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Chris has been coaching swimming for 16 years. During that time he has coached at all levels, from novices to State Champions and All-Americans. As Club Director, Chris will serve as a liaison between the coaches, parents and the board, assist in training program design and handle meet entries. Chris is an English teacher at Elkhorn High School, where he also coaches the swim team, and is the head coach of the Elkhorn summer recreational swim team. Jay Thiltgen Jay has been coaching for 13 years with experience at levels ranging from summer league to college. He is a graduate of the University of South Dakota where he was a four year letter winner and two year captain of the men's swim program. Currently, Jay is the graphic design teacher and head girls swim coach at Burke High School. Amber-Sky Tucker Coach Amber-Sky Tucker is beginning her third year coaching ACE. She has been involved with the sport of swimming since the age of 14, swimming competitively for a few years in high school and training with the college swim team at the University of South Carolina. Amber-Sky has taught swim lessons locally since 2004 at the YMCA and Prairie Life Fitness Center. She has been actively involved in Midwestern Swimming as a stroke and turn official since 2005. She has coaching experience with the Oak Heights swim team in the 2005 and 2006 seasons and the Elkhorn Summer Swim team in 2007, 2008 and 2009. These experiences have given her the opportunity to work with toddlers to high school students. She tops off this truly well-rounded involvement with the world of swimming by being an active Masters Swimmer since 2006. Ryan Fisher Ryan began swimming competitively in 2001 for Tom Beck and GOAL, then transferred to ACE in the spring of 2006. A four year varsity swimmer for Creighton Prep, Ryan swam at state in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke his sophomore, junior, and senior year. His proudest swimming moment was earning All-America honors as the breaststroke leg of the 200 Medley relay in 2008. Ryan has also been a member of Elkhorn summer recreational swim team, and has worked as a lifeguard at Common Ground. Swimming has been a big part of his life for the past seven years and he can think of no better way to continue in the sport than by coaching the next generation. Lindsey Kline Lindsey is in her first year with the ACE Otters. Lindsey has swam since she was 7 years old for clubs in Midwestern Swimming. During high school, she swam for Millard North High School. Lindsey recently finished her four years of swimming at UNO and earned All American and Academic Honors. She competed at nationals all 4 years. Lindsey holds UNO school records in the 500, 1000, and 1650 free. She is studying speech language pathology. Lindsey is excited to coach for ACE and be on the