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Dave Ferris, National Team Head Coach/Director Dave Ferris is the founder of Long Island Aquatic Club and has served as its Head coach since 1979. Ferris has been a USA Swimming National Team Coach since 1995. Since that time he has served as a Coach for USA teams competing at the World University Games, (Korea 2003) and National Junior Team Competition, (Australia 2006). His swimmers have competed nationally and internationally for the United States winning national championships and medaling at international competitions. Under Ferris’s direction Long Island Aquatic Club has grown from a small team of 40 swimmers into one of the finest grass-roots programs in the country. LIAC has been a USA Swimming National Team of Excellence since the programs inception in 2002. Since 1990 LIAC has one more Metropolitan and Northeast Sectional Championships than any other Metropolitan team. Ferris holds a Bachelors degree from Springfield College, Ma. and a Masters degree from Adelphi University. |
Ginny Nussbaum, Elite Team Associate Head Coach Ginny Nussbaum has been with Long Island Aquatic Club as a coach since 1989. A former LIAC swimmer Ginny has served as LIAC’s Head Age Group Coach for 8 years before moving to her position as a national team coach in 1998. She is instrumental in transitioning LIAC swimmers from the age group level to senior level swimming and is directly responsible for the development of many of LIAC’s national level swimmers. Well respected at the national level, Ginny has been a member of the USA Swimming Club Development Committee. Ginny holds a Bachelors degree from Saint Bonaventure and a Masters from Adelphi University.
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Alexis Skelos, Senior Team Alexis
serves as LIAC's Senior Team Coach working primarily
with swimmers 13 and up. In that role Alexis is responsible
for molding swimmers with varying abilities and backgrounds into
competitive
swimmers who are prepared to reach their potential. Alexis
started her swimming career with LIAC. She
brings a wealth of knowledge of technique and competition to the
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Gabriella Sofia, Junior A and Red Team Gabriella joined the coaching staff in the spring of 2007. Gabby is a former national level swimmer. |
Amy
Taylor, Blue and Red
Team |
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