Our Coaches
The YMCA Master coaches have many years of Masters coaching experience and are dedicated to the success of every level of swimmer.
Masters Coach Leslie Scott
Director of the YMCA Masters program
Hometown: Daytona Beach, Florida
College: Stephen F. Austin State University, BS; National University, MS
Career: Special Education Teacher
Noteworthy in Swimming:
- -All American Open Water Swimmer
- -Swam 221 miles in one month and placed first in a workout race
- -Swam a 10-mile ocean race from Seal Beach to Long Beach
Coaching Experience: Coached for many different teams in four states. Coached summer league, USS age group swimming, high school, Special Olympics, a deaf swim team, and Masters. Aquatic Director for a master planned community. Currently the coach for Hillcrest High School and Poinsettia Summer League.
Favorite Stroke: Breaststroke
Masters Coach Jim Keogh
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
College: Colgate University, undergraduate; Clemson University, M Ed.
Career: 27-years as a coach on the high school, club and university level, primarily as a Senior Coach, but coached all age groups at sometime in career.
Noteworthy in Swimming:
- -7th US Long Distance National Champion- Open Water 4-mile (1969)
- -Mutli-state and regional champion and record holder, Connecticut and Region I
- -Freshman record holder in the 500 Freestyle (Colgate University)
- -2nd Place: 400IM Puerto Rico National Championship (1976)
Coaching Experience: Have produced at least one Senior National qualifier in every job held as a club coach. Trained six first-time Olympic trial qualifiers. Interned with Paul Bergen and Eddie Reese (Longhorn Swim Camp, 1978). 2-Time Coach of the Year (USA Swimming in South Carolina, 2000 & 2001).
Favorite Stroke: Varies from meet to meeet, practice to practice
Masters Coach Sarah Long
Hometown: St. Charles, ILL
College: Auburn University
Career: Physical Education teacher at Abner Creek Elementary School
Coaching Experience:
- -Current coach of Byrnes High School Swim Team
- -Wheaton Sport Center Stingrays for 2 summers (Wheaton, IL)
Favorite Stroke: Long distance freestyle and butterfly