Swimming and Diving Staff

Swim Coaches

Mike Foley, Head Coach Mike Foley has been coaching at WSTC for many years. Mike was a competitive swimmer in high school and swam on the Division I Central Connecticut State University swim team. He also coached at the college level at Western Illinois while getting his Masters in Education. Mike has coached the Wayland High School swim team to 5 consecutive state championships on the girl’s side and two consecutive state championships on the boy’s side. During the school year, Mike teaches Health and Physical Education at Framingham High School. Mike is very excited about the number of swimmers we have at the club this summer and looks forward to watching them have fun and improve as the summer goes on.
Dale Ziobro, Diving Coach.   Dale just graduated Weston High School this year and will be attending Denison University in the fall. She grew up diving at Weston Golf Club and various other teams in Massachusetts. She dove in high school and senior year was the captain of the swim team. This is her first year coaching at WSTC but she is very excited to teach lots of new dives to the divers have a great summer with anyone who is interested!
Marina Meliones.  Marina just finished her first year as a special education teacher at Greater Lowell Technical High School and is getting her Masters in Special Education at Fitchburg State University. Marina went to Fairfield University for her undergraduate degree where she was a part of the Division 1 swim team and was named captain her senior year. Marina grew up coming to and swimming at WSTC from age 11 and has been coaching at WSTC for the past 7 years. She has enjoyed coming back each summer and watching the kids at the club grow up. Marina is looking forward to meeting the new swim team members and is anticipating a great summer!
Priscilla Wright: Priscilla has been swimming competitively for over eight years and began swimming at WSTC. This will be her forth year coaching and has been lifeguarding at the club for several years. She swam through high school and is now swimming for Union college. This past year Priscilla was a member of a relay that qualified for Division III Nationals and is looking forward to next year where she was named captain of her team. Priscilla is majoring in Psychology with a Women and Gender Studies minor. She loves cats, chocolate and coaching for WSTC and she can’t wait for another great season at the club!
 
Leah Jacques Leah Jacques just completed her sophomore year at Kenyon College where she competed in Field Hockey and Track. She is a double major in Psychology and American Studies. During her time at Wayland High School she was a 12 season athlete including being a 4 year member of the Varsity swim team. This will be her fourth summer coaching swimming and lifeguarding at WSTC. In her free time Leah enjoys reading, hiking, singing in the shower, waterskiing, eating, and being outdoors.
Travis Downs Travis is beginning his fourth year of coaching at WSTC where he competed as a swimmer for numerous summers. He just finished his first year at Harvard where he is a member of the men's swim team. Travis is really excited to see all the new and familiar faces around the club and can't wait to see everyone improve this summer.
Emily Nuss.  Emily graduated from Wayland High School and will be attending Middlebury College in the fall. She has been swimming competitively since she was in first grade, including four years on the WHS swim and dive team. This is her third summer working as a lifeguard and assistant coach at WSTC. Emily has also played soccer for her high school and for MPS. She plans to swim and possibly play jv soccer next year.

Swim Lesson Instructors

  
Beth Wynstra, Swim Lesson Director and Water Polo Coach: Beth Wynstra has over twenty-five years of swimming experience. Beth was born and raised in California and started competitively swimming at a summer swim and tennis club at the age of five. She was a national champion synchronized swimmer and, as a result, was featured in Sports Illustrated for Kids, Ranger Rick, on ESPN’S The Sunkist Kids and in an American Express commercial. After swimming and playing water polo in high school Beth swam for Lafayette College. At Lafayette she broke two school records (200 yd and 500 yd freestyle), was named to the All-Patriot League Team, and was team captain. During the summers in high school and college, Beth worked at a swim and tennis club very similar to WSTC teaching and eventually coordinating the swim lesson program. Beth taught high school literature at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace in San Diego, California and coached the girls’ swim team to four consecutive California Interscholastic Federation championship titles. Beth recently received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she also swam for the Master’s swim team, and currently teaches at Babson College. She is thrilled to be back at Wayland Swim and Tennis Club this summer.
Hallie Cramer  Hallie is a rising senior at Wayland High School. She grew up coming to WSTC and is now helping coach the swim team and teach swim lessons. She began swimming when she was 5 and is currently a part of the Wayland High School swim and dive team. Hallie has qualified and scored at the state meet each of her three years on the high school team in a plethora of events. Hallie worked this past winter on the coaching staff for the Wayland Junior Warriors and looks forward to helping at WSTC for her third summer. Hallie coaches with a fun-loving attitude that inspires many of the younger swimmers to want to learn more and improve on their basic swimming skills.
Katherine Devlin: Katherine just finished her junior year at University of Colorado at Boulder. She is studying Geography and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. This is her fifth year guarding and third year instructing at WSTC. Katherine has been swimming her whole life. She swam on the Wayland High School team, as a distance swimmer, throughout high school. She also swam on the WSTC swim team for two years. Katherine loves being outside and is looking forward to a great summer!
 
Brenna McGonigle: Brenna has just finished her junior year at Saint Joseph's University. She grew up in the swimming program at WSTC and swam for the Wayland High School for four years. When she is not swimming Brenna enjoys traveling and playing sports.