Coach John joined the CBR YMCA Swim Team Family in 2017 as a parent, joining the coaching staff in 2021 working primarily with the Senior & Pre-Senior Groups at the Doylestown YMCA branch. He is also the Head Coach for the CB West High School Boys Swim Team and former Senior Assistant Coaches at the Fanny Chapman. 

Coach John has been a lifelong swimmer, athlete and member of the YMCA. He learned to swim at the age of two through the Abington YMCA lessons program. In the years that followed his athletic & swimming career went down many paths, playing soccer, football, basketball, baseball and track. He swam with Hatboro-Horsham High School, Abington Dolphins, UDAC, HHAA, GA and Hatboro YMCA, where he was fortunate enough to represent the community at YMCA Nationals. 

AfterCoach John graduated from Gettysburg College 2002, where he continued his athletic career, playing both Football and Swimming, he married and moved to Charlottesville, VA. In Virginia, he and his amazing wife Erin, had two children, Louden & Eliot, who started their swimming career at the Piedmont YMCA.

Coach John, continues to compete in open water swims, triathlons and ironman races. He is a believer in taking a positive approach to sports and life, understanding that life is made up of a series of moments, each of which give us an opportunity to get better. 

I don't really remember a time not being in the water.  At a young age my mother had myself and my siblings in swim lessons which then turned into swim team.  Her logic was we were all tired out and cleaned on a regular basis!  Growing up in North Carolina we belonged to the AAU swimming organization, swimming full winter seasons.  Carpooling was the way to go.  Tumbling down the driveway in the early morning hours, pop-tart in hand, we met our friend's mom who took us to AM workout.  My mom picked up and drove us to school.  On the way we ate the breakfast she had prepared for us.   Summers we joined an outdoor swim club, swimming and competing with friends from the winter program.  We basically lived at the pool, starting with the chilly early morning practice then playing all day in and out of the pool followed by afternoon practice then home.  With NC heat being what it is, it was the best place to be and besides, what kid doesn't want to hang out all day with their friends?!  Along the way I also studied dance and gymnastics, but swimming always remained a constant.  In high school I swam for our high school team.

Upon entering the University of NC, I took a break from swimming.  However, having always been an active person and one who enjoyed group activities, I searched for something to fill that void.  It was there I had the opportunity to explore the Korean martial art of TaeKwonDo.  The self-discipline and perseverance I learned from swimming lent itself to my martial art study.  TaeKwonDo I found also ev

oked the same life lessons I had learned by being part of a swim team.  Both disciplines allowed me to grow and challenge myself on an individual level as well as on a communal level.  Both stressed the importance of attention to the process –that it was from the journey that we learned, not the medal at the end. It also brought about my passion for teaching and working with children.  As a second degree black belt, I worked with both children and adults for 7 years – each age group bringing their own set of challenges and opportunities for me to grow from as a person.

With the many twists and turns life has brought, I am happy to once again have the opportunity to work with children in a sport I love.   I always tell people swimming is the one sport you will always be able to come back too, no matter how old you are or what condition your body is in.  I feel fortunate to be a part of this coaching team here at CBFYMCA and am dedicated to developing a healthy and comprehensive swimming program for your children.

I am also an ASCA Level 1 certified coach.

John grew up swimming for the THY swim team. Attended Penn State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, and a Fitness Studies Concentration.

After John’s time as an athlete he spent many years coaching, first at the Nittany Lion Aquatic Club where he worked alongside coach Ryan Sprang. During his time at NLAC John trained athletes at all different levels from beginners to high school state qualifiers. John also had the opportunity of coaching the Penn State Wrestling team, shadowing the head strength and conditioning coach, where he learned the importance of maintaining a fun atmosphere for the athletes and providing a strength and conditioning program that is effective for each individual. 

John also served as the head swim coach for the Princeton Family YMCA, before returning back to THY in the 2017-2018 season as the Head Coach taking 9 swimmers to YMCA Nationals.  At the 2018 Nationals the team placed 22nd.  With relays finishing in the top 12 and David Curtiss as the National Champion in the 50Fr with a time of 19.75Y.  

John is looking forward to joining the coaching staff and working to encourage and motivate the athletes to reach their highest potential. He looks forward to working with the athletes to improve their swimming skills and pursue their dreams in the sport.

Tanya is excited to join the Central Bucks Family YMCA this year as an assistant swim coach for Age Groups 1 and 2.  As a coach, Tanya is dedicated to the idea that sport is a terrific way to help athletes succeed in life by teaching characteristics like hard work, fair play, and teamwork, while also teaching swimmers to be friendly on the pool deck, but fierce in the water.

Tanya has over 20 years of experience coaching and began her coaching career in 1996 as the head coach of the Fanny Chapman Swim Team.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Lehigh University (1999) where she competed all four years on their Championship Swimming and Diving Team.  Tanya also holds a Master’s of Education in Kinesiology specializing in sport psychology from Temple University, as well as a Master’s of Education in Secondary School Counseling from Lehigh University.  Tanya has been with the Central Bucks School District since 2008 as a school counselor at Central Bucks High School- East.  She began working as a school counselor in 2004 at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, VA where she coached both Varsity field hockey and swimming.  Over the years Tanya has coached swimming at all levels including age group, high school, club, and collegiate levels.   During the summer of 2019, she returned to coaching as the Head Swim Coach of the Fanny Chapman Swim Team, after taking time off of the pool deck to have her two children.