is
the head coach of the Piranhas. Julie started swimming at the age of 9 for
Hamilton Y Aquatics Club. Julie then attended and swam at The Peddie School
from 8th grade through high school. Julie attended Hartwick
College and became an All American Honorable Mention in the 200 fly. She
then transferred to Washington College where she was conference champ in the
100 and 200 fly. Julie graduated from Washington College majoring in
Business Management. She then went on for her Masters from West Chester
University in Sport and Athletic Administration. Julie has coached at
various local clubs and had taught swim
lessons for 12 years before starting Piranha Swimming in 2006. She is currently an ASCA level III coach.
Email:
jmeirs@swimppst.org
Robin Meirs has been coaching youth sports for over 20 years. She is a USS Certified Official and works many meets on deck in that capacity. She officiated and coached with Hamilton Y Aquatic Club before working with Piranhas. Several of her children have swum competitively throughout high school and college.
has been coaching
USA Age group for 12 years. Kip is a Level III ASCA certified coach, and
was ASCA’s 2000 Age Group coach of the year. Kip recently left Emmaus
Aquatic Club where he was the Head Age Group Coach, Aquatic Director and
supervised the SwimAmericaTM
lesson program. He has been the Middle Atlantic Zone Coach 6 times the last
3 being the Head Coach. Kip was the Age Group Chair for Middle Atlantic
Swimming for the past three years. Kip swam for Central Bucks East High
School in Bucks County PA and Club Swam with Team Foxcatcher, under coach
Dick Shoulberg. He attended Ohio University where he was the first
freshman to make the conference team, and was two time recipient of the hardest
worker award. Kip transferred from Ohio University and graduated from
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point where Kip was two-time defending champ
in the 1650 free.
Email:
khein@swimppst.org

This is Nicole’s fourth year coaching for the Piranhas. She started swimming at the age of 12, and continued through High School, swimming for Hillsborough High School, SVY, and Roycefield club team in the summer. She primarily swam 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. She also coached for the Roycefield Rapids for the past 6 summers. She has had experience teaching swimming lessons to children of all ages. Nicole attended The College of New Jersey and earned a BS in Elementary Education/English. She loves working with children whether it is in the classroom or on the pool deck!

Marni Bentley is an assistant coach for the Piranhas. Marni started swimming at the age of six for the Red Bank YMCA. Marni attended The Peddie School, with Julie, and swam through high school, earning All American on a 200 freestyle relay. She continued her swimming career at The College of New Jersey where she excelled in 50 free, 100 and 200 breaststroke. Marni graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. Marni currently works for Bank of America Merrill Lynch during the day and enjoys coaching at night.