• Get to Know Our Coaches:

• Curtis Unkel, Head Coach
  • ​Swim experience: I started swimming when I was 14. I swam for Derby High School and the Derby Dolphins through highschool.
  • Coaching experience: I've been a swim coach for 7 years. I started as an assistant with the Wichita Aqua Shocks. I've been a head coach since I started the South Kansas Storm Swim Club in 2022, which merged with Derby Swim Club last year.
  • Coaching philosophy: I believe every kid has the ability to do great things, they just need to be given the right opportunity!
• Ryan Howerton, Age Group Lead
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• Sam Pinkerton, Age Group Lead​
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• Olivia Kerr, Assistant Coach
  • ​​Swim experience: I swam for 10 years at the rec league, club, and college level. I swam for Barton Community College for 2 years and transferred to Rockhurst University for a year. I swam all distances of breaststroke and IM.
  • Coaching experience: I started coaching 2 summers ago for a summer rec league and loved it so much that I started coaching for Derby Swim Club last fall! I enjoy coaching all ages and all strokes!
  • Coaching philosophy: I believe that loving what you do is most important! I want to instill a good work ethic in your swimmers but also see them smiling every day they come into practice! 
• Hayley Buller, Assistant Coach 
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• Sayler Roberts, Assistant Coach
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• Laura Bradbury, Assistant Coach (Winfield)
  • ​​Swim experience:I swam for Winfield Swim Club for 12 summers, making it to Districts several times in either back or breaststroke. We didn't have a high school team my freshman year, but I swam the very first year for the Winfield High School girls team my sophmore year and swam the next 2 seasons as well, making it to the 5A state swim meet in breaststroke (this was when we were 5A and now I feel old!)
  • Coaching experience:This will be my first experience with coaching swim.
  • Coaching philosophy: My philosophy is that your opponent isn't the one in the lane next to you but the one you see in the mirror.
• Aubrey Goff, Assistant Coach 
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• Bryce Fuhrmann, Assistant Coach 
  • ​​Swim experience: I grew up around the pool. I was on a club swim team starting at 6 years old and swam through my sophmore year of college. Growing up, I always loved the breaststroke, but transitioned to butterfly in high school. In college, I swam mostly breaststroke and IM. At my peak, I qualified for Central Zones, though it was always too far away for my family to make the trip. 
  • Coaching experience: Prior to having children, I served as head coach for three years in Dodge City. While I worked mostly with the 12 and older swimmers, I spent some time working with each of the youth on our team.
  • Coaching philosophy:I believe that great coaches pass on their love for swimming by making swim fun and building relationships with each athlete.
• Ellie Schwerdtfeger, Assistant Coach
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25-26 Board Members

Board President- Charly Pegg
Vice President- Jean Koontz
Treasurers- Lizz Wilson and Weatherly Parrish
Secretary- Laura McFarren
Volunteer Coordinator- Heath Glasscock
Sponsorship and Fundraising Chair- Emily Montgomery
Officials Coordinator/Safe Sport Rep- Danielle Blount
Winfield Memeber at Large- Erika Kendall