COACHES CORNER

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Hello Hornets!

I am very thrilled about another swim season at HL!!  

We have a lot of new families that have joined our team this year and I’m excited to show them our team spirit and welcome them to being a part of Hamilton Lakes Hornets. This season, coach Jordan and coach Eric will be returning to our staff.   I am happy to Welcome Elizabeth Freeze and Elizabeth Grady to our coaching staff as well! Elizabeth Freeze is new to our area from Georgia and has a great deal of swimming and coaching experience. Elizabeth Grady is a swimmer on our team and will be working with the 6 and unders. I know both of these lovely ladies will be a great addition to our staff!

We have already started pre-season practices. This is the first year we have started swimming before “Jive at the Hive”. I am pleased with the amount of attendance I have seen thus far. It’s very important for our swimmers that have not been in the water since city meet to get a tune up. Our first meet is June 7th at Friendly.

 

I’m VERY excited for the best part of the summer!!  GO HORNETS!

 

Coach Catherine

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Hornets Coaching Team

We are so happy to have five Hornet Team Coaches for the 2011 Season.

Catherine Cecchini will be back as our head coach for a fourth year. For those who are new to the team, Catherine has been around the pool for years. Besides being an assistant coach in the past, she swum for HL for ten years, as well as swimming for GSA and Wesleyan Christian Academy in High School. Catherine is certified as a" Water Safety Instructor." She graduated in December, 2009 from Appalachian State University with a degree in elementary education, and is currently teaching 2nd grade at Nathanael Greene Elementary in Liberty, NC. She coached the Watauga High School Swim Team for 2 years in college. Catherine  was also the head coach for Elks Greensboro in 2008. Because of her long history at Hamilton, her knowledge of swimming, and the excitement she brings, we know this will be a great season! Welcome back Catherine!

Jordan Rogers attends Duke University taking pre-med classes.  This is Jordan's forth year as a Hornet Coach.He has been swimming since he was 6. Jordan started swimming competitively at the age of 10 with High Point Swim Club, then moved to Greensboro City YMCA, and then Greensboro Swimming association at around 12 or 13. He swam for Adams Farm for 3-4 years, Grandover for two years, and joined Hamilton five years ago. Jordan was ranked as All State in swimming in high-school state swimming. We look forward to a great season with Jordan.

Eric Kaylor is in his eleventh year as a Hamilton Hornet and his second year coaching. He also swam for Greensboro Swimming Association for four years. He is rising junior at Western Guilford High School, and is on the swim team, soccer team, and lacrosse team. He started to swim competitively when he was six. Outside of school sports he has been playing club soccer for seven years. He looks forward to another great season with the Hornets!

Elizabeth Freeze is new to both Hamilton Lakes and to Greensboro. From 5 to 18 she swam on her neighborhood summer league team in Atlanta and loved every minute. She has close to 10 summers of coaching experience as well and is excited to get to know the Hornets swimmers. Elizabeth and her husband, both graduates of Davidson College, recently bought a home in Hamilton Lakes and couldn't be more pleased to live in such a wonderful neighborhood. Elizabeth now works in Development at Habitat for Humanity in Greensboro.

Elizabeth Grady is a rising junior at Western Guilford High School who swims year-round with the Greensboro Swimming Association. She has been swimming since she was 4 years old – she swam for Adams Farm for 7 years and joined Hamilton Lakes 4 years ago after moving from Adams Farm. During the winter months, she competes for her high school along with GSA, where she recently was awarded most improved for 15-18 girls. Elizabeth is also involved in community services – she tutors/reads to elementary students, assists a brownie troop and teaches 2nd graders at Westover Church on Sundays. She loves working with young children and is thrilled to have the opportunity to assist in coaching 6 and unders this summer at Hamilton!