Splashers Coaching Staff
When Alison was 8 years old, she fell in love with a t-shirt her best friend wore to school and had to know how she could acquire one. The answer....swimming summer league championships. After some convincing of her parents, Alison joined her local summer league in Kansas not knowing her life was about to embark on amazing journey. With hard work, dedication, and attention to technical detail, Alison went on to make the Olympic Trials in 2004, attend the University of Texas as a member of the Women's Swim team, become an NCAA automatic qualifier, Senior National qualifier and finalist for over 8 years, and qualify for selection for the World University Games. Throughout her career, Alison spent time giving private instruction and working the Longhorn Swim Camp. As a result, she has developed excellent technical instruction skills. Alison is in her eleventh year of high school coaching, with the past nine being at Westlake High School. Alison has also been pursuing a certification in mental performance through the American Association of Sport Psychology, and hopes to be fully certified by this summer! Alison enjoys returning to summer league where her journey began to pass on the love of the sport, develop the next generation, and inspire swimmers to dream big!!
Swim and Dive Coaching Highlights can be found on the lesson page
Brynn was a year round swimmer from the age of 5 to 18. She started at a summer league program in Illinois, then was a year-round club athlete, and continued swimming varsity for her High School in Minnesota between 8th and 12th grade. During her High School years, Brynn placed at the MN High School State Meet both individually and on relays and was awarded , 2015 & 2016 All Conference Honorable Mention, 2016 All State Athlete, 2016 Academic All American. Building up a positive team culture is what Brynn is most proud of during her time swimming. Her first job in high school was a swim instructor for her swim club and child care worker for Lifetime Fitness. Outside of HS, work, and practice, Brynn spent her Saturdays as a volunteer swim coach for Special Olympics as well as conducting private lessons in her community. All of her past experience working with youth and people with disabilities led her to study Special Education at the University of Minnesota from 2017-2021. After obtaining her teaching degree in special education and securing a role in the classroom, Brynn decided to combine her two passions of swimming and teaching and became the assistant coach for a High School program in Minnesota. There she coached a wide range of swimmers from emergent to elite swimmers and built strong bonds with the athletes. Towards the end of the season Brynn has been awarded 2AA section coach of the year, and supported the the Girl’s team to a 6th place state finish and the boys to a 2nd place state finish. Brynn is now a special educator at Westlake High School. Brynn had the pleasure to coach alongside Coach Alison Soelter as her assistant to the Westlake Girls Swim & Dive team during the 2023-2024 season. Brynn is also the head coach of the Unified Swim Program in Eanes ISD to create inclusive swim opportunities across the district. She looks forward to her first season working with Splashers!
