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Head Coach James Grimmer
James Grimmer grew up in Peoria, IL and has been around
the water all his life. He started when he was in the "7
and under" group during the summer and winter swim
programs. He continued in the sport of swimming
throughout high school, with freestyle as his main
discipline. He ended up swimming at the Illinois
 State
meet 3 out of 4 years. After high school, he was blessed
to receive a scholarship to swim at Butler University, a
Division 1 school. There he started with the emphasis of
freestyle sprints and butterfly, and eventually became
the middle distance specialist swimming the 100, 200,
and 500 yard freestyle.
After college, James spent a year at the Kanakuk
Institute, where he gained the biblical knowledge and
tools to go into youth ministry. From there, he went to
work for K-Life Ministries. He started as a staff guy in
Dallas, TX, then started a K-Life in the middle of
Kansas, where he served for 3 years. In the summer of
2008, James and his wife moved to Branson, so that he
could serve as a Regional Director, overseeing 8 other
K-Life chapters. He has had the
opportunity to coach Jr. High basketball and football,
High School basketball and track, and hold swim lessons
for kids of all ages. James has been married to his
wife, Erika, since 2005, and has two children, a daughter, Briley
(age 3) and a son, Grayson (age 1). James loves influencing
kids and watching them grow not just in their sport, but
in their lives as well. He is looking forward to the
time with Branson Waves, getting to know all the kids
and parents involved, and watching both the swim program
and the kids grow.
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