many of the different age groups and levels. He enjoys helping young swimmers grow into competitive athletes and find their love for the sport that brought him many years of memories. Ben works at Financial Center First Credit Union as a Senior Loan Officer. He lives in Noblesville with his wife, Abby, and their two sons.

Sammy Decker

Abby Grieshop

Coach Abby joined the Noblesville coaching staff in the spring of 2011. She began her swimming career at the age of 5 and spent her age group years competing for Lawerence Swim Team. She won her first state championship as a 12 year old and later became a zone high point winner at age 14. She was a state and sectional finalist throughout high school. Abby finished her swimming career at Noblesville Swim Club and enjoyed teaching lessons for the Noblesville Learn to Swim Program. She graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Dietetics and Nutrition, Fitness, and Health in 2011. Since then, she has been on staff at Noblesville and has worked with many of the different age groups and levels. She enjoys helping young swimmers grow into competitive athletes and find their love for the sport that brought her many years of memories. Abby lives in Noblesville with her husband, Ben, and their two sons.

Caitlin marshall

Shanna Thompson

Annie Schnieders

Coach Annie has coached at Noblesville Swim Club and Lawrence Swim Team. She swam competively at the Riviera Swim Team for nine years and was a Senior National qualifier. Annie is also a masters coach with Indy Aquatic Masters in Indianapolis. Annie enjoys instructing the swimmers in good stroke technique and watching them improve, while still helping them enjoy the sport. You can contact Coach Annie if you are looking for private lessons.

Sam sandala

Assistant age group coachsam.sandala@noblesvilleswim.com