Tim’s coaching background includes experience in many levels of the sport. He began his career in Clinton, NY, where he served as an assistant coach at Hamilton College while simultaneously working with developmental swimmers at the local USA Swimming club team, the Clinton Cudas. 

The next 10 years saw him head west and afforded him opportunities to work with Overlake Golf & Country Club (Athletics Director and Head Coach, 8 seasons), Bellevue High School (Head Coach of Boys Swimming, 1 season), Kalamazoo College (Assistant Coach of Men’s & Women’s Swimming, 2 years), and Issaquah Swim Team (Age Group Coach, Interim CEO/Head Coach, and Assistant Head Coach, 5 years). He was also selected as an Assistant Coach of the 2019 PNS Age Group Zones and 2020 PNS All Stars coaching staffs.

Athletes under Tim’s guidance have achieved successful performance outcomes in the sport. At the college level, he worked with multiple team and conference record holders, two NCAA Division III national champions, and one Division III national record holder. At the age group level, he has directly coached multiple IST team record holders, PNS and NWAG Regionals champions, All Star, Zone, Sectional, and Futures-levels qualifiers, and swimmers who have placed in the National Top 16.

Tim graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in Philosophy. He swam for the Continentals and served as a captain his senior season.

Matt is excited to join the coaching staff at IST after 11 seasons in the DC/Northern Virginia area with The FISH. He started his career working as an age group coach and was selected to coach the Potomac Valley Zone Team in his first season. In 2014, his athletes set two National Age Group Records in the 10&Under Boys 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay. Matt was chosen by ASCA/Fitter & Faster Tour as a Top-10 Coach of the Year in both 2014 and 2017. As a senior coach, Matt has had multiple athletes participate in Zone Select Camps and coached Junior and Senior National qualifiers as well as two athletes who qualified for the 2021 US Olympic Trials. He graduated from American University with a BA in Public Communication.

Matt grew up outside of Cleveland, Ohio, where he swam all 4 years of high-school. He chose to continue his swimming career in Washington, DC at American University. While swimming at AU under Coach Mark Liscinsky, Matt was an NCAA qualifier, Scholastic All-American, and Patriot League Champion. He was so in love with swimming that he knew he needed to stay in the sport and found a new passion for the coaching side.

Coach Matt believes that swimming is about fun, technique, and speed, but most importantly the life lessons and relationships you build along the way. Outside of the pool, Matt enjoys cycling, hiking, sports, movies, and exploring his new city.

Jim is a Physical Therapy graduate of the medical center at Loma Linda University, and completed his doctorate in Physical Therapy through the University of St. Augustine and the North American Sports Medicine Institute.

Dr. Glinn serves as faculty for Northeastern University and consults with teams and athletes from all over the world. He is a former All-American athlete and swimmer who serves as a coach to All-Americans, Olympians, and amateur and professional athletes and teams. With a passion for all things performance, Jim has coached and treated thousands of athletes by creating and delivering performance enhancement programming for individuals and teams of all skills, shapes and sizes. Dr. Glinn has a strong belief that nothing of any real value is done alone, and that a focus on culture and caring serves as the cornerstone of great programming.

Jim looks forward to working together toward IST's mission of developing accomplished athletes and well-rounded individuals through competitive swimming.

Bri Jurries (she/her) hails originally from Phoenix, AZ where she swam competitively through the club, high school, and championship circuits. She was the 8th athlete in Arizona HS Swimming history to win and successfully defend a championship title all 4 years of eligibility (100Y Breaststroke). In 2012, she qualified and competed at USA Swimming's Olympic Trials in Omaha in the 200M Breaststroke. She signed initially with the University of Michigan, then transferred to the University of San Diego to compete her last 3 years. At USD, Bri won and defended her 200Y Breaststroke title at the MPSF Championships 3 years in a row, while also breaking a conference and pool record at the East LA complex in 2017. She finished her career with eight top 5 finishes at conference championships, multiple All-American titles, and was awarded MVP in her final season.

Bri started coaching the USD Club Swim team in their first season, where many athletes went on to compete in Iron Man's, triathlons, and San Diego Open Water competitions. She returned to Phoenix to coach at Gold Medal Swim School, specializing with their Pre-Competitive team (ages 7-13), with emphasis on stroke technique, control, and 'serious fun' for young swimmers. In 2020, she shifted to the tech industry, managing and developing Fortune 500 accounts with high-powered software solutions, and also moved to Seattle in '21. What better time to return to the pool than during an Olympic year, and Coach Bri is so excited to join the Sockeyes!

Coach Bri believes swimming should be a vehicle towards building confidence, community, and character in athletes and families. As psychological and physical safety is her top priority, she seeks to build and maintain safe spaces both in and out of the pool for anyone who steps on deck.

A highly respected and accomplished coach, Jimmy brings a wealth of experience and passion for developing swimmers to reach their full potential in the sport. Jimmy began his coaching career in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California, where he worked with athletes of all ages and abilities including Junior Nationals qualifiers, Sectionals finalists, and Junior Olympic Champions. Jimmy has served as the Head Coach at Rattler Swim Club, the Senior Elite & Junior Olympic Lead Coach for Porter Valley Polar Bears, and as the Lead Site coach for Canyons Aquatics.

Jimmy grew up swimming in the Pacific Northwest for West Coast Aquatics (WEST) and SRST. He was also a 4-time MVP, a 2-time captain, and a 3-time record holder for Jackson High School in Mill Creek. He went on to swim under scholarship for California State University Northridge, where he was a conference finalist and became an all-time Top 10 swimmer in the 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, and 200 IM.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Jimmy was a wildlife biologist working with California Condors in Southern California and led a 2-month excursion through the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. Shifting careers to swim coaching, Jimmy went back to CSUN to obtain his Master of Science in Kinesiology, where he conducted research on Post-activation Potentiation (PAP) and Sprint Swimming as well as other swimming related topics.

In his spare time, Jimmy enjoys exploring the outdoors, eating delicious food, and all things sports!

My swimming adventure began at age 5, mainly because my older brother was a swimmer. I had some success at the state level in my early grade school days, but didn’t really get serious about the sport until I got to high school. I did regularly participate in activities like other sports, music, and art, but swimming was the priority. After high school, I continued to swim at the college level.

While I did have levels of success in the sport of swimming, looking back, it was an injury that had the most impact. Because of a shoulder injury my senior year in college, I spent many practices and meets talking to and learning from my coach which sparked my interest in the sport from the coaching perspective. That summer, I worked some camps and my coaching career had begun!

As a coach, swimming has taken me from my hometown to California (and now to Washington)! In Iowa, I coached my high school alma mater and the local swim club I grew up with. I also helped start a new club. In California, I coached for two different clubs and a high school team. Then, after almost 30 years in the sport of swimming, I stepped away from the pool deck for a while. During that time I ran a wedding venue, managed at a restaurant, worked at a retirement home, and most recently was a paraeducator at an elementary school.

I always knew that coaching was something that I’d want to come back to…I love the sport of swimming and coaching is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had. In the summer of 2024, I was approached by a friend I’d grown up swimming with about coaching her daughter’s high school team. After a few weeks, I knew I was ready to come back. There’s just something about the smell of chlorine in the morning, right? After a fun season, I began looking for the right fit to get back into the world of swimming. This search led me to Issaquah!

I’m very excited and motivated to be on the pool deck again!

With more than 40 years of national level coaching success, Coach Kyle Johnson has defined a style of coaching and has created a technical training curriculum that has driven the development of Olympic Trial Qualifiers, NCAA Championship Qualifiers, USA Senior National Finalists, Junior National Finalists, IRONMAN World Championship Qualifiers, and professional triathletes. He collaborates with world-renowned physiologists, physical therapists, human development and programming experts to guide swimmers of all ages to experience healthy, reliable, and process-driven success. He has competed in triathlons over the past 20 years and has served as a technical consultant for the USA Triathlon (USAT) collegiate recruitment program.

Career Highlights:

• Olympic Trial Athletes
• NCAA Qualifiers
• Professional Triathletes
• Senior National Top Finalists
• Junior National Top Finalists
• ASCA Awards of Excellence
• Developed Multiple High School All-Americans
• Guided Athletes to Academic and Athletic Scholarships

Affiliations:

• Institute of Motion Applied Health and Human Performance Specialist
• IRONMAN-Certified Coach
• 80/20 Endurance Coach Certified

Swimming Highlights:

• Washington State High School Championship Finalist
• USA-S Junior National Qualifier
• USA-S National Qualifier
• NCAA Southwestern Conference Finalist
• Texas Christian University (TCU) Four Year Letterman
• 3-time Texas Christian University (TCU) Varsity Team Captain

Kris grew up in Bellingham, Washington where she swam for the YMCA team and Sehome High School.  She attended Whitman College, earned a degree in literature, and swam on the team for four years.  She was team captain in her senior year and an All-American and an NAIA national championship competitor for four years.  Kris earned a Masters in Education from Seattle University in 1997 and has been teaching English at Liberty High School ever since.  Previous coaching experiences include being a developmental coach for Bellevue Club, and head coach for both Overlake Country Club and Liberty High School.  When not at the pool, Kris enjoys reading, gardening and traveling.

Jason’s swim career began in high school and continued at the junior college level, where he focused on the individual medley and developed a strong foundation in all four strokes. He specialized in butterfly and played a key role on his relay teams, contributing to back-to-back qualifications for the CCCAA State Championships. After graduating from community college, Jason pursued higher education with the same dedication, earning a bachelor’s degree in Communication and a master’s degree in Digital Marketing. Since graduating, Jason aims to apply his background to support a thoughtful and clear communication style as a coach. Overall, Jason values structure, consistency, and skill development. He emphasizes technique, stroke efficiency, race strategy and works to build swimmers’ confidence through targeted feedback and purposeful sets. He brings a well-rounded perspective to the deck and is committed to helping athletes reach their individual and team goals.

Kathy joins the coaching staff after three years as an IST athlete. She has represented IST at LSC, Regional, Sectional, and Zone levels of competition. In addition to swimming for IST, Kathy competed with Eastlake High School for three years and has an additional 11 years of age group swimming experience swimming for Los Altos Mountain View Aquatics Club and Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics Club. Kathy has spent the last few years building up the College Club Swim team at the University of Washington where she served as captain while completing her BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She now swims for Lake Washington Masters and still enjoys competing. Kathy is a lifelong lover of swimming and enthusiastic about supporting athletes in the IST program in their successes inside and outside of the pool. 

Aiden is a senior at Issaquah High School and has been part of the Varsity swim team for the past 2 years. He has worked as a junior coach for the Edgebrook Club summer league team. Aiden enjoys working with young athletes and is looking forward to working with new swimmers who are looking to take the sport more seriously!

Laura began her competitive swimming in Santa Barbara , CA . Her family moved to Willmar , MN and she joined the high school team. At 17, she taught lessons and was a lifeguard and discovered her passion to teach/coach others. Laura has experience coaching Jr. High and Sr. High girls, Jr. High boys and 2 different summer league teams. She also officiated for the boys’ high school team in MN. After a break to raise her two children, Kate and Benjamin, Laura re-entered coaching with the Edgebrook Club summer swim team, and Issaquah High School teams. Laura initially coached with IST from 2002-2014 and returned as a substitute coach during the 2021-2022 season. She loves the opportunity to work with the young swimmers on the team.

Chelsea Laufmann is the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Issaquah Sockeyes. A graduate of Oregon State University with a degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, she brings a dynamic, athlete-first approach to dryland training. Chelsea’s background includes NCAA athletic performance at OSU, internships in sports medicine, and leadership roles in recreation and adaptive physical activity. Known for her approachable coaching style and clear communication, she focuses on building powerful, resilient swimmers both in and out of the pool.

Mandi Marquardt (NASM CPT, PES, YES) is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Performance Enhancement Specialist, and Youth Exercise Specialist. Mandi started her sports career as a competitive figure skater, then moved to indoor soccer as a midfielder and goalkeeper upon retirement from figure skating. Mandi founded Marq Up Training in 2019 and has worked with a variety of athletes individually and in groups for sports performance ranging in age from 6-81, and from sports as varied as tennis, running, soccer, and figure skating.

Mandi's training foundations build off the NASM model with an emphasis on functional strength and performance training aimed at long-term performance and injury reduction and prevention. As someone who has both played and competed in a variety of sports, Mandi likes to help bring fresh viewpoints and ideas to athletes who may have acclimated to one particular method of training.

Mandi has worked on the sidelines of the women's professional soccer team OL Reign in various volunteer positions. She enjoys learning languages and speaks fluent French and Lithuanian as well as basic German, Latvian, Russian, and Spanish. She once trained for nearly a year to compete in a sprint traithlon before deciding open water swimming was not for her. However, she enjoyed her college swimming, water aerobics, and intermural water polo team time immensely.

Mandi is here to help Issaquah Swim Team reach their in-water goals with excellent dryland training!

Maddy has been a competitive swimmer in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade. During her swimming career, she was a national qualifier and placed top three at her State meet with Issaquah High School. Currently, she is studying pre-medicine at the University of Washington and working with the UW Athletics Department as an athletic trainer alongside NCAA D1 athletes. Joining the IST coaching team, she is excited to contribute her experience as a swimmer and athletic trainer towards coaching and developing faster and stronger swimmers.

Chris is a swimming enthusiast and enjoys being in the water whenever he can. He is also well-versed in strength and conditioning, working as a personal fitness trainer for corporate employees at various companies including the Starbucks headquarters and the Gates Foundation. He obtained the NASM CPT to better enhance his training.

Walter joins the coaching staff after 3 years as an athlete with IST. He is currently a junior in high school and trains with the Nationals training group. Walter has represented IST at the LSC, Regional, Sectional, and Zone levels of competition. His favorite stroke is breaststroke and his favorite event is the 100 Breaststroke. Walter swims on the Sammamish High School varsity swim team and went to State as both a freshman and sophomore.

Riain joins the coaching staff after eight seasons of swimming for IST. Riain has represented IST at the LSC, Regional, and Zone levels of competition. This will be her second year of training in the Nationals squad. Riain is a junior at Skyline High School and has been a member of the varsity swim team for the past two years. She has also competed in summer league swim with the Plateau Penguins for nine seasons. Riain has a passion for working with younger kids and helping younger swimmers get through the ups and downs of the sport.

Tom began coaching under Laura Halter at Edgebrook in the summers during high school and college. He has also coached with Laura since 2021 as assistant coach for the Issaquah High girls and boys swim teams. Tom has been coaching for 11 years and is committed to the philosophy that there’s always more to learn.

Tom comes from a local swimming background, having competed on IST for 7 years and as a high school state finalist for Lakeside school, focusing on IM. He studied at Notre Dame where he competed in club water polo and club swimming. After college, Tom focused on triathlons and reached the level of professional triathlete in 2023. He is a stream restoration engineer full time and loves sharing his passion for swimming through coaching.

Carter joined IST as a coach during the 2019-20 season, but he is no stranger to the program as he himself swam as a Sockeye for seven seasons. His younger brother, Cameron, also graduated through the IST program while his youngest brother, Warren, still swims for IST.

Carter’s roots in the greater Issaquah community run deep. In addition to his years with IST, Carter attended both Issaquah Middle School and Issaquah High School. He graduated from the University of Washington Bothell with a degree in Health Studies and a minor in Education.

Carter believes that every swimmer should develop a mindset that welcomes greatness, but also balances that with the desire to learn as a team while having fun. He enjoys gaining insights from successful professional athletes and translating those lessons to his swimmers.

Off the pool deck, Carter is the Special Educations Coordinator for Voices of Tomorrow, a non-profit organization. He likes staying active in the gym and teaching swim lessons.

Matthew joins the coaching staff after 7 seasons as an athlete with IST. He currently swims in the Nationals training group. Matthew has represented IST at the LSC, Regional, Sectional, and Zone levels of competition. His previous aquatics experience includes teaching private and group lessons at the Klahanie Association as well as coaching the Plateau Club summer league swim team. Matthew is a Senior at Skyline High School and has been a member of their varsity swim team his previous 3 seasons.

Alex joins the coaching staff after 6 years as an IST athlete and, currently, is part of the Nationals training group. He has represented IST at LSC, Regional, Sectional, Zones, and Futures level competitions. He has also competed in high school swimming at Eastlake High School, where he holds 3 team relay records. Alex is a current lifeguard at the Sammamish branch of the YMCA and has previous experience instructing swim lessons at Julius Boehm Pool. Alex is very excited to be part of IST’s coaching staff this year!

Keaton joins the coaching staff after seven years as an IST athlete. She has represented IST at LSC, Regional, Sectional, and Zone levels of competition. In addition to swimming for IST, Keaton competed for Liberty High School for four seasons and worked as a lifeguard at the Maple Hills community pool. Next year, Keaton will be a sophomore at the University of California, Santa Cruz where she studies Biology and is a member of the Division 3 swim team. Keaton is very excited to become apart of the IST coaching staff. 

Chloe joins the coaching staff after 6 years as an athlete with IST. She currently trains with the Nationals training group. Chloe has represented IST at the LSC, Regional, Sectional, and Zone levels of competition. Her previous aquatics experience includes lifeguarding and teaching group swim lessons at Edgebrook Swim and Tennis Club as well as coaching for the Edgebrook Club summer league swim team. Chloe is a Junior at Issaquah High School and has been a member of their Varsity Swim Team her previous two seasons.

Amanda takes the reins of IST’s social media and marketing operations for the 2020-21 season after returning to the Seattle area from New York. She comes to our program with a proven record of success in brand development and leveraging the power of social media platforms and marketing to enhance organizational messages. Amanda also has a strong grounding in swimming, having previously served as the Aquatics Coordinator at Samena Club for six years. She graduated from Bellevue College with an Associate degree.

Annie joined IST in 2011 when her daughter Hailey was 8 years old and her younger son Nathan joined a year later. Hailey graduated from IST in 2021 and is currently studying in Business  Administration at University of San Diego continuing her swim career with the USD Club Swim Team. Nathan is currently studying Business Administration at Western Washington University and finished his first year with the men's golf team.

She is a licensed attorney in the State of Washington focused in Immigration Law but put her law career on hold to raise the family and switched focus on Real Estate investments.

Annie previously served on the IST board as PR, Vice President and President. Annie served as IST Meet Director as well as Admin Official.

Annie grew up in Hong Kong and moved to San Diego 40 years ago before settling in Washington State in 1999. She is also fluent in Cantonese, Fukienese , Mandarin Chinese, Bahasa (Indonesian).  Annie loves to travel with her family to explore different parts of the world.