Meet The Coaches
Here they are, folks. These are the dedicated individuals that will train, push, develop and encourage your kids to be better every time they enter the pool. It’s not every year that our team is coached by 2 Division 1 Collegiate Swimmers with a combined total of 23 years of experience
Patricia Larson (Patti) was born and raised in Anaheim, California. As a competitive swimmer for 11 years, she qualified for Junior Olympics and Grand Prix meets, and was chosen by her senior year in high school to represent the North American Athletic Conference for Southern California, competing with teams from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.'s west coast. Patti continued her career in college and was recruited to swim for Division I at the University of North Dakota (2012-2016). As a collegiate athlete, she received various awards, including Rookie of the Year, Coaches' Award, Varsity Letter, and Academic All-Western Athletic Conference Honors for 3 years.
Patti has a passion for swimming and enjoys working with kids. She worked as a water safety/swim instructor aide for 6 years, and also worked for one year as one of the managers for her collegiate swim team after college graduation. Patti was also the previous Assistant Coach for the Hedingham Sharks and we now welcome her as our Head Coach.
In addition to swimming, Patti graduated in 2019 with her MBA in International Business, and moved to the Raleigh area in 2020. She and her husband Luke recently moved to the Hedingham neighborhood. She is a big foodie who enjoys trying out new places to eat and loves baking desserts from scratch.
Home Town: Colorado Springs CO
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle and Backstroke
Years swimming: 12
Favorite post practice food: Orange chicken and rice
Goal for the 2023 Sharks season: keep doing what I love, which is swimming, and get others to find the fun it as well.
Olympic swimmer that you are inspired by: Missy Franklin
We are very excited to introduce you all to the Sharks New Assistant Coach, Lindsey Immel. Lindsey is a Sophomore at North Carolina State University and is currently a top performing athlete on the Wolf Pack Swim Team. Lindsey is a 4 time High school all-American, was voted Colorado’s sports woman of the year, won CHSAA girls swimmer of the year, is a 7 time 4A state champion, 4A state record holder in the medley relay and a 4 time junior nationals qualifier. She has participated in competitive swim for more than 12 years and is excited to impart her extensive knowledge to our young swimmers during the 2023 summer swim season. You can read more about Patti on the coach’s page on our team website.
