Coach Nae has thirteen children, who all love swimming. She works as a nurse  at a Fertility Clinic and has been there since 2000. She works out regularly and has participated in Sprint Triathlons, 5ks, 10ks, and a ½ marathon.

In 1995 she took her first assistant coaching position with the McClellan AFB Stingrays in California. At that time, she had very little swimming experience but was very eager to learn and quickly developed a love for the sport. Her second year with the team she was promoted to head coach and continued coaching for three more years. Once the base closed, she moved to Virginia with her family.

In the fall of 2011, she had a discussion with a friend about the need to have a swim team in the Southbend community. Our focus would be, to give every child the opportunity to swim on the team. If they couldn’t swim, we would teach them.

In early spring of 2012, with the assistance of Aucet Wilson, they walked the neighborhoods in South Bend passing out swim team flyers. That summer was the first season for the Sailfish. Nae worked as an assistant coach the first three years and also behind the scenes making sure the team didn’t fold. In 2015 she took over as head coach for the SouthBend Sailfish.

In 2013 she began working as a volunteer assistant coach with the Chester YMCA and continued to coach there until she joined NOVA in the fall of 2018.

Nae really enjoys working with the younger swimmers and watching their confidence grow as she teaches them new skills and techniques. Her first goal is to make sure that every child that she can reach is safe around the water. Her second goal is to provide them with a positive environment in which they can develop their skills and a love for the sport.

Jadyn is a rising sophomore at Virginia Tech. Her swimming career started over 14 years ago. She has been part of the Southbend Swim Team ever since the team started in 2012. Not only has she participated in a summer league swim team, but also swam for NOVA for 5 years. During the 2021 season, Jadyn was a "coach in training" for our team and loved every minute of it! Last season, she was our assistant head coach and is very excited to be back. She has a strong passion for the sport and looks forward to teaching the kids in her community how to swim!