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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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