P. Casey Coble
Head Coach, Senior Coach

Casey is an alumnus of LAC who has returned to coach the team. As Head Coach, he oversees the entire LAC competitive swim program, working directly with the Senior and Senior Prep training groups. Casey came on as an assistant at LAC in 2005 before being named the Head Coach in 2008. As an assistant coach, Casey helped LAC develop its Age Group swimmers into successful Senior level swimmers. His swimmers broke multiple team records, qualified for the Eastern Zone All-Star teams, were Junior Olympic Champions, and placed top 16 in the country. Also, in the summer of 2007, Casey helped coach the 13-14 girls to a team championship at Junior Olympics.

In the time since Casey has taken over as the Head Coach of LAC, the team has broken over 70 team records including multiple relay records. LAC boys have won Sectionals twice and finished top 5 four times. LAC girls finished top 5 three different times. He has also coached a 4x PIAA state record-breaker, 4 PIAA champions, and LAC swimmer have won 11 PIAA titles. He coached multiple individual Sectional Champions and relay Championships, a USA Summer Junior National finalist, 8 individual USA Summer Junior National qualifiers, 2 National Select Camp qualifiers, a USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp qualifier, a member of the USA Swimming National Youth Team and Jr. Pan Pac team, and 2 Olympic Trial qualifiers. Casey served as an assistant coach for the 2012 USA Swimming National Select Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Casey is currently the Middle Atlantic coaches has also served as the MA coaches rep from 2010-2013.

Before coaching at LAC, Casey was the assistant coach for Durham Academy in Durham, NC from 2004-2005.

As a swimmer at LAC, Casey was a 3 time Jr National Champion, qualified and swam both the 200 and 400IM at the 2000 Olympic Trials and placed 20th in the 200IM at the 2001 Summer Nationals. Casey still holds several LAC team records. A graduate of North Carolina where he attended on a swimming scholarship, Casey was a 6 time ACC individual finalist and 5 time ACC individual Consolation finalist. His 200IM time ranked 10th fastest all-time in UNC swimming history upon graduation.

J.D. grew up in Boise, Idaho, swimming for the Boise YMCA, where he still holds team and LSC records. He attended high school in Monterey, CA where he held 6 school and league records, was MVP 3 straight seasons, and team captain. In college at the University of Southern California under 6-time Olympic coach Mark Schubert, he was a 3-time NCAA All-American, and won the 200 yard butterfly at PAC-10 championships. As a member of the US National Team, he won a bronze medal at the 2003 World University Games. After training in Texas with coach Randy Reese, at the 2004 Olympic Trials he finished 5th in the 200m butterfly, and 6th in the 100m butterfly (also qualifying for Trials in the 100m breast and 200m IM). After retiring from swimming, he taught sailing and managed a yacht charter company in Redondo Beach, CA, before moving to Pennsylvania and returning to the pool.

Mike Nedrow
Assistant Coach

Coach Mike swam with Lancaster Aquatic Club back when the team was the only US Swimming Club in south central Pennsylvania.  He graduated from Elizabethtown High School before they had a swim team and is a four year varsity veteran of Cornell University [D1/Ivy League].  In the early 1980s, Mike held all the Mid-Penn Summer Swim League individual and relay records at E-town’s Willowood Swim Club [except breaststroke, which his brother held].  He specialized in 100/200 backstroke at Cornell and often led the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Swimming is a welcome distraction from Mike’s day job as a tech industry global executive.  Mike and his wife Kelly raised 4 children [including triplets] in the Conestoga Valley School District.  All four learned to swim.  One daughter, Lauren swam competitively through college and is a Past President for the University of Pittsburgh Club Swim Team.  Mike and his family moved to Lancaster from Canada and joined the Leola [CV] Summer Swim Team in 2008, where Mike began volunteering as a stroke and turn judge.  He is now certified at the Starter level with US Swimming, and often officiates local NCAA, PIAA and Lancaster Summer League swim meets.  Mike has a long history of volunteer experience with youth through Scouts Canada and the Boy Scouts of America.  Mike’s understanding of the swimming rules [as an official] as well as his personal swimming experience [as an athlete] will be valuable tools to assist swimmers with stroke development and a competitive mindset.

Lyndsey is entering her first year as a swim coach. Drawing from her experience as a swimmer at LAC and Diplomats during her youth, she loves to help novice swimmers kick-start their swimming journey. She has extensive experience working with children ages 7-13, as a wilderness educator teaching sea kayaking to 7-11-year-olds and outdoor skills to 11-13-year-olds, including aquatic rescues and swimming, at a BSA summer camp.  In high school, she swam with the Conestoga Valley Swim Team, eventually leading the team as captain. She has been a lifeguard for over 6 years and now holds an instructor certification with the Red Cross. 

Lyndsey worked hard for her swimming accomplishments. She believes everyone can learn to swim and this sport helps youth build more than just speed in the pool. Swimming is an invaluable lesson on perseverance, mental endurance, personal achievements, work ethic, and goal setting. With her B.A in Psychology from Gettysburg College, Lyndsey loves to help all swimmers grow and achieve their goals, not just in the water, but in all aspects of their life as well.  

Sam is entering his first year as an Assistant Coach with LAC. Sam is from Bel Air, Maryland, where he swam for Arena Club Aquatics and Loyola Blakefield Aquatics. He continued his swimming career at Elizabethtown College leading the team as a co-captain for his senior year. Before joining LAC, Sam was the head coach of the Fallston Fins, leading the team from a 2-6  record his first year to a 7-2 record his final year. Outside of LAC, Sam is a biology teacher at Donegal High School and is certified to teach Lifeguard and CPR classes.

Maggie Slater
Dryland Coach