BEAUMONT BARRACUDAS
COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH HENRY MILLER
Coach Henry joined BYB as an assistant coach in September 2023 and was promoted to Head Coach a month later. During the past two seasons, he has coached numerous young swimmers from the beginner level to being ranked among the top swimmers in the nation in their age group. He was a 4-year Division 1 collegiate swimmer for the University of Kentucky, where he was a multiple event SEC Championship finalist. He has been involved with the sport of swimming for most of his life and started swimming for his local YMCA team at the age of 8. He graduated from UK in 2023 and has been coaching ever since.
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ASSISTANT COACH ERIC ATNIP
This is Eric’s second time around in coaching age group swimmers. He was a USA Swimming age group coach, and a Master’s Swimming coach while in college at the University of Kentucky. In addition, Eric was a triathlon coach for over ten years working with athletes of all abilities to reach their personal goals. Eric is passionate about swimming and wants to help our swim team reach their goals.
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ASSISTANT COACH MCKENZIE CORDELL
McKenzie began coaching USA Swimming and summer league swim teams while in college. She took time away from coaching during graduate studies but returned to the swimming world in 2024 as an assistant for BYB. McKenzie aims to make swimming a positive and fun learning environment that allows kids to challenge themselves. She recently began competing in triathlons to keep her own swimming skills sharp and enjoys other activities such as paddleboarding and pickleball. Coach McKenzie is excited for a new season with the Barracudas.
ASSISTANT COACH CHRISTIAN RUDDY
Coach Chrislyn has grown up swimming and coaching in Lexington. With over 10 years of coaching experience, she has worked with swimmers at every level—from age group to high school to Masters Coaching and summer league. Chrislyn enjoys working with swimmers of all ages and abilities and is passionate about helping each athlete grow not only in the pool, but also as individuals outside of it.
ASSISTANT COACH BETH ATNIP
Beth joined BYB in 2024 as an assistant coach and is a USA Swimming Shield Certified Coach. She was previously a youth swim instructor, as well as a Triathlon Coach for over 10 years, working with athletes of all ages and abilities. She has also been an avid swimmer for her entire life and enjoys helping swimmers learn the fundamentals of stroke technique as well as improving their performance.
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