Meet Our Coaches
Jill Ankney
As a former competitive swimmer, she brings an extensive knowledge of the sport to the Cowboys, which she uses to instill correct form and technique in all of her swimmers.
Jill truly believes that "Swimming is for Life". Her passion for the sport of swimming carries into every aspect of the sport. It is her hope that swimmers will find their niche in the sport and continue swimming for a lifetime. "Swimming has been very good to me, it has made me the person I am today. The sport of swimming breeds intelligence, self confidence, pride and a very strong work ethic which will continue for a lifetime." Jill hopes she can share her experience and knowledge to develop swimmers of every age and ability
She is certified in American Red Cross First Aid & CPR, American Red Cross Life guarding, American Red Cross Certified Instructor for First Aid, CPR & Life guarding.Coach Jill is ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) Level 3 Certified.
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Ronnie Fusco
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Most people believe coach Ronnie was born with gills, he has been in he water from day one, as a Lifeguard for 35 yrs working the beaches and training Lifeguards all along the East Coast for the USLA, through this work he obtained licensing as a Paramedic and an achieving career in Law Enforcement as well as Leading and training a police underwater rescue and recovery team and underwater evidence tech./investigator, this love of the water and deciplined career path was stemmed from competitive swimming.
His competitive swimming began at age 10 with the North Miami Neptunes,and at North Miami Sr. High where he also played water polo and was a two time state champion diver, and continued into college at the University of Miami.
Ronnie began coaching at the USA/YMCA in 1993 where as an age group/Sr. coach developed several Nationaly qualified and ranked swimmers as well as Olympic trialists, he also has worked with Olympic Swimmers, and as an assistant at NCAA Div 2 Ashland University
Coach Ronnie is an ASCA level 3 certified and level 4 tested And has been an American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor Trainer, Profesional CPR/AED Instructor and, WSI for over 35 years, Coach Ronnie is also a Certified Personal Trainer