Our coaching staff is composed of dedicated individuals who have a love for swimming & enjoy working with young people!

Head Coach:

Joe Amedro

Joe has been swimming since 7th grade.  He is a West Genesee graduate and attended Syracuse University.  He has been coaching with the Camillus Swim Club since 2015 and according to him, SWIM IS LIFE!  Joe is also the West Genesee Boys Varsity Head Coach, and gained experience coaching Varsity Swim for 4 years at Jamesville Dewitt. In addition to coaching high school swimming, Joe created the SU Club Swim Team while in college. He has taught swimming lessons for over 10 years and is a certified social studies teacher.

"I was honored to have been asked by former Head Coach Yob to help him run the club when he took over in 2015. I felt a lot of pride being able to coach at my former high school with my former coach. Yob has instilled a lot of positive qualities in Camillus, and as the now current Head Coach, I am hoping to build on his impressive legacy. It is my goal to keep Camillus Swim Club a positive place where swimmers want to spend their time, while also focusing on maximizing each athlete's potential in the water."

Assistant Coaches:

Madison Zapisek

Maddy is a West Genesee graduate and is currently attending LeMoyne College.  She has been swimming for the past 14 years and has been a member of Camillus Swim Club for over 10 years.  She also enjoys reading & being outside!

"I grew up swimming for CSC, so to be able to give back to something that gave so much to me is amazing, and being able to teach and watch the kids fall in love with the sport I loved so much growing up is something I always wanted to do."

Abbey Gittschau

Abbey graduated from West Genesee and attended SUNY Cortland. She has been swimming for the past 10 years & has been a member of the Camillus Swim Club herself.  Outside of the pool, Abbey enjoys going to the gym and shopping!

"I wanted to be a coach because after completing many years of competitive swimming, I felt as though I would be able to use my experience in order to help other swimmers become successful. After completing my final season of competitive swimming, I was not ready to give up the sport. Coaching provides me a way to stay involved in swimming."

Collin Zapisek

Collin is a West Genesee graduate and attended Canisius College.  He has been a swimmer for over 10 years and joined the Camillus Swim Club in 2006. Collin also enjoys reading, listening to music and hiking in his spare time!

"Swimming, especially with CSC, has helped me learn many lessons throughout life that I still use today. I want to pass along all of the knowledge and information that I’ve obtained throughout my swimming career to the next generation of swimmers. I want to help CSC grow as a club, and to give every child a safe place to learn how to harness the competitiveness that comes with swimming, while also maintaining a humble and grateful attitude that allows us to creat a fun environment."

Emileigh Palumbo

Emileigh is a West Genesee graduate and attended SUNY Oswego.  She has been swimming for 15 years and has been teaching swimming lessons for the Town of Camillus for 7 years.  She also enjoys hiking, painting, reading & travelling! 

"I am a teacher and wanted to continue to help kids outside of the classroom!"

Ben Nabewaniec

Ben is returning to coaching Camillus Swim Club where he coached for 2 years before the pandemic.   He started his swimming Career at Jamesville-Dewitt.  He then went on to swim at Springfield College in Massachusetts,  where he specialized in distance freestyle.  Ben also competed for several years at the Empire State Games in the sport of Water Polo with the CNY Water Polo Club.  He has 14 seasons of varsity coaching throughout central NY.  Schools he coached at include: JD, Westhill-Corcoran, Weedsport, and FM.  He also has experience as an American Red Cross instructor.  Out side of the pool Ben is a third Grade teacher.  He is a husband and father to 3 daughters who are all members of Camillus Swim Club. 

Grace Femano

Grace graduated from Marcellus High School, then attended OCC & Wingate College. She is a former CSC member & has been swimming for 11 years. Outside of the pool, Grace enjoys going to the gym and weight training!

"I wanted to become a coach for Camillus Swim Club because it has been such a big part of my life. Camillus Swim Club has shaped me into who I am today and I want kids to have the same opportunity. I want to help swimmers achieve their goals in the water but also grow as individuals outside the pool. Swimming has taught me many things that I will continue to hold onto and I want that to be the same for other kids."

Emily Cox

Emily is a West Genesee graduate and attended SUNY Potsdam.  She has been swimming for 15 years & enjoys spending time with family & friends, reading and exploring!  

"I love teaching and working with children. Becoming a swim coach is one way I can do both and share my love of swimming."