Our Coaching Staff

 

 

Laura Cole (Head Coach)

Laura swam competitively for Mount Pearl Synchro as well as NAAC Synchro for 10 years. She has competed at the 1992 NL Summer Games, 3 National Championships, and the 1995 Canada Winter Games. Laura has been coaching with The St. John's Sea Stars (formally NAAC) for 10 years. She has coached at 4 National Championships, the 2003 Canada Games, and is a coach for the 2007 Canada Games. Laura is a Level 3 NCCP coach and is a member of the Coach Management Team for Synchro Canada. She also facilitates levels 1-3 technical courses for Synchro Canada.

 

Meghan Howlett (Solo Coach)

 

Meghan swam for St. John,s (NAAC) for 8 years and has competed at 2 National Championships as well as the 2003 Canada Winter Games. She has been coaching with St. John's for 5 years. Last year was her first year coaching at the competitive level. Meghan is a Level 2 NCCP coach.

 

 

Gillian Reinhard (Tier 3 Coach)

 

Gillian swam for St. John's (NAAC) for 10 years. She has competed at 2 National Championships, as well as the 2003 Canada Winter Games. Jillian is coaching Tier 3  this year and has almost completed Level 2 of the NCCP coaching program.

 

 

 

Ashley Sheppard  (Solo and Duet Coach)

 

Ashley swam with N.A.A.C. Synchro for 6 years. She began coaching pre-competitive in 2000 and has has previously coached Tier 1 and 2. She is  coaching solos and duets this year. Ashley is a Level 1 certified NCCP coach.

 

 

 

 

Alison Delong

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Alison Delong (Tier 1 Coach)

Allison swam competitively for six years with St. John's. She has competed in 3 National Championships and at the 2007 Canada Games in Whitehorse. Allison has been an assistant coach for the St. John's Sea Stars for the past 2 years and is coaching a tier one team this year. She is a fully certified level one and partially certified level 2  NCCP coach.

 

 

 

     Kim Burrage

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Kim Burrage (Tier 5 Coach)

Kim Burrage swam competitively for six years and has been coaching for two. She is a level two certified coach, and she has competed at several National and Eastern Competitions, as well as had the privilege to compete for Team Newfoundland and Labrador at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. She has just finished swimming herself and this is her first time coaching a tier five team. She is very excited to be coaching with her twin sister, Sarah.

 

 

    Sara Burrage

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Sarah Burrage (Tier 5 Coach)

 

Sarah swam competitively for the Sea Stars for six years, and has competed in two National competitions as well, as the 2007 Canada Winter Games. She is a Certified Level 2 coach in the NCCP program, and has been coaching for two years. This is year is her first experience as a Tier 5 coach, and she’s very excited to be given the opportunity to coach alongside her twin sister Kim.

 

 Holly Whelan (Pre-Competitive Coach)

Holly swam competitively with Mount Pearl and St. John's Synchro for 5 years. She has competed at 3 eastern championships, 2 national championships, and also the 2007 Canada Games. Last year was Holly's first year coaching the pre-competitive team and is currently coaching that same level again. Holly is currently working on getting her level 2 .