MANHATTAN MARLINS

Missouri Valley Swimming
Level 2

Coaching Staff

Reid Carlson

Head Coach

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Groups: Platinum, Blue, White, Minnows

Primary Groups: Platinum, Blue

Swimming & Aquatics Experience

  • Head Coach, Manhattan Marlins (April 2021-present)
  • Associate Coach, Evolution Aquatics (Huntersville, NC), June 2018 - November 2020
  • SwimSwam - Senior Staff Writer, Contributor, & Video Producer (April 2016-present)
  • Academic Advisor/Student Success Coordinator, Kansas State University (November 2022-present)
  • American Swimming Coaches Association Level 3 Member Coach (ASCA)
  • International Swimming Coaches Association Member Coach (ISCA)
  • Committee Member: Missouri Valley Swimming Age Group Committee; Missouri Valley Swimming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Certified Pool Operator
  • 4-Year Varsity Letter Winner, Kalamazoo College Men's Swimming & Diving (2010-2013)
  • All-MIAA Academic-Athletic Honor Roll
  • Minnesota Masters Swimming State Record Holder (25-29 age group) in 100 & 200 meter butterfly
  • Manhattan Marlins team record-holder in the men's open 200 yard butterfly (2009)

Bio

Coach Reid comes to the Marlins from Evolution Aquatics in North Carolina, where he coached since 2018. At Evolution, he was the lead coach of two age group training groups and the assistant coach to the pre-senior and senior groups. As the assistant to the senior training groups, Reid worked alongside head coach Mark Minier, a former U.S. National Team coach. Alongside Minier, Reid coached swimmers with Speedo Sectionals, Futures, Junior Nationals, and Olympic Trials qualifying times.

Reid is originally from Clay Center, Kansas, where he began swimming at age six with the Clay Center Tiger Sharks. At age 14 he began swimming year-round with the Manhattan Marlins and later with Manhattan High School through a cooperative agreement between school boards which also enabled him to represent Clay Center Community High School at the KSHSAA State Championships (all classes) from 2006 through 2009.

After a stint in Georgia where he trained with SwimAtlanta, swimming for 1988 Olympic gold medalist Doug Gjersten as well as his future-former boss Mark Minier, meanwhile sharing a house with the most decorated Division III swimmer in NCAA history, Andrejs Duda, a two-time Olympian for Latvia, Reid headed north to Kalamazoo College. At Kalamazoo, Reid swam collegiately, becoming a 4-year varsity letter winner. Being neither a great sprinter nor having the patience to swim the mile, Reid accepted his fate as a 200 butterflyer and embraced the race as his best event while at Kalamazoo.

When he is not coaching, Reid swims on his own or with friends when possible, and spends too much time nerding out about swimming online. Reid is an expert on swimming gear, training equipment, tech suits, and all gizmos meant to help swimmers train smarter and more efficiently. As a contributing writer at SwimSwam.com, the world's most popular swimming website, and as the former ecommerce specialist for the third-largest swimming retail outlet in the United States, Reid has a deep understanding of the swimming industry and has been fortunate to meet many of the greatest swimmers and coaches in the world and witness some of the fastest swims in history while reporting live and poolside at major swim meets.

  • Hometown: Clay Center, KS
  • First Swim Team: Clay Center Tiger Sharks
  • Home Team: Manhattan Marlins
  • Favorite Events: 200 Butterfly, 100 Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke, 50 Breaststroke

Education

  • Kalamazoo College (2013), Bachelor of Arts: International Relations; Spanish Language & Literature
  • Kansas State University: Graduate Certificate: College Athlete Development (completion August 2026)
  • Kansas State University: Master of Science, Academic Advising, in progress.

 

Myles Torneden

Lead Assistant Coach

​Groups: Platinum, Blue, White, Minnows

Primary Groups: Blue, White, Minnows

Coach Myles began swimming with the Marlins in 2011 after his family relocated to the area from the Wichita area, where he had his first start in competitive swimming. After 11 years of swimming for the Marlins, Myles began his adventure into coaching in the fall of 2022, working primarily with the Minnows and White groups. Off of the pool deck, Myles is an active member of Rock Hills Church and, in addition to swimming, is competitive in video games, primarily Rocket League. Myles is currently pursuing his CompTIA certification and works in IT at K-State Athletics. On game days, you can find him and his parents working at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
 
  • Home Team: Manhattan Marlins
  • Favorite Events: 50 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly, 100 Backstroke, 200 IM
  • Favorite Food: Wendy's Triple Baconator
 

Kaidnce Woellhof

Assistant Coach

​Groups: Platinum, Blue, White, Minnows

Primary Groups: Blue, White, Minnows

 
Kaidnce grew up in a military household her entire life and describes herself as "from all over." She have lived in Iowa, Virginia, Illinois, Texas, and now Kansas. However, the all-time-favorite place she's lived is Chicago, IL. 
 
Kaidnce considers the Council Bluffs Swim Club (CBSC) in Council Bluffs, Iowa her home swim club, which she joined at age five.  When I she was eight her family moved to Virginia where she swam for Tide Swimming out of Virginia Beach, Virginia for 10 years until she moved to Naperville, Illinois. While in Illinois, Coach Kaidnce swam on the Fox Valley Swim Team for four years and also on the Neuqua Valley High School swim team.
 
Coach Kaidnce started coaching for the Fox Valley Swim team in 2022, specializing in the 8 & under and 9 & 10 groups. Coach Kaidnce has been with the Marlins since January 2024. Coach K is a junior at Kansas State University studying Advertising and Public Relations and is a member of the KSU Air Force ROTC.
 
  • Home Team: Council Bluffs Swim Club
  • Favorite Events: 200 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly
  • Favorite Movie; The Miracle
 

Emily Morris

 

Assistant Coach

​Groups: Blue, White, Minnows

Primary Groups: White, Minnows

Coach Emily is a sophomore at Kansas State University studying Elementary Education.
 

Caden Clark

Assistant Coach

​Groups: Blue, White, Minnows

Primary Groups: Blue, White, Minnows

Coach Cade is a junior at Kansas State University studying Environmental Science.
 
Coach Cade been swimming for 12 years. His final two years of high school, he competed at the Missouri boy's high school state championships, and was a swim team manager for 3 years. Coach Cade was a lifeguard and swim instructor for 2 years prior to coming to K-State. Additionally, he is a certified PADI scuba diver, is writing a book, loves to snowboard and travel, and is currently learning Russian.
  • Hometown: Wentzville, MO
  • Favorite Events: 100 Backstroke, 50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly
  • Favorite Food: AMC Movie Theater Popcorn
 
 

Board of Directors

President: Jill Pfannenstiel
Vice President: Julie Pentz
Secretary: Dorothy King
Treasurer: Olga Volok
Billing: Vinod Kumarappan
At Large: Carrie Chai
At Large: Drew Vennum
At Large: Kristin Myron Gray
At Large: Nadia Shapkina

Indoor Swim Season info:
1) Registration will open on September 1st on the Marlin's team page.  Practice starts on Tuesday, September 2nd (practice times here). More information will follow.

2) You do NOT need a Genesis membership to swim in the indoor season. Our monthly dues will include access to Genesis for all Marlin's practices for your swimmer. If your swimmer or family want to use Genesis beyond practice times, you will need to secure a Genesis membership outside of the Marlins monthly dues.