Michelle describeBranson Waves Swim Team Manager

The Branson Waves is lead by swim team Manager Alicia Bates.  To contact Alicia about how to join the swim team or to learn more about the program, call Alicia at 335-2523 or e-mail her at abates@cityofbranson.org

Branson Waves Swim Coach

Michelle May grew up in Claremore, Oklahoma and swam for ten years, on both a recreation league and on a high school team. She has been swimming from a very early age, swimming
every day during the summers in her parent's pool. She has always loved the sport of swimming as both a hobby and a sport. She swam the
200 Backstroke and the 200 I.M. as her specialty events when competing.
She has taught swimming for the last two summers at different camps and
has been a Red Cross certified lifeguard for over four years. Coach May
has worked at a variety of summer camps, two of which include Camp
Lookout and Kids Across America (a division of Kanakuk). Michelle
graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education from
College of the Ozarks in May 2008. She is currently serving as a K-12 school counselor at Chadwick school district, about 45 minutes from Branson.

 

Michelle coached the Branson Waves in 2008 for one season before accepting a position to coach the Monett Waterthrashers in 2009. Michelle is now returning to once again coach the Branson Waves for the 2010 season. 

She has a passion about working with kids and can't wait for summer to get here so that the swim 
season can get started.  Michelle describes her coaching philosophy as she strives to push each swimmer to a new level of personal excellence. She does not accept that past times or the ability level that a swimmer is performing at is where they should stay, rather each swimmer must constantly be challenging themselves to do better as to not become stagnant. You should continually strive to do your best, to be the most gracious competitors, and to leave each practice and meet knowing you tried your best.  We are going to have a great season, come ready to make some waves!!!!

 

If you would like to contact Michelle about the Waves, feel free to email her at Drinkmywake@gmail.com.

 

 

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