Bachelor of Arts: Duke University, History with Honors, Cum Laude, 1988

Juris Doctor: Washington University, Order of the Coif, 1992

Cathy Sheafor started coaching youth swimmers at the age of 18 when she started a summer league team at her neighborhood pool.  Since then, Cathy has been instrumental in starting and running 3 year-round USA teams. She has experience coaching both summer league and year-round teams in North Carolina, Missouri, and South Carolina.  She also coached at Davidson College. She believes strongly in combining research-based swimming skill instruction with character education.  She seeks to develop fast swimmers who are also good human beings. 

An educator and former attorney and a mother of two adult children, Cathy ascribes to the belief that youth sports present an opportunity to teach important life skills in a FUN setting. 

Cathy believes that it is healthy (physically, mentally, and socially) for young swimmers to participate in various sports and activities so that they may find their life passion.  She hopes that swimming becomes one of these passions. Cathy’s beliefs about what can be taught through swimming are revealed in the attached piece she wrote in 2015 about what coaches should teach swimmers:  10 life lessons  

Cathy has 35 years of coaching experience, including several stints as a soccer coach. She has ASCA level 2 certification, USA Swimming Certification, USMS Certification, ALTS certification, USAT Youth Certification and AFSA Triathlon Fitnees Instructor Certification and was honored to receive the 2019 South Carolina Age-Group Swim Coach of the Year Award. 

She is currently also an Assistant Swim Coach for Cannon High School. 

Bachelor of Science: Duke University, Summa Cum Laude, 1988

Medical Doctor: Washington University, 1992

Doug is certified as both a USA and USMS coach and an accomplished masters swimmer.  A radiologist, Doug works in Minneapolis St. Paul every couple weeks. He received his M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Maryland. He completed fellowship at Duke University in Body Imaging and has held positions in academic radiology and private practice during his career. Doug has won numerous teaching awards throughout his medical career.  A teacher at heart, Doug loves to work with swimmer's on the finer details of the strokes, starts, and turns.  Doug is   ASCA and USMS level 2 certified.

He does not do much instructional work but you may see him and there as a substitute instructor. 

Bachelor of Arts: Ohio Wesleyan University, 2016 
Major: Early Childhood Education AND Spanish 

Masters of Education: College of Charleston, 2018

Haley Sheafor was raised in Cornelius, NC just north of Charlotte. She then moved to Delaware, OH where she participated on the Ohio Wesleyan University Varsity Swimming and Diving Team for four years and double majored in Spanish and Early Childhood Education.

After completing her undergraduate degree, Haley attended College of Charleston where she earned a Masters in Education of Languages.  In her time at OWU, Haley broke many school records and she still holds university records for Ohio Wesleyan. She was recognized every year as a TOP 50 scholar athlete at OWU.  While at OWU, Haley also taught swim lessons for Bishop Bubbles and spent two years coaching a year round USA club team in Delaware, Ohio (DORC).

She was a Head Coach for Brantley Oaks (3 years) and Creekside summer swim teams (4 years) and Lead Coach for ages 12/under at Swim Charleston, a USA year-round team (5 years) and was a lead coach at TEAM Charlotte (3 years). Haley is ASCA and USMS level 2 certified. She coaches for the Lake Norman YMCA. She teaches the 3-year old class at DUMC in Davidson. 

Haley loves to help swimmers technically improve and set high goals for themselves in a fun-filled setting. She enjoys teaching through play and values developmentally appropriate education. When she is not teaching, swimming, coaching, or exercising, you'll find her reading.  She loves hearing children laugh and makes sure they have a great time in the water. 

Bachelor of Arts: Ohio Wesleyan University, 2016 
Major: Early Childhood Education AND Spanish

Masters of Education: College of Charleston, 2018

Tirion Sheafor was raised in Cornelius, NC just north of Charlotte. She then moved to Delaware, OH where she participated on the Ohio Wesleyan University Varsity Swimming and Diving Team for four years and double majored in Spanish and Early Childhood Education.

After completing her undergraduate degree, Tirion attended College of Charleston where she earned a Masters in Education of Languages.  In her time at OWU, Tirion broke many school records and she still holds university records for Ohio Wesleyan. She was recognized every year as a TOP 50 scholar athlete at OWU.   While at OWU, Tirion also taught swim lessons for Bishop Bubbles and spent two years coaching a year round USA club team in Delaware, Ohio (DORC).

She was a Head Coach for Brantley Oaks (3 years) and Creekside summer swim teams (4 years), Lead Coach for ages 12/under at Swim Charleston, a USA year-round team (5 years) and a TEAM Charlotte lead coach (3 years).   Tirion is ASCA and USMS level 2 certified.  She coaches for the Lake Norman YMCA. She  teaches the 4-year old class  at DUMC in Davidson. 

Tirion loves to help swimmers technically improve and set high goals for themselves in a fun-filled setting. She enjoys teaching through play and values developmentally appropriate education.  When she is not teaching, swimming, coaching, or exercising, you will find her reading.

She loves getting kids to chat and she makes sure they grow to love the water. 

Bachelor of Arts: Chamberlayne College 
Major: Retail Merchandising and Marketing

Marilyn Edmondson has spent the past 25 years in the education world. Most recently at DCPC preschool in Davidson at the welcome desk. She has two grown children and four grandchildren. Her hobbies include spoiling her grandchildren and watching them compete in athletics or seeing them achieve success in their endeavors. It goes without saying that Marilyn has a love for working with children and has been blessed to work with wonderful children over the years. Look for her on Thursdays and Saturdays welcoming you into the pool. 

Bachelor of Science: Cornell University

Major: Community Nutrition

Gina Rice is a retired marketing executive, an award-winning brand builder for companies, products and non-profits, with top ten PR agency experience in New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. However, it’s Gina’s love affair with the water that has come full circle. Tossed into the deep end as a toddler, she swam to the ladder and thought the lifeguard who jumped in to save her must have been there to save someone else.  She joined her first swim team at six and successfully competed through college and then as a master’s swimmer.Gina is a certified Lifeguard and skilled swim instructor who loves helping children and adults find joy and safety in the water.  Gina is passionate about water fitness, including aqua ballet and deep water Pilates.Gina could not be prouder of her two amazingly accomplished and kind daughters. In her spare time she is an abstract artist, working towards her first show in 2026.