Coach Stephen has been involved in the Shaler Swimming community for over sixteen years, having both coached and swam for the Shaler Seadogs, Shaler Area Varsity Swim Team, and Shaler Area Swim Club. He continued his swimming career at Westminster College, where he was a team captain, one-time All-PAC first team honoree, and two-time All-PAC second team honoree. He is returning to the Seadogs for his sixth season as head coach; he was previously an assistant in 2017 and the head coach from 2018-2022,and returned in 2025. Currently, Coach Stephen is a seventh-grade English teacher at Hampton Middle School and the Head Coach for the Shaler Area Varsity Swimming and Diving Team.
Hi I’m Kaysia! I’m the 9 & 10 year old coach and this is my 5th year with the Seadogs. I competed as a varsity swimmer for 4 years and swam on SASC for 8 years. I'm so excited to be back again this year and can’t wait to see the returning members once again and meet all the new faces!
This will be Sarah's 4th year coaching our Seadogs! She has been a year-round swimmer for over 10 years. She now swims for Westminster! Sarah has a lot of experience and great techniques to pass along to our swimmers to help them improve! Sarah competed in the 2024 WPIALS in the 400 free relay and the 200 free relay, and in the 2025 WPIALS in the 400 free relay!
Emmy started her swimming career with community swim lessons and then went on to become a Seadog! She joined Shaler Area Swim Club when she was 9 years old and has been on the Varsity swim team for 4 years! This will be her 3rd year coaching for Seadogs!
My name is Grace Melocchi and I’ve been swimming since I was 6! I’ve swam for Shaler Area Swim Club and Pittsburgh Elite Aquatics and now swim collegiately for Allegheny College. Swimming has been a huge part of my life and I am so glad to be coaching for this team!
Hello I’m Louise and this is my first year coaching! I joined Seadogs when I was 8 and have been swimming ever since. I am currently a part of the Shaler varsity swim team and finished up my second year. I can’t wait to help coach this amazing team this summer!
