Gary is beginning his ninth year with Columbia Swim Club. Gary is a certified Level 4 coach, certified through The American Swim Coaches Association. He has been a swim coach for 39 years and was a swimmer from age 10 through colleges where he swam WVU. Gary was the 1998 YMCA National Coach of the Year, a two-time Southwest Ohio YMCA Coach of the Year and 2016 MV Senior Coach of the Year. Gary’s swimmers have achieved junior & senior national level status, won state high school championships. Gary has coached swimmers that have qualified for Olympic Trials and International Competition. Gary has also coached swimmers to world rankings. Gary has helped his swimmers find a place to continue their swimming careers in college from small D-III schools to high powered D-I schools. One of the things Gary is most proud of is that he gives them the tools to continue to improve as they swim in college. Gary has three children, sons Justin was a collegiate  swimmer and team captian at WVU and current endurance athlete. Justin is a Civil Engineer for the State of Pennsylvania. Noah was a swimmer until he was twelve, then played basketball through high school. He is the Director of Events and Catering for a hotel in Greely, Co. Gary's daughter Abby, is a graduate of The University of South Carolina and a master’s degree from Metro State. She was Team Captain on the University Swim Team. Abby is a Mental Health Specialist for a Middle School in Denver, Co.

Anne Sievers has been involved in the sport of swimming for most of her life and has been a swim coach for over 20 years, 15 of which have been coaching summer league teams in Columbia. She has taught hundreds of kids to swim while helping others to advance their skills to the next level as competitive swimmers. During her 5 years coaching at Mizzou she helped the Tigers earn top-25 rankings for the first time in school history along with several individual swimmers qualifying for the NCAA championships. Sievers brings a passion for the sport and developing all athletes of all levels in the pool!

As a swimmer, Sievers began competing in Illinois at the age of 8 before moving onto swim at the University of Michigan. As a swimmer, Sievers was a 10-time All-American, 5-time Big Ten Champion being named “Female Athlete of the Year” her senior season at Michigan. She is the only athlete in Illinois swimming history to be named “Illinois Swimmer of the Year” on four separate occasions. She held numerous state records with some still standing today. On the international level, Sievers represented the United States on multiple occasions on several national teams. She was a finalist at the US. Olympic Trials in 1992 and 1996, narrowly missing the Olympic Team in 1996.

Sievers has been coaching on and off with CSC for many years primarily working with the National Team swimmers. When Sievers is not on the pool deck she’s either running her business, Synergy Sports, training athletes or coaching and watching her two kids in their sports. Sievers is a mom to Katherine, age 18 and Luke, age 15.

Mary Ann Egnatuk has been coaching swimming for the last few 49years.  She has 33 years as a head high school and head age-group swim coach.  She began her career at Ogemaw Heights High School.  In 1978, she started the girl’s swimming program at Albion High School and coached both teams to numerous league championships.  During her 30 years as head coach, the girl's team captured the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Class B State Championship in 1997, and the team was the runner-up in 1996 and 1998.  Her teams also excelled in the classroom, winning 12 Academic Team State Championships.  

Mary Ann was awarded the MHSAA Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2008, a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Coach of the year in 2005 and 2009, and the MISCA Matt Mann Coaches Award in 2001.
 

In 2008, Mary Ann joined the Albion College coaching and teaching staff.  The men's team won the MIAA Championship in 2017 and 2019.  She coached many All-League and All-American swimmers.  Mary Ann retired from Albion College in 2019 and moved to Columbia.  Fall of 2019 she joined the CSC coaching staff.

In 1976, Mary Ann graduated from Albion College with a B.A. in History and Physical Education and a teaching certificate.  She taught at the high school level for 35 years.  She has a master's in Education from Spring Arbor University.  She was inducted into the Albion College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996 as a three-sport athlete, field hockey, swimming, and track.  Egnatuk was named an Albion College Distinguished Alumni in 2004.  Mary Ann is a Red Cross Instructor in Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR.

Mary Ann and her husband, Dave have three daughters and two granddaughters. 

Jared is a senior at the university of Missouri, studying parks and recreation, with a emphasis on sport management. Jared swam with Columbia swim club for 12 years, and coached for 5 yrs with the team. 

Reagan is a Junior at the University of Missouri, studying early education. She swam club in Kansas City for 12 years and has coached since she was 14. She joined CSC in September and has loved every second of it.

Hi friends! My name is Camille Joesten and I am from Fishers, Indiana. I swam for 12 years at Southeastern Swim Club and Hamilton Southeastern High School. I have been coaching for a year and a half at CSC! I am a Junior at Mizzou studying Health Science on the Pre-Physician's Assistant track. I am also a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. Outside of the pool, you can find me working out, studying, or at football games this fall! Always remember to drink water and I can't wait to see you at the pool!