Jerah Flynn (Head Coach):
I swam competitively from 1st – 6th grades with the Faribault Swim Club, 7th-12th grade with the Faribault High School team & at St. John’s University my freshman year of college. I had to hang up my goggles due to a shoulder injury otherwise I would have kept going! I was a 200 IM/freestyle & 500 freestyle swimmer in high school & started with the 1000 & 1650 at college. In addition I did some lifeguarding during college and have been coaching swimming for the past 4 years for Atlantis Swim Club in Faribault. What brought me back to the sport is getting my kids interested in the sport since half of our state is covered in water. Logan (10) loves swimming and has made it his primary sport. Luke (7) swims whenever he isn’t doing another sport that night but hasn’t made it his favorite (yet!). I love all sports and have done a lot of youth coaching in other sports as well. Owatonna NEEDS a youth swim program in this town and I am very excited to be a part of it.
Christina Spencer (Coach):
Wife and homeschooling mother of two. She strives to instill a love for lifelong sports in her daughters and enjoys swimming, running, hiking and biking with them. She is excited to start coaching for the Owatonna Swim Club. She swam competitively for the Roseau High School swim team. A love for swimming and teaching led her to become a lifeguard and water safety instructor in high school. The Red Cross Learn-to-Swim levels 4-6 were her favorite to teach, as they began working on refining strokes and teaching swimming for fitness. She continued to teach swim lessons, lifeguard training, and became the manager of the Aquatic Program at the University of MN Duluth. Graduating with a degree in Art Education K-12, she has continued teaching in the Owatonna community for a variety of organizations: daycares, community education, homeschool groups, scouts, and the Owatonna Arts Center. She is excited to bring her love for swimming and years of teaching experience to the Owatonna Swim Club!
