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Alison Soelter Head Coach

When Alison was 8 years old, she fell in love with a t-shirt her best friend wore to school and had to know how she could acquire one. The answer....swimming summer league championships. After some convincing of her parents, Alison joined her local summer league in Kansas not knowing her life was about to embark on amazing journey. With hard work, dedication, and attention to technical detail, Alison went on to make the Olympic Trials in 2004, attend the University of Texas as a member of the Women's Swim team, become an NCAA automatic qualifier, Senior National qualifier and finalist for over 8 years, and qualify for selection for the World University Games. Throughout her career, Alison spent time giving private instruction and working the Longhorn Swim Camp. As a result, she has developed excellent technical instruction skills. Alison is in her eleventh year of high school coaching, with the past nine being at Westlake High School. Alison has also been pursuing a certification in mental performance through the American Association of Sport Psychology, and hopes to be fully certified by this spring! Alison enjoys returning to summer league where her journey began to pass on the love of the sport, develop the next generation, and inspire swimmers to dream big!!

Swim and Dive Coaching Highlights can be found on the lesson page

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Marcy Kirk Splashers Assistant Coach

Marcy began swimming at six years old for Alamo Area Aquatics in San Antonio where she grew up. She quickly became one of the top age group swimmers in the state and went on to be nationally ranked throughout her career. Several obstacles kept Marcy from continuing her swimming career as an athlete but she has always found a way to be involved in the sport she fell in love with over 40 years ago. Marcy started coaching with her neighborhood summer league team as a teenager and from there moved into coaching for several different USA Swimming club teams. In her 30 years of coaching, Marcy has worked with beginners all the way to Olympic Trials Qualifiers. She has been a Head Age Group Coach, Head Senior Coach, and moved into coaching high school swimming after she retired from club coaching in 2012. In her time as a club coach her athletes set a USA Swimming National Age Group Record, broke multiple Texas State records along with LSC records for South Texas and Gulf Swimming. She has coached over 55 top 8 TAGS finalists with 20 of those placing in the Top 3 in their respective events. Marcy was selected to coach the 2010 USA Swimming Southern Zone Select Camp as well as attend the 2009 USA Swimming National Age Group Summit which consisted of the top 25 age group coaches in the country. As a high school coach she has had District champions, Regional champions, and multiple UIL state qualifiers.

Marcy’s love of coaching stems from her desire to help athletes work through the obstacles that are similar to what she faced as an athlete. Teaching swimmers to be in the moment and learning to take the challenges you face head on is what motivates her to continue on this path. Seeing the growth of young people not only in the water, but out of the water as well is one of the most rewarding aspects of working with young athletes and she looks forward to her first season with the Splashers!

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Tommy Higgins Splashers Assistant Coach

Tommy got his first taste of swimming when he was five years old. His older brothers were swimming for the local summer team that was coached by Alison Soelter. Tommy didn’t want to miss out on the fun and joined his brothers on the team. He then swam summer league until the age of 12 when he joined the local club team. Tommy soon started to progress and by the time he was 14 was on his club’s highest squad. Tommy has had success in both high school swimming and club swimming. Tommy has made finals at the Kansas State swim meet where he has been Second Team All State for two years, and First Team All State for two years as well. On the club level Tommy has been a member of the Missouri Valley LSC All-Star team and Zone team. He has also qualified for the USA Futures meet and NCSA’s Spring Junior Nationals meet. He is currently taking a gap year and training with WOW aquatics club and getting his EMT. 

Tommy has coached his local summer team in Kansas for the past four years and has also helped coach his local Special Olympics swim team. He loves having a way to pass on his knowledge of the sport of swimming, and being a positive role model in swimmers lives the way that his coaches have been in his life. He is very excited to help coach the Splashers swim team this summer!

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Jack Riley Assistant Coach

Jack is an experienced swimmer with a strong passion for helping young athletes develop their skills in the pool. He began his swim journey at the early age of five, swimming for the Travis County Sharks. From that point on, Jack's love for the sport only grew stronger, and he spent countless hours at his community pool and swim practice.

After moving to Cuernavaca at the age of 12, Jack continued to excel in the pool, swimming for the Lake Hills Splashers for five years. During his fifth year, he was promoted to assistant coach, where he coached and inspired young swimmers to reach their full potential. In addition, Jack has been a head lifeguard at the Lake Hills Community Pool for three years, demonstrating his commitment to ensuring the safety of all pool patrons.

With a fully certified lifeguard status and a Red Cross CPR certification, Jack brings a high level of professionalism and expertise to his role as a swimming coach. He takes great pride in watching young athletes grow and improve their skills, and derives immense satisfaction from seeing them achieve success in the pool. 

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Barrett Garrison Splashers Assistant Coach
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