We are fortunate to have four great coaches on the Seals. They are young and enthusiastic but very accomplished, both as swimmers themselves and as coaches. Above all, they love the sport and communicate that commitment to every swimmer at every level.
Jared joined the Westbrook Seals in November of 2004. Most recently he had been Head Coach at Catherine McAuley from 2002-2005, twice leading the team to a top-three finish in the state. Before that he coached at Western Albermarle High School in Virginia, creating their swim program and leading the girls to the division title and the boys to runner-up in their team's first year — and earning Co-Coach of the Year . He was Head Coach for the 11-15 age group at Charlottesville Youth Aquatic Club and qualified numerous swimmers for the YMCA National Meet. He was also an assistant coach for the senior team, which had a Y-National Champion and a number of All-Americans.
Jared had a distinguished career as a competitive swimmer himself. He qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials (in two events), Junior Nationals and Senior Nationasl, and was an All-American (six events). He was a four-year varsity swimmer at the University of Virginia, where he was the 2000 champion in the 100 Fly in the 2000 Atlantic Coast Conference and a member of the 2000 ACC All Conference Team. Jared received his BA in Sociology from UVA in 2000.
Importantly, Jared has a long history with the Seals, where he was inspired as a young swimmer by his great coaches. This experience really led Jared to find his own career in coaching others.
Jared's coaching philosophy is to provide a hard-working, competitive environment with a focus on a perfect race and stroke technique. This approach is the result of his years of swimming and being coached at an Olympic level, training and competing against Olympic athletes, including world record holder Ed Moses.
But Jared knows how to make sure everyone has fun while learning and developing, too. When he's not at the pool he enjoys surfing, snowboarding, hiking and traveling.
John joined the Seals in the summer of 2005. Before the Seals he was Head Coach at the Lynchburg VA YMCA where he sent two swimmers to Sectionals and six swimmers to the YMCA Nationals. In 2001 John received the co-Coach of the Year Award from Western Albermarle High School in Virginia, eventually becoming Head Coach. Before that, John was the coach for the Charlottesville YMCA Aquatic Club where he had two top-16 age group swimmers.
In addition to coaching the Seals, John has been the Head Coach of the Catherine McAuley Women's Swimming Team for the past five years. In 2007-2008 the McAuley Lions were Class B State Champions.
From 1986 to 1995 John swam for the Lynchburg VA YMCA where he was a YMCA National swimmer. He also qualified for the Junior Nationals in 1995.
John's coaching philosophy focuses on technique. He strongly believes that you should learn to swim correctly before you learn to swim fast! To that end, John brings a very strong technical background to the team.
When John is not focusing on the Seals' swimming technique, he enjoys playing disc golf and stamp collecting.
Nico started his fourteen year swimming career at the age of 8, in Saudi Arabia. For the last 10 years Nico has swum for the our Westbrook Seals. Nico holds numerous Seals team records, and was a multiple event sectional qualifier in 2009. Nico's favorite event is the 100 Butterfly. He continues to compete in Master's swimming. Nico graduated from Deering High School in 2008, and currently attends Southern Maine Community College, majoring in Business. Nico began coaching with the Seals in during the 2009-2010 season. He is also the Assistant Coach for the Westbrook Middle School Swim Team. We are glad to have Nico on board, sharing his love of swimming with our younger swimmers.
Chris Mosley is a Portland, Maine native. He swam competitively for 16 years, for both the Portland Porpoise Swim Club and the Westbrook Seals. While attending Deering High School, his team won the Class A State Championships in 2003 and 2004. Chris was state champion in both the 50 and 100 Free in 2004. Upon graduating from Deering in 2004, he attended Savannah College of Art and Design. In his first year at SCAD he qualified for NAIA Nationals. He placed 20th in the 200 IM and 9th in the 100 Free. Chris now attends the Universtiy of Southern Maine, where he is finishing his graphic design degree. When he is not coaching he enjoys drawing, painting, soccer, and hiking.