Bryn is no stranger to the Coatesville area, she  started swimming at the age of five at the Wagontown Swim Club.    She attended Coatesville Area Senior High School, where she not only swam but played field hockey.   After high school she attended Virginia Wesleyan College, where she played field hockey for four years.  Bryn graduated from Virginia Wesleyan with a bachelor’s degree in   Recreation and   Leisure studies and a minor in business .     Bryn also has an associate’s degree in Exercise Science from Delaware Tech. 

Bryn was an assistant coach at Wagontown Swim Club for three years before joining the Kennett Area YMCA coaching staff.  Over the last seven years, Bryn has been an integral part of the KAY and now KJAY swimming program.  Bryn not only coached the KJAY swimmers in the pool, but she also ran our dryland program at the KAY branch.   Bryn also been on the Field Hockey coaching staff at CASH for the last six years.   In addition to her coaching roles, she is also a personal trainer in Glen Mills and Downingtown for Align Fitness.  Bryn looks forward to a successful Fall/Winter Season. 

Coach Laine has been an Assistant Swim Team Coach at the Brandywine YMCA for over 6 years. She also has over 14 years of experience teaching children in 1st, 3rd, & 4th grade. While Coach Laine enjoys coaching all levels of swim, her passion is helping swimmers ages 10 and under fall in love with the sport. She believes that young swimmers need both structure and fun to see success in the sport. As a child, Coach Laine swam for a summer swim team in Northern NJ and her favorite stroke to swim was breaststroke, but as an adult, it’s now backstroke. Coach Laine has been married to her husband, Dan, for over 16 years. She has four children who are proud BCLY Orcas. During the day, she’s a stay-at-home mom who homeschools her four kids. She loves coffee, chocolate, crafting, and curling up on the couch with a good book. Coach Laine believes that every swimmer plays an important role on the team and that every child should be celebrated. She strongly believes in tying the 4 Core Values of the YMCA into practices and meets to help develop well rounded individuals. 

Coach Monica is excited to begin her first season coaching with the BCLY Orcas.  She spent 2 years as a junior coach with the Kennett & Jennersville YMCAs and now will be coaching mainly at the Brandywine Coatesville branch.  Monica began swimming at the Jennersville YMCA but swam the last five years at the Kennett branch.  Monica was a Districts and States qualifier while at KAY.  She recently graduated from Avon Grove Charter High School and is attending Pennsylvania College of Heath Science where she is studying nursing.    

Coach Kelly will be coaching within the YMCA of the Greater Brandywine for her sixteenth year and twelfth year as head coach.  In the fall of 2021, she took the helm of both the Kennett Area YMCA branch and Jennersville YMCA branch to form KJAY swimming.  In the spring of 2023, Coach Kelly began spearheading the merger of the Coatesville & Lionville swim programs to form BCLY.   

Kelly grew up swimming for the Brandywine Coatesville YMCA (6 years) and Golden Ram Aquatics(1 year) before moving on to join the Shippensburg University Swim Team.  Kelly began coaching during the summer following her freshman year of college and has been involved in the sport ever since.  Kelly's coaching resume includes coaching at Avon Grove High School, St. Anthony's Swim Club, Shippensburg Aquatic Club and the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club.  Coach Kelly is also on the Penn Del League's Board of Directors.  

Kelly took a hiatus from coaching after she received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Shippensburg.  She was a bankruptcy paralegal until the birth of her daughter Kaitlyn in 2006.  We can thank Chic McKnelly for Kelly diving back in the coaching realm.  In addition to serving as the Head Coach at the Kennett Area YMCA, Kelly swapped places with Chic and is the Head Coach of the Avon Grove High School Boys & Girls Swim Team.   Coach Kelly has led both the AGHS Boys to one Ches-Mont title & the Girls to five Ches-Mont titles & five undefeated seasons.  In 2017, the Lady Devils were District One runner ups and AAA PIAA State Champions.  In 2018, the Lady Devils were District One runner ups and AAA PIAA runner ups.  She was also named Coach of the Year for both teams by the Daily Local News four times and Avon Grove High School three times. Coach Kelly was also named PA High School's Coaches Associations AAA Girl's Coach of the Year in 2017.

The keys to her coaching are her positive attitude toward the swimmer that helps them have fun while training and to believe in themselves.  Kelly focuses on stroke technique to ensure quality training without injury.