Jess swam through high school and into college. Her first job out of college was as an assistant aquatics director where she started and coached a masters swim team. Life pulled her away from the water for a while, but the draw of the pool is stronger than the pull of life for her. Her family moved from Washington state to Maryland in 2022 for her to coach the YMCA Blue Crabs for a season, then at Merritt as a substitute coach (still does this in fall and winter). Now she is excited to be part of the Five Oaks Team!

Jess can be reached at [email protected]

Assistant Coach Katie Simpson is returning for her 9th year at Five Oaks. She graduated from Penn State Harrisburg in 2019 with a degree in Civil Engineering and is now a bridge engineer. Katie has also been coaching at the Catonsville Y for 3 years for the YCM Blue Crabs. Katie started her swimming career at Rollingwood and the Catonsville Y before becoming a member, coach, and president of the PSH club swim team. She is so excited to spend her evenings and Saturdays coaching her favorite swim team. Let's have another great summer and more importantly, have fun! If you're interested in swimming year round, feel free to reach out to Coach Katie!

Katie can be reached at [email protected]

Grace Simon, Assistant Coach is excited to be back at Five Oaks for her 2nd year of coaching! Grace grew up swimming with the Barracudas over the summer, where she learned to enjoy the sport and understand the importance of a team. Grace worked as a lifeguard for Five Oaks and has enjoyed teaching swim lessons in her free time. She graduated from Mount de Sales Academy in 2023 and just finished her sophmore year at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she is pursuing a major in Biology with a minor in Exercise Science. Grace is blessed to join this team once again, giving back what she has learned in her time as a swimmer. She is looking forward to a great season full of hard work and fun. Go Cudas!

Grace can be reached at [email protected]

Coach Maya is so excited to be joining Five Oaks for the summer! She grew up in Central Pennsylvania has been swimming since she was seven years old. In middle school, she started swimming year-round with her local YMCA team and went on to swim in high school. Her favorite event was the 500 yard freestyle. In college at Penn State, she kept up swimming through the Club Water Polo team and now swims with the Maryland Masters at UMBC. She also teaches first grade in Baltimore County. Maya is so excited to share her love of swimming with everyone and can't wait for the season. Go barracudas!!!!

Maya can be reached at [email protected]