Matt grew up swimming on Lakeland Hills and knows about its tradition. He is a former LHY National Team member, YMCA National champion, and current team relay record holder. He came back to Lakeland after coaching at the FISH where he assisted Coach Ray Benecki in the training of World Record holder Kate Ziegler. He started at the FISH February 2007 as an assistant coach and was promoted to Head Senior Coach after 2 months. He has always been particularly interested in coaching swimming, the history that goes behind it, and learning as much as he can about the sport. Matt earned a B.S. Ed. degree in Health and Physical Education at George Mason University. He swam for four years at GMU under Head Coach Peter Ward. Matt coached at the Auburn Swim Camp and at the National Distance Camp in Colorado Springs during the summer of 2007.

Matt’s swimmers have achieved USA swimming top ten list rankings including a number 1 ranking, USA swimming’s All-Time top 100 swims, YMCA top ten list, NJ Swimming records, YMCA National Champions, and multiple individual Lakeland Hills team records.  He guided Ingrid Shu to number 1 on USA swimming’s 2010-2011 IMX rankings.  Matt continuously strives to help his swimmers reach their next level of swimming while preparing them to be successful at that level.  Matt currently is an ASCA Level 3 certified coach.

Matt recently helped the LHY Men's Team to a second place finish at 2022 Short Course YMCA Nationals.  Later on in 2022 he lead the LHY Men's Team to its first Long Course YMCA National Title while being voted Coach of the Meet by his peers.  The Women's Team finished 7th, and combined LHY was 3rd.  

Sean swam for Lakeland Hills YMCA for 13 years and has now been coaching at LHY for 21 years.  After swimming at LHY he swam for Fordham University where he was named captain his senior year. Sean graduated from Fordham with a marketing degree.  He is now a Special Education teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in West Orange.  Sean is currently an ASCA Level 3 certified coach.  Sean has coached YMCA State record holders, NJ State record holders, YMCA National Champions, and USA Swimming LC and SC Junior National qualifiers.  Sean is eager to learn and very enthusiastic about coaching. 

Sean recently helped the LHY Men's Team to a second place finish at 2022 Short Course YMCA Nationals and 3rd place finish at Long Course Nationals in 2023.  Later on in 2022 he assisted the LHY Men's Team to its first Long Course YMCA National Title.  In 2022 and 2024 he assisted in LHY National team's combined 3rd place finish at YMCA National Championships.  In January 2025 Sean was selected to and attended the USA Swimming National Select Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.  

Anne swam for LHY for 8 years, then went on to swim at Rowan University, where she was a captain her senior year and still holds the 200 butterfly record. Anne has a degree in Elementary Education from Rowan and a Masters in Library and Information Science from Rutgers University. Anne began coaching at LHY at the age of 16, starting with spring clinic and gradually moved to working with age groupers.  She is committed to helping swimmers develop a positive attitude and to working with each swimmer to help them reach their full potential.  
"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get". Michael Phelps

James began swimming competitively for Fayson Lakes at 8 years old, and after stops at Pirates and MCY, swam for LHY through high school.  He then went on to swim at TCNJ where he graduated with a degree in political science.  In addition to coaching, James works as a paralegal at a personal injury law firm, as well as a lifeguard and swim instructor at LHY.  James is very happy to be back with LHY.

Greg began coaching at West Milford’s summer team in 1989 and coached them to seven division championships in nine years.  He swam at Lakeland Hills and then at Connecticut College for four years where he served as captain his senior year.  After graduating with a History degree, he began teaching at the Academy of Saint Elizabeth where he is also the head varsity swim coach.  Greg has coached the HS team to victory by claiming the Morris County Championship in 2004 and 2005. The St. Elizabeth's Swim Team won 7 straight Northern Hills Conference titles before the realignment of HS athletics in 2009.  In 2005, the HS team also won the Non-Public State Title.  In 2003 & 2005, Greg was named All-Area Swim Coach of the Year. Greg has spent many summers working at the Stanford National Swim Camp where he would refine his approach to stroke technique under the guidance of Olympic swim coach Richard Quick.  

Lauren started coaching at LHY in 2020 as the AG4 coach. While she finished her undergraduate degree at Ithaca College, she coached the Spring and Summer training sessions. Since graduating from Ithaca, she has returned to LHY as the AG4 coach. She is pursuing a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Rutgers University. Lauren swam for MCSC during middle school and high school before leading the Club Swim Team at Ithaca College. She looks forward to working with the swimmers on developing their stroke technique, while continuing to foster their love for the sport.

Mike began his swimming career at the Glacier Hills summer league program. This experience led him to year-round competition with the Crimson Aquatic Club under Gary Johnson. As a high school swimmer, Mike began his coaching career at Glacier Hills during the summer. After a successful college swimming career at Rowan University, Mike started coaching on a USA Swimming club level with the Elite Swim Club in 2003. He has been a member of the LHY staff since 2011 where he has worked primarily with the Age Group program, as well as assisting the National team coaches in the Senior program.

During his career, Mike has helped create various technique systems, an organized system for underwater filming and analysis, as well as a focused method of technique instruction in group and individual settings. Under Mike's technique and mechanics instruction, many of his swimmers went on to earn USA Swimming Sectional and National cut times, Scholastic All-American awards, as well as multiple World Junior National team members. 

Coaching requires respect, knowledge, and a passion for learning. Mike believes that the best coaches are those who place the emphasis on teaching and not routine lap swimming. Being able to instill an understanding of the "hows and whys" of swimming is a skill he works towards mastering every time he steps on a pool deck. 

Sarah had a later start to her swim career, starting at the age of 12. She swam competitively over the summer at Glacier Hills and at Parsippany Hills High School, being a captain her senior year. She went on to pursue diving at Bentley University, where she competed her first 2 years. During college, she was an assistant coach at GHA for 3 years and throughout COVID was asked to come on as a coach with LHY. She began coaching AG5 in 2020, while completing her junior year fully remote. Sarah also is the Head Coach over at White Meadow Lake over the summers.  

Elise started out at the Mountain Lakes Summer swim team and continued to grow as a swimmer on LHY where she was a member of the 2016 and 2017 LHY National Team. Elise swam at The College of New Jersey where she received her Masters of Teaching in Special Education and certification for K-12 Art teaching. She currently is an Elementary Special Education Teacher. Elise previously coached at the Hamilton Aquatic Center YMCA before joining the LHY coaching staff. She can also be founding coach the Mountain Lakes Summer Swim Team as the Head Coach. 

Cameron followed in her three older sisters' footsteps, joining LHY at the age of 7. She was a member of the National Team in 2018 and 2019, specializing in sprint freestyle events. During her time with the team, she helped set two relay records, including a New Jersey State record. Cameron went on to swim at The College of New Jersey, where she earned a degree in Secondary Education and English. She now teaches at Montville High School and serves as both the assistant tennis and swim coach. In addition, she is a Pilates instructor and has been assisting with all levels and groups at LHY since 2015. She currently serves as the team's dryland coach, helping athletes build strength and resilence outside the pool to achieve success within in.