Stephaine Jamison, Head Swim Coach
Coach Stephanie swam club for 14 years, including in high school and college. She swam for Colorado State all 4 years on an athletic scholarship and was team captain her senior year. She began coaching at Autumn Ridge when she moved back to Ft Wayne in 2016. The following fall she started at TRAC with the Platinum group. Stephanie is currently coaching at FORT swim team. She was chosen to coach the 11-12 age group at the Mid State Championship meet in 2024. . Stephanie has coached top 10 placing athletes at Age Group State as well as Senior State. She coached Snider boys and girls swim team in 2017 and led them to become SAC Champions and she also had swimmers place top 16 at the High School State Championship meet. In addition, she has also coached Olympic Trial qualifier, Finn Brooks and Paralympic Trial quualifier, Cali Prochaska. She is married to Carlton and they have 3 kids together; Kieran, Koa, and Kalei.
Tyler Kaiser, Head Dive Coach
Coach Tyler will be starting his fourth year at Trine University studying Sports Administration. He has been diving for eight years and coaching for seven years. Along with diving, he also plays tennis for Trine and continues to swim competitively. This will be his fifth year coaching at Poco and he is very excited to not only help your kids move to the next level in diving or even start their diving journey, but also have fun and grow in character on the way. Coming off a super successful year, finishing first overall in the boys team competition and second overall in the whole team competition at City Dive Finals, he is extremely excited to get back on the boards and have another great season!
Ronda Rhodenizer, Head Prep Coach
Ronda has coached as a 10 and under coach for five years for various club teams. She has also been a NICU nurse for 23 years. She loves working with children and helping them master new skills while learning how to be safe in the water. She and her husband, Eldon have 5 children, Leiah, Jonah, Mercy, Jarah, Micah, and Jaiel.
Van Rockefeller, Assistant Swim Coach
Coach Van is a man who needs no introduction. He swam for the Huntington YMCA where he won the 200-yard butterfly at the national competition. He went on to swim at Michigan State University. Coach Van has coach various teams over the years. He currently coaches at SCA. Coach Van has a passion for teaching swimmers proper techiniques and racing strategies.
Nick Eddy, Assistant Swim Coach
Nick Eddy is graduating from Bishop Dwenger in May 2024. He has been a Poco lifeguard for the past 3 years and coached our swim team the past 4 seasons. He started competing in the Fort Wayne Summer Swim league at 7 years old at Glen Aqua then Blackhawk. He has been in the top 8 at Age Group State 8 times individually and 6 times on a relay team. He swam for Bishop Dwenger for 4 years and was All-SAC all 4 years. He has won the 200 IM at the SAC meet 2 years consecutively. He has swam competitively for club teams the past 10 years. Nick cannot wait to use his experience to teach your young swimmer the fundamentals, stroke and turn techniques for another great summer at POCO!
Mercy Rhodenizer, Assistant Dive Coach
Mercy Rhodenizer is 17 years old and is entering her senior year of high school. Mercy has grown up at the pool and has been swimming year round since she was 4 years old. She started diving competitively when she was 7 years old. She has been coaching prep team for 3 years and has enjoyed helping the younger children in dive during her free time as well. This will be her second year as assistant dive coach and she’s excited to help the next generation of divers develop a love for the sport.
