Founder/Owner

Lead Coach: Vampire Squid Yellow

Lead Coach: Kraken 2 (K2)

Andy is the Owner of SlipStream Aquatics and is extremely proud to lead a team that is inclusive to everyone.  As SSA continues to grow, it is Andy's vision and direction that sustains a culture of individualization, inclusion, excellence, and community difficult to find elsewhere in club swimming.  At meets, you are likely to see and hear Andy supporting not only his own kiddos but any/all SSA swimmers in the water.  

Andy has been coaching since 2003 at the club, high school, and summer league levels.  He has coached many kids of all ages and abilities during his 20+years of coaching.  His dedication to the sport of swimming at all levels has been recognized, and he continues to excel as the Swim and Dive Coach at LHS (Women's/Men's teams).

When he is not on the pool deck, Andy enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, attempting to still play basketball, watching movies, and eating oreos or ice cream!  He is thrilled to work with so many great coaches and swimmers!

SSA Head Coach

Lead Coach: Colossal Squid

Lead Coach: Kraken Elite (KE)

Coach Alex started swimming year-round for the Jersey Storm at 11 years old after his doctor told him it would help cure his asthma. After moving to South Carolina, he continued his swimming career with Ridge View High School and on Clemson's club team. He was a multi-sport athlete through middle school and high school, running track and playing lacrosse along with swimming.

He started his coaching career in 2009 for his summer league team and, after college, went into club coaching with the YMCA of Columbia Swim Club. Over the 8 years with YCSC, he helped grow the Northeast site from 50 to 150+ swimmers and coached swimmers of all ages and abilities. He has had the honor of coaching numerous swimmers at the State, Regional, Sectional, and Y-National level. He also started a local Masters Swimmer program for the YMCA, the Soda City Swarm.

Alex is a swim nerd in and out of the pool, always learning, talking, and applying new techniques in the evolving sport. He also works at SwimLabs - Highlands Ranch, where he gets to spread the joy of the water. He is a big proponent of building a positive team culture through discussing the mental aspects of training, supporting friendly competition, and keeping the sport fun! It is his passion to develop kids not just as athletes but as good people!

Outside of swimming, Alex enjoys anything related to sports, food or the music scene. If he's not near a pool, he is most likely hanging out with his wife, Macy, and their Golden Retriever Nola. 

He is stoked to lead SSA and help our swim community grow into one of the best clubs in Colorado! 

SSA Mental Performance Coach

Lead Coach: Giant Cuttlefish

Lead Coach: Colossal Squid

Coach Christina has over 25 years of coaching experience and over 10 years of competitive swimming experience. She was a multi-sport athlete from elementary school through high school, ultimately choosing to focus on swimming in college. As a coach, she aims to help each swimmer become the best version of themselves while developing a lifelong love of the sport. She has coached swimmers of all abilities from developmental to Junior National qualifiers, and many of her swimmers have gone on to compete at all levels of collegiate athletics.

Christina recently completed a Master's degree in Kinesiology with a focus in Applied Sport Psychology at Adams State University. Through this program, she developed tools for performance excellence that support building trusting relationships, well-being, autonomy, confidence, and focus. Her approach supports individual development, not only as a performer, but as a whole person.

Before joining SlipStream, Christina coached for nine years as an age group and senior level coach at ACES Swim Club, two years as an age group/senior/masters coach with CAC Stingrays, and six years as the Head Coach for the Castle Pines Storm Swim Team (MHSL). Her expertise has been recognized on numerous occasions, including the selection as a coach for the Colorado Age Group Camp, the Colorado All Star Team, the Colorado Zone Team, USA Swimming's Western Zone Diversity Select Camp (2022), and USA Swimming's National Diversity Select Camp (2023). She just finished her 13th season as the Head Coach for the Highlands Ranch High School Boys' Swim & Dive Team.

Christina is originally from Virginia and is a proud University of Chicago alumna (A.B. History). Prior to her move to Colorado, she spent six years as an age group coach at Nation's Capital Swim Club in Alexandria, VA. She also coached at Falls Church High School (four years as the Head Coach and two years as an assistant coach) and spent four years as the Head Coach at Mount Vernon Country Club. Her first coaching position was in 1998 as an assistant coach with the summer league team where she first learned to compete.

Off the pool deck, Christina loves to read, seek out new boba tea places, test out new recipes, and is a busy mom to two very active boys (who are also proud SlipStream swimmers). Christina lives in Parker with her husband Tim, and sons Theodore and Gabriel.

Lead Coach: Cuttlefish White

Assistant Coach: Cuttlefish Red

Coach Maddie began swimming with the Wildcat Ridge Tigersharks at 10 years old and swam summer league on and off until high school, where she swam all 4 years for the Rock Canyon Jaguars and loved every minute. 

She began her coaching career with the Tigersharks as a junior volunteer coach in 2013 and worked her way up to Head Coach in 2018. She was Head Coach of the Tigersharks from 2018-2022 (taking the summer of 2020 off, unfortunately). With the Tigersharks, Coach Maddie won the championship meet in 2021, but the award she is most proud of is the Sportsmanship Award that same season. Her favorite parts of being a swim coach are building an incredible community and helping her swimmers to better themselves every day, in and out of the water. 

Coach Maddie was raised right here in Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University in 2020 with a BS in Biomedical Sciences. She now works in the Clinical Research industry in pharmaceuticals. 

When not on the pool deck, Coach Maddie can be found spending time with her new husband, Max, and their dog, Reggie. She loves to cook and bake, and enjoys spending time in the gym (because life is about balance).

Lead Coach Cuttlefish Red (Effective September 1 2025)

Assistant Coach Cuttlefish White (Effective September 1 2025)

Coach Aleks brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to coaching...specifically with high-level competitive teams in Colorado.  Most recently, Aleks was a Coach for HRA.  He worked with every age group and every ability level at some point.  Aleks is a dedicated coach and shares the Mission and Vision of SlipStream Aquatics.  He has been coaching club and summer teams for the past 15 years!  Aleks is the current Head Coach for the Foxridge Foxes Sumer League Team. 

Aleks grew up swimming club and summer team and fell in love with the sport.  He is motivated to pass on his love for the sport to all the swimmers he gets to interact with throughout the year.  If you ask him what the best stroke is, he probably will say that "BREASTSTROKE IS THE BEST STROKE".  So if you ever need to fix that scissor kick, he's your guy!

Aleks moved here at an early age from Russia with his family and has lived in the Denver area ever since.  He spends his free time with his wife, his 4 year old daughter and their 3 dogs!

Lead Coach: Cuttlefish Yellow

Coach Anne has been a leader in the south metro swim community for over 30 years.  Her background in Physical Education/Sports Medicine prepared her for coaching all levels and ages. She was a head coach for the Ben Franklin swim team for 28 years and previously coached for HRA as an age group coach. She also enjoys coaching JV swimmers during Girls' Swim and Dive Season at Heritage High School.

Anne is also the Aquatics Coordinator for South Suburban Parks and Recreation, where she oversees the Buck Recreation Center, as well as the Franklin and Harlow pools.

Outside of coaching, Anne enjoys her daily walks and swims. She also enjoys spending time with family and friends.

She is extremely passionate about swimming and helping swimmers find their love for the sport. Anne is super excited to be part of such a wonderful team! 

Assistant Coach: Giant Cuttlefish

Coach Dena started swimming competitively at the age of 7 in Southern California for the Santa Maria Swim Club. She competed at the Junior and Senior National level and continued on to compete for Oregon State University. She has coached for several clubs teams in California and Portland, Oregon. 

Dena has a degree in speech communications and a background in group fitness training. When you don’t find her on the pool deck, you can catch her running around after her two kiddos. She moved to Colorado 6 years ago with her husband and two kids, and they love living here! 

She is very excited to teach our younger swimmers the joy in swimming! She believes strongly in well rounded athletes and a positive coaching environment.

Assistant Coach: Cuttlefish White

Assistant Coach: Cuttlefish Red

Assistant Coach: Kraken (AM Practices) Kraken Elite (AM Practices)

Assistant Coach: Cuttlefish Yellow

Coach Lydia is a Colorado native and recently graduated from the University of Denver with my Bachelor’s in Marketing. At 5, she started her swimming career in summer league before transitioning to year-round at the age of 7. Lydia attended Littleton High School and swam for the school's team and her club team through my senior year and continued to swim club throughout college. Lydia continues to swim on her own and loves sharing her joy for the sport through coaching.

At 15, Lydia started working as an Assistant Coach and Swim Lesson Instructor for Skyline Acres Swim and Tennis Club, eventually becoming the Head Coach and Aquatics Director at 19. During the winter seasons, she worked as a Head Age Group Coach for Highland Ranch Aquatics and a Private Lesson Instructor.

Off the pool deck, Lydia loves playing tennis and volleyball, spending time with her two dogs, and trying to master the perfect macaron recipe.

Lead Coach: Vampire Squid White 

Coach David started competitive swimming when he was 14 as a freshman in high school in Florida, and quickly fell in love with the sport. David competed each year on the Varsity Team and went to the Florida State Championships 3 years straight. He picked up multiple school records, both individual and relay, in the process. His favorite events are the 100 Free and 4x100 Free Relay.

David started volunteer coaching for his local summer swim team when he was 15, and took over as head coach when he was 17. He continued to coach his summer swim team until he was 20 and won the small division championships 3 years in a row. After graduating from the University of Florida with his Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering degree in 2009, David and his wife, Kelly, moved to Maryland, where he joined the Chesapeake Bay Aquatic Club as the Bronze (10&U) age group coach and sent the club’s first-ever 10&U swimmer to the Maryland Short Course Championship meet. While in MD, he also coached St. Mary’s Ryken High School and had multiple swimmers compete in Metros. In 2014, David and Kelly moved back to FL, and David coached for Clay High School. He only coached Clay High for 2 years, until he moved to CO in 2016. While coaching Clay High, the boys' team placed 3rd and the girls' team placed 7th at the Florida State Championships, the highest the girls' team had ever placed.

By the time David and Kelly had moved to Colorado, they had a set of 18 month old Twins, and soon to have a third on the way. David and Kelly decided to take a break from coaching and focus on their family. Now that the twins are 9, it’s time to get back on the pool deck!

In his spare time (which he has very little of these days), David enjoys everything CO has to offer. Hiking, camping, fly fishing, Mtn Biking, and Snowboarding. Also big on the family’s activity list is Travel!

David is very excited to be part of the Slipstream Community and is looking forward to working with everyone!

Assistant Coach: Vampire Squid White

Coach Devin first started his swimming career at the age of 5 with the Ben Franklin  summer team, where he swam for 13 years. He also swam at the club level for Aquawolves from the ages of 8 through 13.  His  junior year of high school, he transferred over to LHS. During his time at LHS, he  qualified for State multiple times and was Captain his senior year (under Andy Farner).

In 2015, Deving started working for South Suburban, teaching stroke clinics for pre-swim team kids and swim lessons to non-competitive swimmers. He continues to teach lessons and lifeguard in addition to coaching.  

Devin is looking forward to another awesome year growing a team he has been a part of from its beginning.

Lead Coach: Vampire Squid Red

Lead Coach: Kraken 1 (K1)

Coach Seamus has been involved in the competitive swim community for 21 years and counting. He began swimming at the age of 7 and finished his early career as a racer after his freshman season at the University of Denver. He has only recently jumped back in the pool to swim Masters (swim team for old people).

He has been coaching for 10 years. He started coaching on summer league teams and eventually started coaching club and high school. Seamus has helped a handful of age group swimmers reach state and zone level championships - some even setting state and national records in the process! He has all seen many of his swimmers continue their careers at the collegiate level. 

Seamus loves swimming “more than anything in the world”, and his goal is to share his love of the sport and guide swimmers to be the best they can be in and out of the pool. He is a self-proclaimed swim nerd and advocates becoming a student of the sport.

After graduating from Indiana University in South Bend with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, He moved back to Colorado. Outside of swimming, Seamus enjoys spending time in nature, reading, and above all else, all things food-related - a passion that goes hand in hand with swimming!

Coach Leslie started swimming competitively at a young age in Florida and swam varsity in high school. She taught swimming lessons and coached swimming throughout high school and college, spanning multiple states, including Florida, South Carolina, and Colorado. 

She spent a number of years away from the pool deck as a software engineer. As her children began to swim competitively, she was excited to get back to the pool deck! She re-entered the coaching world a few years ago and loves helping kids develop a passion for swimming. 

When Leslie isn’t swimming, she spends her time enjoying Colorado with her two girls and her dogs (Maui and Hula). She loves to paddle board, hike and her newest hobby is fly fishing! 

She is so excited to support the team by providing fun and positive growth experiences for all swimmers as a sub coach filling in as needed!!