MEET THE SEALS SWIMMING COACHING STAFF!
Head Coach, Marcy Barrows Scharf
Coach Marcy was born and raised in Westbrook, Maine and has been a Seal as long as she can remember! Coach Marcy started as club swimmer for the Westbrook Seals at the age of 5. Coach Marcy went to the University of Maine at Orono where she continued her swimming career and obtained her degree in Business Adminstration. Coach Marcy is also a "Swim Mom" to two Seals swimmers, Sullivan and Sammy Scharf, and is still a proud member of the Seals Masters Swim Team!
Assistant Coaching Staff:
Coach Sean Lennon is back for his third season coaching the Seals! Coach Sean is from Orlando, Florida and swam for 18 years and coached 3 years for the Stone Crabs.
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Coach Collin Chamberlain joined the Seals coaching staff in the Winter of 2025. Collin is a lifelong Mainer with over 20 years in the sport across multiple programs. After swimming for Massabesic and Sanford Y within his first 9 years, Collin joined the Seals in 2014 for the two most impactful years of his career; crediting the Seals Saturday mentoring for becoming a coach now. Seals gave him the opportunity to learn how large the sport truly is outside of our state. After two years of swimming and coaching for Seacoast Swimming Association, followed by five years as the Head Coach of the Sanford Y Titans, he is excited to be back home with the Seals to give back to the team. Collin is most enthuiastic about discussing and coaching the technical side of the sport, and is thrilled to have now coached for every program he swam for!
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Coach Molly Sweet was born and raised in Westbrook, Maine. She started swimming on the Seals when she was 10 years old and swam through high school. Molly swam at Roger Williams University, specializing in butterfly and backstroke. She continued her education at Georgetown University with a Master's Degree in Democracy and Governance where she also taught swim lessons. Molly recently joined the Seals coaching staff in the Summer of 2024.
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Coach Quinton Hastings began swimming with the Seals at the age of 10. After the Seals, and two years with Southern Maine Aquatic Club, Quinton went on to Williams College where he was a four-year member of the Varsity Swim and Dive team. He is excited to join the Seals as a Coach and give back to the program where his swimming journey began! He recently joined the Seals coaching staff in the Fall of 2025.
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Coach Clara Bhagwati grew up in Massachusetts, where she swam from age 9 through high school. She recently moved to the area to attend the University of Southern Maine, and is excited to be coaching after teaching swim lessons for the last five summers. Clara joins the Coaching Staff in the Fall of 2025.
