Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members.
Coaching Staff

Joe Novak

Head Coach and Senior Group Coach

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Joe began swimming competitively at the age of eight. It wasn’t until college, under the tutelage of Terry Laughlin (the founder of Total Immersion) that Joe was able to unlock his potential. Terry emphasized proper technique over mindless yardage. Joe finished his swimming career at West Point as the League and Academy record holder in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly – as well as qualifying for the 2000 Olympic Trials in the same three events.

Upon graduation from West Point, Joe served for five years in the United States Army. His commitment included military training at Ft. Benning , GA; serving as a platoon leader and executive officer in the 1st Calvary Division at Ft. Hood , TX; deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring Freedom; and training with the Army’s World Class Athlete Program at Ft. Carson, CO and Irvine, CA.

In May of 2004, Joe completed his military commitment. He and his wife, Karin, moved from California to Colorado Springs where Joe began coaching at Cheyenne Mountain Aquatics. Joe and Karin have two adorable daughters!

Joe’s desire is to unlock the untapped potential of competitive swimmers through the teaching of proper technique – utilizing the latest advances in technology and research.

Bonnie Moss

Senior Group Assistant

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Bonnie spent her youth as a competive swimmer in Southern California and went on to swim collegiately for the University of Nevada, where she specialized in the 400 IM. She has coached competitive age group, high school and college swimmers and enjoys watching them succeed from season to season. Bonnie works part-time as a writer and coorespondent for USA Swimming, headquartered here in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center, where she appreciates the unique opportunity of meeting elite athletes and their coaches to get the latest training tips and changes within the sport.
 
Bonnie has lived in Colorado Springs for seven years with her husband Lee and their three children. She has been with CMA since 2008 and is excited to be a part of the team's growing success!

Tristan Cross

Head Age Group Coach

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Tristan was born and raised in Colorado Springs and started swimming competitvely at the age of six at the Colorado Springs Raquet Club on the summer team. Starting at age 8 he also swam for CSST until starting high school at Air Academy High School. Through high school Tristan continued to swim while also running cross country and doing triathlons. In his last year of swimming Tristan won both the Colorado Swimming Seasonal Athlete of the Year and the Robert D. Brown Leadership Award.

After graduating high school in 2003 Tristan started coaching for Falfins Swimming. After 4 years and learning more than he could have imagined from the other coaches at Falfins, it was time to move on to bigger and better things at CMA! Tristan is very excited to be the Head Age Group Coach for a fantastic team and a great bunch of kids!!!

Erin Keller

Green Team Coach

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Erin Keller started her competitive swimming career with the New England Barracudas in Massachusetts at the age of 6.  While swimming for Homestead High School in Wisconsin she was team captain and received All-state and All- American awards.  She has participated in USS sectionals and YMCA short course and long course nationals.

Erin received a swimming scholarship to Wright State University in Dayton, OH where she specialized in sprint freestyle and breaststroke.  She helped her team become the Horizon League Conference Champions in 2004, was a 4 time NCAA Academic All-American, and was the women’s team captain from 2006-2007.   While swimming, she also participated and held leadership positions in S.A.A.C (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) and Athletics Council.  Erin graduated with a major in mass communications focusing in Public Relations and Visual Communications with a minor in Marketing.

Jen Jacobs

Developmental 3 Coach

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Jen is originally from Denver, Colorado. Her husband Tom is in the military so for the past 13 years they have been traveling the world.

Jen has coached for DYSD, Denver Youth Swimming and Diving, as well as having coached the age group level and the Masters level at DU.

Jen and Tom have two children, Allie and Kate, both of whom are on the CMA Swim Team and also swam on the Schofield Sharks Swim Team (Hawaii) and the Swim and Yacht club in Virginia.

Coach Jen also helps with her daughters' soccer teams, as an assistant coach and cheerleader. Jen also volunteers at Fort Carson at the SRP site with the ID card and Deers sections, making sure all soldiers who deploy or come back from deployment have updated and correct information in the system.

Laura Wilkerson

D1 and D2 Coach

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Laura has been an age group coach since 1977 and enjoys coaching for teams that promote technique-based coaching for swimmers.  She coached the Libertyville Swim Club for ten years and in Colorado Springs has coached for the Peterson AFB Swim Team and CSST.  Additionally she coached high school swimming at Lake Forest High School for two years, but her passion is to coach young swimmers wanting to learn to swim competitively.

Allison Desanti

Developmental Coach

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Allison is from upstate New York and moved to Colorado Springs in June. She began swimming at the age of 10 for her local team the Glens Falls YMCA Gators. As a 7th grader she swam for her high school varsity team and continued through her senior year, qualifying for the state championships from 8th-12th grade.

Allison currently holds records in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and the 100 breaststroke. Allison attended Stony Brook University on Long Island where she swam all four years and graduated in 2007 with a degree in Environmental Studies.

Allison worked with her club team and as a substitute teacher in New York before moving to the Springs. Besides coaching for CMA, Allison is working for Ent Federal Credit Union while also pursuing a Masters degree in Disaster Science from the University of Richmond.

Kelsy Kroeschen

Developmental Coach

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Kelsy is a 2008 Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate. Her High School accomplishments include: member of NHS, Science Olympiad, and co-captain of the CMHS Girls’ Swim Team.  She also travelled with the Symphonic Band to NYC and performed at Carnegie Hall.

Kelsy is currently a student at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs majoring in Mathematics and hopes to become a teacher.

Kevin Wilkerson

Developmental Coach

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Board of Directors

Joe Novak

CMA Coach Leadership and Development

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Allen Ruminski

Secretary

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Lisa Zymbaluk

Treasurer

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Lynn M Rhue

Club Development

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