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Head Coach Steve Franz:
Steve Franz will be
returning to coach the
Marlins again this summer.
Steve's swimming obsession
began at the age of 4 years
old, swimming for the
Pinegate Swim team. His
love for the sport took him
to the Central YMCA, Lake
Erie Silver Dolphins and the
University Swim club.
During the off season, Coach
Steve completed his teaching
degree at the University of
Dayton. He also acts as
assistant head coach for the
Riverside High School swim
team.
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Coach
Robert Haag:
Bob began coaching at The
Lake County Central YMCA as
an assistant (before they
were the Penguins – they
used to be the Piranhas!) He
was head coach at Pinegate
for 9 years from the mid
80’s to the early 90’s and
Assistant Coach at Mentor
High School in 1984. He
became Head coach at Mentor
High School from 1985 –
1993. Bob was an Assistant
Coach (13-15’s) for the
Mentor Marlins in 2004-2005.
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Coach Michaela Hahn-Lawson:
Michaela swam for the Mentor
Marlins from ages 5 -15. She
was a High School All
American. This is Michaela’s
second season as a coach,
having been the 9 – 10 Coach
for the Mentor Marlins in
2004. She swam four years
at The Ohio University and
was a four time All Mid
American Conference
Selection and Mid American
Conference Champion three
times as a member of
relays. Swimming the
breaststroke leg, Michaela
was a University Record
setter in the 200 Medley
Relay last year en-route to
winning a team Conference
Championship. She is on The
Ohio University All Time Top
Ten in four individual
events (200 IM, 400 IM, 100
Breast, and 200 Breast) and
several relays.
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Coach Oliver Curwen:
Oliver first coached
the Marlins as the 11-12 coach in 2006,
and again in 2008. He has coached the
Lake County Central YMCA Penguins since
the 2006-7 season, as well as assisting
the Notre Dame College swim team in
2007. Oliver grew up swimming in
Toronto, Ontario, for Northern Secondary
School, and also swam at Laurentian
University in Sudbury, Ontario under the
guidance of former Canadian Olympic
coach Jeno Tihanyi.
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Coach Carrie Kaczmarek:
This
is Carrie's second season
coaching the 8 & unders on
the Mentor Marlins. She
started swimming with the
Marlins at the age of 8 and
Lake Erie Silver Dolphins at
the age of 10. This past
winter, she finished up her
high school swimming career
at Riverside where she was
co-captain of her team. In
the summer, Carrie also
lifeguards and teaches swim
lessons at the Outdoor
Family Center in Perry.
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Coach Matt Weber: Matt
has been a volunteer coach for the past two summers and
this year will be his first year coaching the 8 & under
group. He swam with the Marlins from 7 years old until
he graduated in 2007. He is a graduating senior from
Mentor High School where he was co-captain this previous
winter.
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