Coaches & Directors

Chris L Black

Head Coach

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Coach Chris Black comes to us from Bowling Green Swim Club where he was Head Age Group Coach.  He is an ASCA Level IV certified coach and has over 15 years of coaching experience including head coach positions for the Ft. Collins Area Swim Team and the Miami Valley Aquatic Club.  His previous swimmers include a US Olympic Trials qualifier, International Paralympic athletes, US National qualifiers, US Open qualifiers, Jr. National Qualifiers and numerous state meet qualifiers. 

Coach Chris has also had many personal successes during his own swim career.  He was a three time Ohio High School State Meet Qualifier (finalist 2 years in a row) while attending Fremont Ross High School and placed 17 th in the 200 IM at US Junior Nationals East.  During his college years Chris was a 9 time Mid-American Conference Champion at Eastern Michigan University and a former record holder in individual and relay events.   Chris was also a Senior National qualifier 4 years while at Eastern Michigan.  He placed 17 th at the US Open in 1988 in the 400 IM.  In 2003 Chris was the FINA number 1 ranked 800 freestyler in 35-39 age group.  He was a multiple US Masters Champion and had three 3 rd place finishes at 2004 FINA World Championships! 

His academic endeavors include a BA in Geography with a minor in Physics and he recently completed a Master of Education degree from BGSU.

On a personal note, Chris is married to Carla and lives in Fremont, Ohio.  His wife was a missionary in Zambia, Africa for 8 years; she currently is an interpreter for a deaf child in the Sandusky County school system.  Chris and Carla have three young boys; Kelvin 3, Aidan 2, and Ashton who arrived this year on July 31. All three boys keep them very busy.  In his own words Chris is looking forward to "getting our swimmers to believe in greater things".    

Kris K Moellenberg

Head Age Group Coach

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Coach Kris graduated from Sylvania Southview in 1981. Kris went on to the University of Toledo in 1986 and earned a degree in Physical Education/Leisure Education. Kris swam forthe University of Toledo all four years and was co-captain of the Rocket Men’s team his senior year. Kris has also coached over 25 years in various locations including a seven year tenure at Dunedin HS in Palm Harbor, Florida. He served as the head coach of the Sylvania Tsunami Swim Club for seven years, and one year as the head coach of Great Lakes Swimming. Kris most recently was the head coach of the Fort Meigs YMCA swim team where he was on staff for two years. During his career he has had numerous state qualifiers in both the high school and USA Swimming ranks. Coach Kris is married to Kathy and have been married for 21 years! They have one son Kraig who has swam for both Sylvania Tsunami and Northview High School.

Allyson L Keefer

Assistant Developmental Coach

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Allyson is in her first year with Sylvania Tsunami Swim Club. Allyson went to Sylvania Southview High School where she swam for 4 years as a varsity athlete. Before that she swam for the former Great Lakes Swimming and then moved to Sylvania Tsunami until her freshman year. In the fall of her highschool years she played waterpolo and in the spring of her junior year she returned to our program andswam for Tsunami. She is currently going to the University of Toledo with an undecided major. In the summer she is a life guard at St. James Club and a swim coach. She has also taught lessons there.

Darrah M Desmond

Assistant Coach

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Coach Darrah is a lifelong swimmer with both Age-Group and High School swimming experience. Darrah swam for Notre Dame Academy when that school had a District Championship winning streak and were 2nd in the State. Darrah was the captain of the high school team her senior year along with running cross country. She will also be coaching the Brookwood swim team

Darrah also shares a common passion for coaching swimming as her mother. Darrah has worked with the Special Oympic movement. Darrah most recently was a coach for the Dublin Special Olympics in swimming and track before transfering from Ohio State to the University of Toledo. Darrah is currently working on a degree in English and Education.