Catherine began coaching in Colorado in 1994.  She has been the head age group coach for MACS since September of 1998.  She was with the North Jeffco Swim Team for 5 years prior to that.  She is a certified level 3 coach by the American Swim Coaches Association.  Catherine graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1992 with a Bachelors degree in Psychology and minors in English and Philosophy.  While at Bonaventure she was a scholarship member of their Division 1 team.  During her coaching career, Catherine has coached and helped to develop the potential of hundreds of age group swimmers, placing at least one swimmer on the National Age Group Top 16 list for several seasons.  She has coached many state champions and several state record holders, as well as Zone Champions and finalists.  She was chosen by her peers as Colorado Age Group Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002.  She has served as Colorado Co-Age Group Chair and remains an active volunteer with CO Swimming.  In 2003 she was awarded the USA Swimming Outstanding Service Award. 

Catherine is personally responsible for coaching our age group swimmers in groups 3 and 4.  She states: “My goal is to teach the children I work with to love the sport of swimming, and to do this through goal setting, accepting challenges, and always striving towards their potential.  The highest level of our age group program promotes a healthy aerobic base and an excellent technique background which enables our swimmers to be successful at the senior level down the road.  We offer many practice groups and within this team structure we can provide the best possible situation for each athlete.  Whatever your goals are in swimming (exercise, involvement in a sport, or a desire to be at the highest level of the sport) we have a place for you and welcome you to our team.”