Sea Devils' Coaches
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| Cortney Berryman - berryman@swimvaoaks.com | Head Coach |
I'm Cortney, and I'm 21 years old. I go to school at NVCC, which allows me to be in school and coach locally at the same time. I am ASCA level 1 certified, as well as certified in CPR, First Aid, and Safety Training for swim coaches. I'm in my last semester of the Interpreting program there, and I am a certified interpreter for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. I've been coaching for 5 years on various different teams and am entering my third year as a coach for Curl-Burke West. My favorite event is the 100 IM, and I love teaching Butterfly. My favorite kind of candy is Twizzlers, and frozen Snickers bars. Some of my favorite memories are from swimming on summer teams, and I hope each of you will make some memories like that with me this year! |
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| Addie Smith - addieloves2swim@aol.com | Assistant Coach |
Hi, my name is Addie Smith and I am returning to the Sea Devils as a coach after a year of injury. I have been swimming since the age of 6 and love the sport. I also have swum for Battlefield High School, Mason Makos, and Patriot Swim Club. My favorite stroke is backstroke, but I also love freestyle. Away from the pool, you can find me watching hockey games and Chuck while enjoying my favorite candy, Tootsie Rolls. I am happy to be back this season to see all of you! This season is going to be great! |
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| Bobby Lerch - rjlerch@aol.com | Assistant Coach |
My name is Bobby Lerch and I am 17 years old turning 18 in early June. I am currently attending Battlefield High School however I will be attending college next fall. My favorite sweet snack is gummy bears. I have been a member of the Virginia Oaks swim team since the teams first year when I was seven. Outside of summer swim I swam for various year round swim clubs, including Makos, Patriots, and Curl Burke, for the past seven years. I have also been on the Battlefield high school swim team each of my high school years. I have been an assistant coach for Virginia Oaks for the past two years, as well as a peer coach for the two years prior to my assistant coaching. Now entering my third year coaching I hope my experience will help me pass on my passion for swimming to the wonderful and enthusiastic young swimmers on our team. |
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| Christian Berryman - cdmbswimmer@gmail.com | Assistant Coach |
I'm 15 years old, have been home schooled my whole life, and am currently dual enrolled at NOVA with my sister. I am taking my second semester of American Sign Language (ASL) there right now, and wish to continue into that field of study once I am enrolled full time in college. My favorite stroke is breast stroke, however my best stroke is freestyle. I love video games, but rarely get a chance to play them, which is probably a very good thing. :) I'm looking forward to coaching on this team and hope to have a very memorably experience. |
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| Holly Criscuolo - Cmark760@aol.com | Assistant Coach |
I’m Holly Criscuolo; I am 16 years old and attend school at Battlefield High school. Where I have qualified for states as both a freshman and a sophomore and am hoping to do at again as a junior and as a senior. My best events are the 100 meter butterfly and the 100 meter freestyle, although I am nationally ranked in all four strokes including the IM. I have made all sorts of meets such as the Junior Olympics, Junior Champs, senior champs, Tom Dolan, sectionals and am very close to my Junior National cuts. My favorite type of candy is just plain and simple Hershey chocolate. I have been coaching for two years, but have been peer coaching for years before that. I have also been with Virginia Oaks Sea Devils since I was 6 years old. I have been swimming year round since I was 10 years old and have been on Makos, Patriots, and now Curl-Burke. And I hope to make this year one that your kids and I will never forget. |
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| Kevin Rooney - kevinRrooney@gmail.com | Assistant Coach |
Hi I'm Kevin! I am currently a Senior at Battlefield High School where i swam for all four years. I have been on the Sea Devils Swim Team since the very beginning. I've also swum for QDD, OCCS, Makos and Curl Burke and I currently work at the GMU Freedom Center as a lifeguard and swim instructor. This is my Third year as an Assistant Coach for VOSD. My Favorite stroke is backstroke. I love working with other swimmers and watching them improve and am looking forward to another great season. |
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| Stephanie Bolton - stephbolton1@aol.com | Assistant Coach |
My name is Stephanie and I am 16 years old. I am a Junior at Battlefield High School. I began coaching for Virginia Oaks when I was 11, as one of the original Peer Coaches. This past fall, I also began coaching for Curl-Burke Swim Club. I have been swimming for 10 years on various year-round teams, Virginia Oaks, and Battlefield High School. My favorite events to swim are freestyle, breaststroke, and the IM. My favorite kind of candy is Gummy Bears and sometimes, I like to talk in funny voices. For me, summer swim team has always been an experience I have looked forward to and I hope that each of you will feel the same way and be able to leave practices and meets with a smile on your face :) |
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| Vaughn Franklin | Assistant Coach |
Hey guys! My name is Vaughn Franklin, the penultimate child of 8. Swimming has always been one of my favorite and most fond memories. When I moved here from Washington state in 2003 I joined the team which has become my family. VA Oaks Sea Devils Rock! Coaching is the best job anyone can have and I am proud to represent and coach the kids here at VA Oaks. I leave the pool each day feeling accomplished and inspired by my own swimmers tanacity to perfect their stroke, dive and technique. Most of the time it is the smallest things they do that have the greatest impact on how I coach and think. I feel like they teach me everyday, how to appreciate everything and enjoy those little things in life. My swimmers always keep me smiling, laughing and having a blast. Anyway, I just graduated from Battlefield High School and will be attending Virginia Tech next year, hopefully majoring in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, I will be a member of the Air Force ROTC at Viriginia Tech’s Corp of Cadets next year. Unfortunately, This is my last year swimming for VOSD. Go Sea Devils! |
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| Jenna Brady - jenlynbrady@aim.com | Developmental Head Coach |
My name is Jenna Brady. I am 17 years old and am a junior at Battlefield High School and my favorite candy is Skittles. I have been swimming for the Virginia Oaks Sea Devils for 9 years. I have swum year round on swim teams such as Makos, Patriots and Curl-Burke since 2005. I am also on my high school’s swim team. My favorite stroke is breast stroke; however, I enjoy swimming the other strokes as well. I am lifeguard, first aid and CPR certified. This is my third year being a member of the VOSD coaching staff. I love working with children and watching them grow and improve throughout the season. |
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| Lyndsay Santoro - berlynge@comcast.net | Developmental Head Coach |
Hi! My name is Lyndsay Santoro and I’m 17 years old. I’m a senior at Wakefield School in the Plains. This past winter I swam for the Wakefield swim team and was elected captain as well as the past 2 years at my old school, Notre Dame Academy. I’ve lived in Virginia Oaks for 10 years and have been a part of the team the entire time. This will be my third year being a coach for this amazing team. This will also be my third year giving private lessons. I love being able to watch a little boy or girl overcome their fear of the water and take those first steps into swimming. Over the years I’ve swum for different year round teams and have learned a lot and enjoyed them very much. I love the summertime, being with my friends and teaching the sport I love. I love anything chocolate and super sweet. I’m so excited to make tons of fun and amazing memories with this team this summer. |
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