Adam Wise is a highly experienced and passionate swim coach who has worked with some of the best in the industry. He got his start as an assistant coach with the Central Florida Marlins, before moving on to the FAST Falcons in Ocala, Florida, where he learned from world-renowned coaches in the sport. During his time there, he coached top-10 nationally ranked age group swimmers, as well as high-performing swimmers at the Florida state level. In addition to his work with the FAST Falcons, Adam also had the opportunity to lead the Forest High School swim team, where he guided his athletes to become FHSAA State Champions and helped break school records along the way.

Adam is not only a highly skilled coach, but he is also passionate about the impact the sport can have on an athlete's life. He understands that the development of an athlete goes beyond just physical training in the water and places a strong emphasis on their psychological growth. Adam believes that a well-rounded athlete not only performs at a high level in the pool, but also develops valuable life skills such as leadership, determination, and resilience.

As a coach, Adam stresses the importance of creating a positive and supportive environment where athletes can grow and thrive. He encourages his athletes to lead by example, both in and out of the pool, and empowers them to become role models for their peers.

Now, as the new Head Coach of the Pleasant Prairie Patriots, Adam is eager to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to a new team. With the resources and expertise at his disposal, he is committed to helping athletes reach their full potential and become elite performers in the sport of swimming.

Coach Megan grew up in Oak Park, Illinois where she started her swimming career at the age of 7 with TOPS(The Oak Park Swimmers). As a high school swimmer she attended Oak Park River Forest HS where Megan was a part of both the 1988-’89 and 1989-’90 Girls High School State Championship Swim Teams. During her Junior and Senior years she was a Top 12 finisher in the 100 backstroke and a member of the top 12 finishing 400 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay.

Megan was recruited and received a scholarship to swim for Illinois State University. While attending ISU she received a degree in Exercise Physiology with a minor in Athletic Training.

After graduating from ISU, Megan worked at The Wheaton Sport Center (WSC) where she was a personal trainer and the Aquatics Director. While leading the Aquatics Department, she built on the existing swim lesson program to include Advanced Stroke Clinics, a Master Swim Team, a Triathlon Training Group and started the Wheaton Stingrays Swim Team.  Prior to her time at the WSC she also coached age group swimming with the Academy Bullets and JV Coach for the Rosary Beads Girls Swim Team.

In 2009, Megan and her family moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin.  Her two oldest daughters joined the Patriots in 2013, her third daughter joined not long after that.  In 2018, when Megan’s 4th daughter joined the team, she was asked to help coach the Barracudas and has been with us helping out wherever she has been needed.

She truly enjoys coaching this level!  She loves seeing your children learn and grow into confident young swimmers.

Cece started her competitive swimming career in Minnesota at age 11. At 16 she went on to compete at the junior national level. She was team captain of her high school team and team manager for the boys team.

She went on to swim D1 at UW-Milwaukee as a Panther. Cece was a captain of the team her senior year. She swam primarily butterfly and sprint free. Cece graduated with a degree in film. She has been a swim instructor for the past eight years.

Coach Colleen grew up here in Southeastern Wisconsin and swam competitively for more than 10 years. After finishing a Bachelors of Business Administration at UW, she headed West and lived in various cities in Southern and Northern California over the past 25 years. She continued her love of swimming and training through Masters Swimming in San Diego where she went to graduate school in a joint program at UCSD and UCLA earning dual Master's degrees in Pacific International Affairs and Business Administration. Her career has been a mix of entrepreneurial, corporate and consulting roles in global supply chain and operations leadership in and around the sports arena including Callaway Golf, Easton Baseball and Hockey's global supply chains, Vista International's global operations for Bushnell, Bell, Giro, Camlebak and many other brands. Colleen loves the sport of swimming and is motivated to help kids build confidence, self-esteem, discipline and understand the rewards of being part of team, and is super excited about being part of the Patriots coaching staff. 

Heather Wulterkens swam competitively starting at the age of 8, with the Stevens Point YMCA Dolphins, and concluded her competitive career as a Blugold, swimming for the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.  In addition to competitive swimming, Heather worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor throughout high school and college. She has also served as an official for swim meets. Heather holds a bachelor's degree in communication disorders (UW-Eau Claire) and a Doctorate of Audiology (Central Michigan University).

Sam Wulterkens is an educator, first and foremost.  He was never able to swim competitively in the small community where he grew up (Stanley, WI), but has worked around water for much of his life. Sam was a Red Cross certified lifeguard along with being certified for the same with the Boy Scouts of America.  Sam worked on the waterfront at Phillips Scout Reservation, where he taught swimming, lifeguarding, small boat sailing, motorboating, and water skiing merit badges. In college Sam taught swim lessons and worked as a lifeguard at the YMCA.  Sam earned a bachelor of music education - choral music emphasis, from UW-Eau Claire, and a Masters in Music Education from Central Michigan University.

A native of Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, James attended LakeView Technology Academy and played volleyball at Tremper High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he majored in Kinesiology with a focus in Exercise and Movement Science and received a certificate in Promoting Activity for Diverse Abilities. James is currently a Personal Trainer in the Fitness Department of the RecPlex and works with multiple sports teams.  

A thousand years later:

Coach Erin swam on the original Barracuda Swim Team (BST) as an age group and high school swimmer.  During the high school seasons, she swam for and was the captain of the Kenosha Tremper Girls Swim Team. She taught swimming lessons for the Barracuda Feeder Team throughout high school as well. During college, she became an assistant coach for the Barracuda Swim Team and coached for 8 years (novice, intermediate, junior and senior levels). After graduating with a degree in Applied Mathematics, she took a job with Adolph Kiefer & Associates in Team Sales working with brand suppliers and swim teams around the US for outfitting and equipment needs. She was also a member of the Event Marketing team at Kiefer for 5 years traveling to national swim meets, vendor conferences, aquatics conferences, coaching conferences and was able to meet some very fast swimmers!! She joined the Carthage Masters swim team for 2 years competing in masters meets around the area and Masters Nationals both years. Since then, she got married, started a family and has been working as an actuarial and data analyst. Coach Erin’s kids have taken up swimming and brought her back to the sport.  She’s very happy to be back at the pool again. She hopes all the Patriots athletes she works with learn to love swimming as much as she does.