2026 Coaches
Grand Lakes is proud to introduce our coaches for the 2026 season. We encourage our swimmers to get involved by inviting them to volunteer when they are 13 as Gator-Aides, helping the coaches with the 6 & Under group as well as at meets. After that our swimmers may apply to become Junior Coaches and then on to Assistant Coaches with more experience.
ALL Coaches are Lifeguard and First Aid certified.
Hello My name is Coach AJ and I am a certified swimming aficionado... in other words I love swimming. I have participated in the sport for the last 25 years in every way imaginable including competitive swimmer, swim parent, stroke judge, starter and swim coach.
My swimming career started as a student swimmer and water polo player for Texas A&M San Antonio in 2001. After college, I began masters swimming and won several medals along the way including a gold medal in the 200 breast stroke in 2015 at the South Central Zones Meet. In the process of competing, I began my career as a swim coach for the Deerfield Dolphins in 2011 and shortly thereafter worked at the Mayde Creek Aquatics Club. After bout 7 years with the Dolphins I then moved on to the Fairfield Swim Team and Lakes on Eldrigde Swim Team over the last 4.
Currently, I am the Head Swim Coach and A World Geography Teacher at Paetow High School in Katy ISD and I am so excited to take the Lead for Grand Lakes. I look forward to another fun and competitive season... Go Gators!
Izzy has been with Grand Lakes Gators for 15 years, 10 as a swimmer and 5 as a coach. She enjoys swimming in what little free time she has. Izzy’s favorite stroke is breaststroke. She is looking forward to meeting all the swimmers and hopes to have a great swim team season.
I have been swiming with GLST for 11 years and this is my second season as a head coach. My favorite stroke is the breast stroke and I enjoy helping the kids learn it as well. I really enjoy getting to know everone and making new friends on both the Grand Lakes team and others we swim against. In my opinion the best group to teach are the 6 and unders because they are funny. In my free time I really enjoy playing backetball.
Abby has been with the GLST for 12 years and been a coach for 2 years. Her favorite stroke is the breast stroke and enjoys getting to create relationships with the kids she coaches. Her favorite age group to coach is the 11–12s because they are at a really fun stage in swimming. They are old enough to understand technique and work hard, but they also still bring a lot of energy and excitement to practice. It’s really rewarding to help them build their skills and confidence as swimmers.
She's grown up with GLST, so it’s really special to now be able to give back as a coach. I love helping younger swimmers learn, improve, and have fun with the sport that I’ve been a part of for so long. l.
Outside of coaching swim she enjoys doing cheer.
Lexy has been with GLST for 8 years and this is her first year coaching - she is very excited to work with all the kids. Her favorite strokes are freestyle and IM while swimming for the Seven Lakes High School Team. When she isn't swimming she enjoys participating in theater.
Gabby has been swimming with GLST for almost 12 years now and this is her first year coaching. She is so excited to mentor and build bonds with all of the kids on the team! She especially loves coaching the 6 & unders because she loves the feeling of having an impact on their swimming and because they are so sweet! Her favorite stroke is freestyle and outside of swimming and coaching for Grand Lakes, she dances with Fort Bend Academy of Dance.
Abigail been swimming since she was four, and it’s always been a big part of her life. She's spent years with GLST, swam year-round with Katy Aquatics, and competed on her high school swim team. Her favorite strokes are butterfly and backstroke. Outside of swimming, she's on varsity cheer and also does track and golf. This is her first year coaching, and she's really excited to meet all the swimmers. She loves working with younger kids because they’re full of energy and always ready to learn, and she hopes to make practices fun while helping them feel confident in the water.
Jackson has been swimming with GLST for 10 years, and while this is his first year coaching, he has been a GatorAid for four summers. He's looking forward to seeing the swimmers he's helped in years past and meeting some new faces! When coaching, he really enjoys helping swimmers with their dives and strokes. Personally, his favorite stroke is butterfly, and when he's not swimming and enjoys being outside, staying active, and computer programming.
Macie brings six years of Gators experience to her first season as a coach. A varsity swimmer at Seven Lakes with a passion for freestyle, she also stays active through club volleyball and pole vaulting. For Macie, the most rewarding part of coaching is watching young swimmers develop their skills and grow in confidence. Though she loves working with all ages, she has a special place in her heart for the youngest members of the team. She can’t wait to hit the pool this season and see what each swimmer is capable of achieving.