Coaches and Directors

• Coached 12 League Championship teams and 2 National Championship teams
• Recruited over 175 women to the Naval Academy. Developed 13 Olympic Trial qualifiers and 16 NCAA meet qualifiers
• A 2000 graduate of Mount Union, Lias was a four-year letterwinner for the Raiders and served as the team captain during his senior year.  He earned his way onto All-Ohio Athletic Conference teams 13 times during his career, won a pair of individual event conference titles (1999 in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events) and was named as the team MVP during his junior and senior years.

Naval Academy Aquatic Club, Assistant Coach   Sept 2023 - Present

USNA Associate Head Coach & Recruiting Coordinator - Women's Swimming   August 2006 - January 2023

Auburn University, Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach   August 2004 - August 2006

Mount Union College, Assistant Swimming Coach  August 2003 - July 2004

Total Immersion Swimming Inc. Coach, Website Manager & Production Assistant   March 2001 - January 2003

United States Navy, Human Resource Officer & P.E. Instructor  December 2006 – July 2011

CERTIFICATIONS

• NCAA Div. I Recruiting Certification
• USA Swimming Certified Coach
• CPR, Lifeguard Training, AED

ASCA Level 4

• 20 years with NAAC
• Coached swimmers to the Junior National, Senior National and Olympic Trial level while at NAAC
• Swam for the University of South Carolina as a distance swimmer 
• Olympic Trial qualifier 
• Been involved in the world of competitive swimmer for over 40 years
• Degree in Interdisciplinary Sciences 

ASCA Level 3 Certification

Naval Academy Aquatic Club Senior Group Coach   2005 - Present

• 2023 Maryland Swimming Senior Silver Award
• 2022 Maryland Swimming Senior Coach Achievement Award
• Attended 2022 Olympic Trial Select Camp

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY VARSITY TEAM, Bloomsburg, PA 1996 – 2001
Varsity athlete and 4-year lettermen
• 2001 MVP

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY WATER POLO CLUB, Bloomsburg, PA 1997 - 2002
Club President and Assistant Coach

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY SWIM CAMP, Bloomsburg, PA 1997 - 2000
Summer Camp Counselor

CENTRAL COLUMBIA AQUATIC CLUB, Bloomsburg, PA Summer 1997, 1998
Assistant Swim Coach

EDUCATION
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA
Bachelor of Arts (MS), Economics
Master of Science (MS), Instructional Technology

NAVAL ACADEMY LEAD JUNIOR GROUP COACH

YMCA of Columbia Swim Club, Columbia, SC, 2013-2017

Age Group Coach

Assistant Senior Group Coach

Arlington Aquatic Club Senior Prep Coach, Arlington, VA,   2003-2007

Clemson Aquatic Team Assistant Coach, Clemson, SC,   2001-2003

BA in Elementary Education from Clemson University 1999-2003

Clemson University Varsity Swimming

3 time finisher of the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim and current US Masters Swimming member

Elementary School Teacher

Naval Academy Primary School 2020-2022

Fairfax County Public Schools 2003-2007, 2009-2011

DOD Schools, Guam 2007-2009

Naval Academy Aquatic Club Lead Age Group Coach  

Annapolis Swim Club - 20+ years

Head Annapolis Site Coach for 10 years

Old Mill Swim Team Head Coach   5 years

Crofton Swim & Tennis Head Coach   5 years

Cloverfields Swim Team Head Coach   3 years & current

Swimming History

• Swam for Goucher College in Baltimore Maryland

• Swam for the Naval Academy Junior Swim Club from age 9 to 18

BS in Business and aMasters in Education

Magothy River Middle School Seventh Grade Mathematics Teacher

ASCA Level 2

Naval Academy Aquatic Club Coach since 2011

• Lead Novice A Coach since 2016

MD Masters at Severna Park Community Center Assistant Coach  since 2011

Chase Creek Swim Club Head Coach (Arnold, MD), 12 years

West Howard Swim Club Head Coach (Woodbine, MD), 13 years

SWIMMING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Masters swimmer since 1983 with state records and national top ten rankings

Eight-time finisher, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Swim

Graduated Towson University, co-captain women’s swim team

50 plus years of competitive swimming from age-group teams to masters

ASCA Level 3 

Naval Academy Aquatic Club Novice B Lead Coach since 2014

Former Diversity and Inclusion Chair, MD Swimming Board

Naval Academy Aquatic Club

Mental Resiliency Trainer   April 2024 - Present
Assistant Swim Coach     2018 - 2020

Professional Experience
NeuroSweat Mental Performance – Founder and Mental Skills Coach (January 2022-Present)

Magellan Federal – Master Resilience Trainer/Performance Expert (October 2021-Present)

Center for Performance Excellence – Mental Skills Consultant (September 2019-June 2021)

Swimming Experience

Division I Men’s Swimming Student Athlete at Seton Hall University and George Mason University.

Member of back-to-back conference championship teams, including the first team championship in program history at
Seton Hall.

Skills, Achievements, and Extracurriculars

• Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology
• QPR Trained
• Queer & Ally Training
• First Aid & CPR certified
• Intern with Reaching Ahead Counseling and Mental Performance under Dr. Tim Herzog (2018)

ASCA Level 2

Naval Academy Aquatic Cluc Novice A Coach   2014 - Present

Head Coach Cape St. Claire Swim Club 2012 - Present

Swimming Accomplishments

2x NCAA All American, 2x Honorable Mention All American

Co-Captain of the Women's Swim Team, Wingate University Varsity Swimming

Great Chesapeake Bay Swim Finisher

Master of Education, University of Maryland

AACPS Reading Intervention Teacher