chris bley

 

Chris Bley

Chris has been the Head Coach for the BAACfins since 2005.  Prior to coaching there he was the Head coach for the Bannister Neighborhood Swim Team in Waldorf, Maryland from 1998-2004 He was an assistant coach for Fort Washington Swim Team from 1995-1997 where he grew up and learned to swim.  He graduated from Salem-Teikyo University, where he swam, in 2000.  He holds a degree in Secondary Ed Biology and currently teaches 8th grade science at Magnolia Middle School.  He is also currently the Head Coach at Joppatowne High School and has coached at Oxon Hill High School before moving to Harford County in 2004.

 

Jason Loiland

Jason began swimming on the BAAC Summer Swim Team in 1996, it's inaugural season, when he was 8 years old.  He then joined the BAAC year round team the following year.  He competed for both teams until he graduated from Bel Air High School in 2006. Jason also swam for his high school team for four years, and was captain of the team his senior year.  Jason has been an assistant swim coach for the BAACfins summer team since 2005.  Currently, Jason attends UMBC pursuing a double degree in Biochemical Engineering and Music.

lisa king

 

Lisa King

Lisa has been swimming year round since the age of four.  She started swimming at Meadowbrook Swim Club in the summers and Jersey Wahoos year round. Both clubs are located in New Jersey.  Lisa then moved to Bel Air, entering 9th grade at C. Milton Wright High School.  She played field hockey and swam all four years at CMW.  She also played lacrosse and ran distance track each for two years.  In addition, Lisa also swam for the Bel Air Athletic Club in the summers and year round.  Lisa King has been working at BAAC since the age of fourteen, where she is a lifeguard, swim coach, and a private and group swim instructor.  She is currently attending York College of Pennsylvania for nursing.  Lisa is entering her sophomore year where she plays field hockey and plans to swim this year for the Spartans.

jack gottschalk

 

  

Jack Gottschalk

Jack began swimming on the Rock Spring Swim Club summer swim team when he was 8 years old, in 1999.  He joined the BAAC year round swim team five years later in 2004 and the BAACFins summer team in 2006.  He has competed for his high school swim team for four years, and led them to two Maryland State Championships, earning four individual and four relay state titles.  Jack has been an assistant swim coach for the BAACfins summer team since 2007.  Jack will attend York College of Pennsylvania this fall, majoring in Marketing and German, where he plans to swim for the Spartans.
 Nate Welsh

 

Nate Welsh

Nate has been swimming since he was 6 years old.  He began as a Fountain Green Dolphin and moved to a few other teams before settling in at BAAC.  Nate swam for four years at Bel Air High School where he was a leading contributor for the men's team.  Nate graduated in 2007 and now attends York College of Pennsylvania where he is a Sport Management major and a member of the men's swim team.  He will be returning to York next year as a sophomore and will be swimming and playing club lacrosse.