Coaches

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members.

Staff
Evan Stiles AAC Head Coach

Evan has been with the Arlington Aquatic Club since 1993. He spent the first 12 years as a Head Age Group coach and the Head Masters coach. In 2005, Evan took over as the Head Coach.

Evan grew up in Alexandria, VA, where he attended Mt. Vernon High School and graduated in 1987. He went on to get a BA in Geography in 1991 from Mary Washington College and then a MSS in Sport Coaching from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, AL in 1993.

Evan has also been a Varsity high school coach for the past 26 years. He spent 22 years at O'Connell and the past 4 years at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School. During the summers, Evan coaches in the NVSL, the past 17 years at Dowden Terrace. Evan currently is the Virginia Independent Schools (VISAA) Swimming President. He has also spent the past 3 years as the Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) Coaches Rep and is about to begin the new role of PVS Senior Chair.

Julie Gallion Lead Coach

Julie began swimming at the Warren, PA YMCA at the age of 10 and continued swimming for Warren Area High School as a teenager.  Julie graduated from Slippery Rock Univeristy with a degree in Env. Studies and a minor in Cartography and she competed on the swim team. After graduating, she continued her love for swimming with the DC and the Arlington Masters teams for the past 20+ years.

She joined the coaching staff at AAC in 2009 and has taught many of the Arlington Aquatic Club young swimmers the four strokes as they began their careers on the Mini Gators and Mega Gators teams and is currently the lead coach for AG Performance group and assists with AGP and AG at Long Bridge.

 

 

John Bechtoldt Lead Coach
Kevin Nolan Lead Coach

Coming soon

Kevin Nicholson Lead Coach

Kevin grew up swimming for several USA Swimming and high school swim teams in Pennsylvania and New York and swam at Gettysburg College at the NCAA Division III level.  He joined the AAC coaching staff in 2018, assisting with nearly every group on the team, and has served as a lead coach for the Wakefield High School groups since 2021.  In addition, Kevin has spent his summers helping with the NVSL’s Parklawn Piranhas swim & dive team since 2019.

Adam Michalak Lead Coach
Lindsay Cronin Lead Coach
Paul Campanella Lead Coach
John Aldonas Asst Coach
Austin Cobb Assistant Coach
Kristina Minear Lead Coach
Aimee Hooper Lead Coach
Cabell Perrot Lead Coach
Alicia Hanson Assistant Coach
Kathryn McAbee Lead Coach

Kathryn began swimming at her local YMCA at the age of 11. She continued swimming through high school and college. Kathryn began her coaching career with the YMCA team she grew up swimming with. She has coached for over a decade with a range of teams, including as an assistant YMCA coach, head high school swim and dive coach, and USA Swimming coaching experience with all age groups. Kathryn has been with AAC and the Age Group program since 2013 and is currently the lead coach for Age Group at Wakefield. Kathryn works full-time for the Department of Defense.

Devan Taylor Assistant Coach
Ken Richardson Assistant Coach
Jena Merritt Assisstant Coach
Josefina McGuire Assistant Coach
Mike Hannesschlager Assistant Coach
Katie Kriebel Lead Coach