Life Time Kansas 

 

Our team is a year-round competitive USA Swimming team offering high quality, professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. The goal of our team is to promote a lifetime of wellness through the sport of swimming.

Coaches and Aquatic Leaders

Coaching Staff
Dennis Strickland Head Site Coach - Overland Park

Dennis is the former assistant head coach for boys swimming at Olathe North High School.  As a former swim parent Dennis has held every job on the pool deck .at one point or another.  His love of the sport led him down the path of coaching.  His coaching mentor is former Olympic Gold Medalist Gary Hall Sr. who has helped him embrace the "Science of Swimming".  Dennis now utilizes what he has learned, and continues to learn from Gary to improve each swimmer technically, physically, and  mentally. When not coaching Dennis is a substitute teacher in the Olathe School District teaching science to souffles.

Jamie Childe Head Site Coach - Lenexa
Colin Strickland Head Developmental Coach - Overland Park

Colin is a former NCAA Division II Swimmer at Barton College in Wilson, NC.  Colin was part of two Conference Carolinas Men's Championship Teams.  He was a four-time Kansas State High School 6A Championship qualifier and top 8 finalist.  During his time as an age group swimmer with Missouri Valley Swimming he qualified for numerous District, Zone, and Jr. National competitions.  Colin holds a BS in Political Science and a Minor in Biology.

Aquatic Leaders
Colin Strickland Aquatics Leader - Overland Park
Jamie Childe Aquatics Leader - Lenexa