HEAD COACH
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| Liz Penning |
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Coach Liz is in her third year of head coaching and her first year as head coach for the
Bridlewood swim team! She has 4 years of swimmer coaching and assistant coaching experience and two years of volunteer
coaching experience. Liz started swimming at the age of 10 and has swam for Ridgewood Barracudas, Bridlewood Bridlewaves, OCCS,
Gar-Field High School Swim Team, and Slippery Rock University (on a swim scholarship). Liz has won numerous accolades for swimming including two time MVP for her high
school swim team, Washington Post All-Area Swimmer her freshman, sophomore, and junior year of high school, and Potomac
News All Area Swimmer all four years of high school. She competed and placed in states in 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke 3
out of 4 years of high school and broke 3 high school records (100 fly, 200 IM, and 100 breaststroke) . In college, Liz
qualified for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship Meet in 200 Breaststroke and 200 Backstroke.
Liz graduated in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and in elementary education. She currently teaches
in Prince William County. As a head coach, Liz lead Victory Lakes to two winning seasons, 2 divisional
championships, and it's only undefeated season. Liz is looking forward to a fun and competitive swim season with the
Waves! |
ASST. COACHES
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| Matt Penning |
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Matt Penning is a rising sophomore at JMU. He started swimming at the age
of 6 for the Ridgewood Barracudas swim team and has been swimming ever since! He has had the opportunity to experience
different coaching styles through swimming for year round (OCCS and QDD), summer (Ridgewood and Victory Lakes), and high school
(Woodbridge) teams. Over the years he has accumulated quite a few awards; MVP of his high school team Sophomore and
Senior Year; Scholastic All-American Junior Year; Potomac News All-Area First Teamer Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Year; State
meet qualifier in individual events all 4 years; Team record holder in 100 Fly; Regional Champion 100 Breast Senior Year; and
Team Captain Senior Year. He had the option to swim for a Division 1 college team, but instead decided to diversify with
sports. He currently plays club waterpolo, intramural basketball, and swims for the JMU club team. Matt is in his
fifth year of coaching, and this is his 3rd year as an assistant head coach. His coaching speciality is fly and
breaststroke and he is excited to get to know all of the swimmers! |
| Jesse Dunn |
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My name is Jessica Dunn and I am going into my sophomore year as a Nursing major at Saint Francis
University in PA. I am thrilled to be an assistant coach for Bridlewood this summer and I am excited to get the season
started! I have been swimming since I was eight and I love it so much that I currently swim for a NCAA Division I University
where I was fortunate enough to get an athletic scholarship. I attended Seton School where I swam and made the State and
National teams every year. I was team captain and earned All-Conference and All-State honors. I lettered all six years
(junior high and high school) that I swam for Seton and I was a recipient of the Coaches Award, the Most Improved Award, the
High Point Girls' Award and am in Seton's Hall of Fame. Along with high school swimming, I also swam year-round with QDD for
four years. I was also a member of the National Honor Society and was student body Vice-President my senior year. I became a
Scholastic All-American my junior and senior years. I have been swimming in the PWSL since 7th grade and I previously coached
for Braemar. I can't wait to meet all of you and start an enjoyable and successful season! |
COACHES
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| Chris Daily |
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Chris has been a member of the Bridlewaves Swim Team for
seven years. Chris has particpated in club swim for six years
with OCCS, MAKOS, Patriots and currently in the Senior
Performance group with Curl-Burke. As a junior at Battlefield
High School he has lettered and reached the level of
regional competition all three years. His favorite
strokes/events are: breaststroke, freestyle and IM. Chris was
chosen for the coaches award at Battlefield High School in
2008, the Coaches award for Bridlewood 2007 and Boys 15-18 High
Point award in 2008. This is his fifth year as a coach for the
Bridlewaves. |
| Jon Dailey |
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This is Jon's seventh year swimming for the Bridlewaves. Jon
has also swam for the Makos, Patriots, and Curl Burke club
teams. This past fall he was on the Battlefield high school swim
team. His favorite stroke is breastroke. He looks forward to
working with the eight and under swimmers this summer. Go Waves! |
| Peri Lowell |
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Peri is sixteen, and has been swimming her entire
life-and plans to continue with it. Peri started swimming the
first year Bridlewaves began. Peri started competitive
swimming for OCCS in seventh grade, then transferred to the mako/patriot
team. Since then she has been swimming for Curl-Burke. Peri's
favorite stroke is breaststroke. She loves to practice hard,
but still have fun, so she hopes we can share the same
philosophy. Peri's very psyched to coach for Bridlewood this
summer! |
| Brooke Rodriquez |
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My name is Brooke. I'm going to be a senior at Stonewall Jackson
High School. I love swimming and I've been doing it year round
for almost 13 years. I hope to continue swimming in college. I'm
really hoping to go to Auburn University on a scholarship. My
favorite stroke is breast. I did have shoulder surgery in
December of '09 for a labrum tear but the healing has been quick
and I was able to get back in the pool soon after. The summer
swim season is always fun; good luck to all of you this year! :)
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| Michael Thornburg |
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Michael will be a senior at Stonewall Jackson High School
this fall, where he has been on the SJHS swim team for the past
3 years and will be the Head Captain this fall. Michael also is
on the SJHS Cross Country team. Michael is lifeguard/CPR trained
and will be a lifeguard at Victory Lakes community pool. This
will be his 8th year on the team and has been a coach for
the past 2 years. His favorite strokes/events are: freestyle and
IM. |
| Sarah Apgar |
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Sarah Apgar just finished her senior year of high school. She has been swimming
competitively for 12 years now. Along with swimming she enjoys: Soccer, Basketball,
volleyball. This will be Sarah’s 5th and final season swimming for the Waves. She is
excited to be coaching this year and is looking forward to a wonderful season! |
