Coaching Staff

The Birmingham (YMCA) Blue Dolphins began well over thirty years ago with parent-volunteer coaches in public school pools in Birmingham. In 1968, the YMCA built a pool which gave the team a home. As the team evolved a coach was hired and the team began to grow into the powerhouse it is today. The team has achieved a size which allows it to conduct its workouts by age groups assuring that each swimmer has his/her developmental needs addressed under the guidance of experienced coaches. The coaching staff is made up of new and seasoned coaches, many of whom were BBD swimmers themselves.

	Head Coach: Kevin Fogarty (kfogarty@ashmi.org) Kevin has been the head coach of BBD for over thirty years. Under his tenure, the team has grown from under one hundred to over three hundred swimmers and has won numerous local, state, zone, and national titles and set several national records. Kevin was named the Michigan (US) Coach of the Year for Twelve and under swimmers in 1992, and the YMCA National Coach of the Year in 1999. Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in English Education and a Master’s in Curriculum and Teaching, and is currently working on a Master’s in Administration all from Michigan State. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award twice from the Cranbrook Schools during his time there. He is currently the Director of Curriculum at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills as well as the head coach of the Orchard Lake Country Club Blue Carp Swim Team.
	Senior Coach: Michael Wind (mwind2076@aol.com) Mike is beginning his 13th season as a coach for BBD and is the Head Senior Group coach. Mike swam at Groves High School from 1990-94, and at the Beverly Hills Athletic Club from 1987-94. He was head coach for Beverly Hills Athletic Club from 1998-2004 where he lead his team from a 12th place finish in 1998, to as high as 5th place in 2002. Mike was one of two coaches from Michigan to attend the 1998 National Age Group Coaches Conference at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado. In 2002, Mike was recognized by Swimming World Magazine for having multiple top four finishers at the YMCA National Swim Meet. Mike led the 2008 BBD National Team to a fifth place finish, it's highest in team history. He has coached four different YMCA National Champions and fifteen different Michigan High School State Champions.
	Karen Campbell Karen is beginning her fifteenth year at BBD. She has coached at every level of our program, from the eight and under age group to the national team. Yet she has found her niche with the 9-10 swimmers. She also coached at the Detroit Yacht club from 1995-2000. Currently she spends her summers running a local swimming lessons program. Karen graduated from Western Michigan University in 1995, where she earned a B.A. in Elementary Education. She also earned an M.A. in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University. During the day, she teaches sixth grade science at Cranbrook Kingswood Boys’ Middle School. Karen was an age group swimmer for the Royal Oak Penguins and the Pleasant Ridge Piranhas.
	Robin Coapman (Bio Coming Soon)
	Patrick Deighan (deighanpainters@sbcglobal.net) Pat is a BBD alum and has coach BBD for the past 15 seasons. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and the owner of Deighan Painters Inc. He is married to Katie and they make their home in Birmingham. Pat and Katie have twin girls, Alexis and Haley and a son, Luke. In addition to his ten years with us, Pat has coached locally at Village Athletic Club. While he lived in Georgia, he worked at Dynamo and the Country Club of the South. Pat is also a distinguished marathon runner. He has finished fourth in his age group in the Free Press marathon and he has been a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. Pat’s brothers, Chris, Matt, and James have also been BBD coaches and swimmers. His brother, Joe, and his sister, Caroline, were BBDers as well.
	Holly Diaz (ho778@hotmail.com) This is Holly's 2nd season with BBD's 8 and under age group. After graduating from the University of Evansville in Indiana with a BS in Exercise Science and an Associate in Physical Therapy, she followed her husband Brian (a retired OLY swimmer) to Michigan. Brian and Holly have 2 children; Samantha, who is enjoying her first season with BBD, and Maximiliano, who will soon follow. Holly's participation in swimming included local, regional and national meets for US, YMCA, summer league and Collegiate Division 1 levels from the age of 4 to her retirement with University of Evansville. Holly has provided coaching and YMCA lessons for all skill levels and ages throughout the last 20 years.
	Andrew Laurila (ajlaurila@gmail.com) Andrew is beginning his first season coaching for BBD. He began his swimming career with the Huntington Woods Hurricanes, where he swam from 1995-2005. He also swam for YPAC until 2000, and BBD for several years after that, while attending and swimming for U of D Jesuit High School, where he was a high school state and national qualifier. Andrew graduated in the spring of 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Michigan, where he played club water polo for the Wolverines. Go Blue!
	Rachel Reed (Bio Coming Soon)
	Catherine Russell Catherine returns to BBD this season for her fifth season. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelors degree. Catherine has been involved in swimming programs since she was 10 years old. Her swimming career began as a member of the Pleasant Ridge swim team, Ferndale Barracudas, Mercy High School and the Western Michigan University Swim Team. Catherine's experience is deep, coaching and managing swimmers from pre-team to the high school level for 15 years. She is the Aquatic Manager at Franklin Athletic Club in Southfield running the indoor and outdoor pools as well as teaching swimming to children and adults of all ages. Her three boys have all been involved in competitive swimming programs.
	Phil Schwaiger Phil came to Michigan after graduating from Napa High School when he was recruited by Oakland University. While a swimmer at OU, he was an NCAA Division 2 qualifier. He graduated with a B.A. in Communications. He has coached at BBD since 1992, and at Orchard Lake Country Club since 1993. Along the way, he was the aquatic director at the Birmingham Family YMCA. He is now employed by LaSalle Electric. Phil is married to Stefanie (who is an excellent diving coach) and is the father of Kaden and Gabriel of the BBD team.
	Parker Turczyn Parker is beginning his 3rd season as a BBD coach. He began his swimming career at the age of seven at Pleasant Ridge. He has also represented Poseidon and YPAC. At YPAC he was a national qualifier. Parker has served as an assistant at Pleasant Ridge and is currently employed by the Michigan Catholic Credit Union.
	Anne Williams (anne410@aol.com) This is Anne’s seventh season with BBD. She spends a lot of her hours on deck with the 11-12 age group, but also sees the 9-10s and the senior swimmers on occasion. Anne has assisted down at the YMCA Short Course National meet in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for the past 5 years. Anne swam (and set records) for Seaholm High School from 1995-1998 and with the Oakland Live Y’ers from 1997-2000. Anne went on to Indiana University’s swimming program where she was a two-time Honorable Mention All-American, a two-time Academic All-American and a co-captain of a Big Ten Championship team in 2003. Anne participated in the Olympic Trials held at IUPUI's natatorium in the summer of 2000. Currently, she works full-time for Oakland University’s Athletic Department as their Compliance Coordinator in charge of eligibility and academics for student-athletes. In addition to her degree from Indiana, Anne has a Master’s in Athletic Administration from Wayne State University.
	Alex Zucco (alexzucco@gmail.com) Alex is coming into his second season at BBD. Last year, Alex balanced coaching with his first year at Wayne State University Law School, which ended up being a blessing in disguise since BBD gave him a welcomed distraction from that infamous first year of legal studies. Alex previously graduated from MSU, where he played water polo for two seasons. Individually, he was named as an Academic All-Big Ten performer, and team-wise, he helped the Spartans win the 2005 Big Ten Championship and battle on all the way to a 2nd place finish at the College Water Polo Association National Championship. He started swimming at the age of six for the Forest Hills Water Hogs, swimming there from 1993 to 2005, and also spent time on BBD from 1992 to 2000. Currently, Alex juggles a busy schedule between studying for law school, coaching for BBD, working part-time as a clerk at Oakland County Circuit Court, and spending time with his family and girlfriend. Alex hopes to get a summer associate job with a metro-Detroit area law firm next summer and work towards a successful career specializing in transactions, real estate, turn-around, and business planning.