Coaches & Directors

Phil Smith

Head Coach - Lakeville

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Phil has been the Head Coach of the STORM since the fall of 2002. In January of 2006, he took over as the president of the non-profit. He primarily works with the SR/JR groups in Lakeville.  Phil serves as a volunteer member of Minnesota Swimming Inc, the governing body of Storm, as the Technical Chair and is also involved with the local ASCA swim chapter.  As an athlete, Phil was an All State athlete six times in high school, he ran cross country and track at the University of Minnesota, and was an All American Triathlete in the summer of 2004.

Chuck Smith

Head Coach - Prior Lake

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Chuck has been with the club since 2003 and the head coach of the Prior Lake offerings since the winter of ‘06. He also became the vice-president of the STORM non-profit in the winter of 2006. Longtime athlete, he was also a six-time All State performer in high school, a letter winner at the U of M for cross country, and an All American Triathlete the summer of 2004. Chuck was also a professional triathlete during the summer of 2005 and placed 27th at the U.S. National Championships.

Claire Bodnaruk

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Claire started age group swimming at the age of 11, continuing through high school as team captain. Summers were spent life guarding and teaching swim lessons. As a member of the Lady Vols Swimming Team at the University of Tennessee in 1981 and 1982, Claire's summers were spent coaching age group swimming and teaching swim lessons. Graduating with a BS degree in Communications, Claire spent the next 13 years working in the field of Broadcast Production and Advertising. Claire is married and has two daughters, Julia and Alena, who swim for STORM. While living in Australia, Claire taught swimming lessons through the Austswim Certification program. She currently has her Coaches Certification with USA Swimming and ASCS.

Julie Stewart

Age Group 1,2 & Intermediate Group Coach

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Julie recently moved from Waddy, Kentucky to Prior Lake, Minnesota. She is a life-long swimmer who coached for several years in Kentucky and is continuing with the passion she has found for coaching here in Minnesota. She primarily works with the IG/AG1,2 teams in Prior Lake.

Jason Dugan

Age Group 1,2 & Intermediate Group Coach

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Jason began swimming competitively at the age of eight in Iowa and continued throughout college. Jason was a team captain and three year letter winner at the University of Northern Iowa. His specialty was long distance freestyle. In addition to swimming competitively, Jason was an age group swimming coach and instructor throughout his summers in college. He has three sons, Max, Owen, and Gavin. Max has been swimming with STORM since Fall of 2006.

Peter Schrock

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Peter owns and operates the Family Swim School located in Lakeville and Eagan, Minnesota. He has coached and assisted many high school and college programs around the country for many years. He will be assisting the team by conducting Technique Nights, focusing on the technique for specfic strokes and turns. He also has a daughter, Carrie, who swims for STORM.

Maggie McMahon

Age Group 1,2 & Intermediate Group Coach

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Maggie, just as many of her swimmers, started swimming at a young age and joined the Lakeville club when in third grade. Maggie swam with the club through the next eight years, swimming at many of the same meets that STORM swimmers compete in today. She also swam for the Lakeville High School varsity team where she focused on distances like the 500 free - her favorite event. Maggie graduated from high school in 2003 and then attended college at the University of Iowa. Maggie now works as a catering coordinator for a family business in Maple Grove. She lives in Lakeville where she contemplates what her next step in life will be. She is certain that she will continue to coach her wonderful swimmers at STORM.

Dan Lindstrom

Age Group 1,2 & Intermediate Group Coach

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Coach Dan Lindstrom comes to the South Metro STORM after spending five years with the Monticello Swim Club. Lindstrom grew up in Scandia, Minnesota and began his swimming career at age six with the Forest Lake Flyers, continuing in high school with Forest Lake. He then moved on to Gustavus Adolphus College for four years where he was captain, helping GAC to three conference titles. Lindstrom has a strong belief in technique training and is looking forward to the opportunity to coach the athletes of the South Metro STORM swim club. When Lindstrom is not coaching, he can be found at his family's cabin on Lake Vermilion, at Wild games and snowboarding. Lindstrom lives in St. Paul.

Craig Braun

Intermediate Group Coach

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Craig swam in high school and at Central Michigan University. While in college, he started coaching during the summer for his city program. Since then, he has coached in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan, working both with school and age group programs. His last position was as head coach for 13 years in Michigan for a YMCA/USA program. After he moved to Minnesota, his desire and love for coaching lead him to the STORM program. He is married to Susan, and they have three grown children.

Jen Irving

Assistant Coach - Lakeville

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Jen joined STORM as an assistant coach in May 2009. She joined the coaching staff after working as a Red Cross swim instructor in Northfield, MN and teaching private swimming lessons. Jen was a highly decorated high school swimmer (and cross country runner) in Texas from 1995-1999. She was a three time all conference (ODAC) swimmer, while swimming at Washington and Lee University (NCAA Division III) and was also a member of the W&L’s varsity cross country team. Jen is fluent in Spanish and loves traveling, especially in Central and South America where she conducted field resersch on sustainable agriculture and forestry. In addition to coaching with STORM, Jen works part time for Carver County doing water quality and environmental monitoring. In her free time, Jen enjoys exploring the great outdoors, tending her garden, and watching over one very large lab and two mischievous cats.

Kelly McGuiggan

Head Coach Apple Valley High School

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Ray Baltera

Head Coach Lakeville North & South Boys

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Nikki Fisher

Head Coach Lakeville North & South Girls

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Julie Linscheid

Head Coach Eagan and Visitation Girls

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