GSCY Welcomes New Head Coach Lou Petto

It is our pleasure to share that Lou Petto will be joining Greater Somerset County YMCA as our new Director of Competitive Aquatics and Head Coach.

Most recently, Coach Lou was Head Coach of the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn, PA for the past six years. Under his leadership, UMLY was most recently recognized in 2020 as a USA Swimming Silver Medal team and one of the top 100 teams in the nation.   

Coach Lou is no stranger to New Jersey competitive swimming, having spent the twelve years prior to UMLY at Ocean County YMCA in Toms River, NJ. While there, OCY rose in prominence in the competitive swimming world both in New Jersey and across the nation.

Bringing international experience to GSCY, Coach Lou has been on the coaching staff for numerous camps, national completions, competitions abroad, as well as for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He has also been a member of the USA Paralympic National Team Coaching Staff since 2013. 

The future is bright for Greater Somerset County YMCA Swimming.