Lucas has over 25 years of coaching experience. He has coached at FAST for over 20 years. During his coaching career he has developed and coached multiple Senior and Junior National Qualifiers, Futures Qualifiers, Sectional Qualifiers, Eastern Zone Qualifiers, WPIAL Champions and Record Holders, PIAA State Champions and Qualifiers and Finalists. In addition, more than 60 all-time FAST records have been broken under his watch. Lucas has also served as an assistant coach for the Franklin Regional High School swim team, Head Coach of North Hills Aquatics and North Hills Aqua Club, and Garden City and Murrysville Swim Club in the ESA.

Lucas is a graduate from Denison University with a double major in Educational Studies and Communication. He swam for 2 years and he was a conference finalist and a NCAA Division 3 National Qualifier.

As a youth athlete, Lucas was competitive in football, soccer, basketball, baseball, track and field, cross country, and swimming. In high school, he decided to make swimming his primary focus. As a high school club swimmer, he qualified for Eastern Zones and Junior Nationals. He also competed for Gateway High School where he was a WPIAL Champion, a state finalist, and school record holder.

In college, he began his career as an endurance athlete by competing in his first sprint triathlon and first marathon in 2001. Lucas has competed in over 100 running races and triathlons: 2 Ironman Triathlons (including the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii), The 70.3 Triathlon World Championships, 12 marathons (including Boston), and 8 Ultra-Marathons of running races of up to 100 miles (including the Leadville 100 in Colorado).

Lucas brings an enthusiasm for the sport which is shared with his swimmers. He enjoys fostering a positive training environment and a genuine love to compete in his athletes. Lucas’s advice is take full advantage of the opportunity to grow as person through athletics. Believe in yourself and be willing to take ownership of your attitude, effort, and focus to optimize your long term development and excellence.

Todd was was an All-American swimmer at Allegheny College and he has been coaching on and off for about 35 years since then. This is my 10th year at FAST - previously, he was the head coach at the Valley Points Family YMCA for 8 years. Todd works with all age groups and is I am proud that many swimmers that I have coached have progressed from novice swimming to college swimming and beyond. Swimming is a lifetime sport and the technical skills and social interactions achieved through swimming lead to very successful kids in and out of the pool. He was a distance swimmer and he believes that a distance background can translate to success in any stroke and any event. 

He is also very passionate about the governance of our sport. He was te AMS Age Group Chair for 4 years and is currently our LSC’s General Chair. Todd is always happy to answer any questions about the state of USA Swimming. 

He and his wife Sandy and own Pugliese Flowers in Vandergrift and Sandy is also a Physical Therapist. He likes to spend some of my free time as a member of the Kiski Area School Board. Both of our kids, Parker and Amara, swim on the team and love the sport. Parker has moved on to swimming at WVU and Amara is a high school senior. We have two cats, Flipturn and Laneline. 

Mark been coaching swimming since 2014, and with FAST since 2015. In addition to coaching with FAST, he has served as an assistant coach for the Gateway High School Varsity Swim Team, head coach for the Murrysville Swim Club since 2015, and assistant swim coach for the Franklin Regional Middle School Swim Team. He is currently head coach of the Penn Hills Middle School Swim Team and an assistant coach for the Franklin Regional Varsity Swim Team. 

Mark’s favorite part of coaching is being a witness to an athletes journey. Seeing them conquer their fears, develop technique, build strength and achieve their goals is incredibly rewarding. I hope I can play a part in instilling a love for a sport that will last a lifetime. His interests outside of swimming include spending time with my family and my basset hounds. Mark’s advice to that every bit of effort that you put in, no matter how small, contributes to your progress. Commit to giving your absolute best effort in every practice, every moment of preparation and every meet.

Seth is entering his 3rd year at FAST. He also coaches at MSC. He swam for MSC and FAST for 8 years. He also swam for Franklin Regional middle school and high school team. His favorite events were the 100 free, 200 freestyle, 100 fly, 50 freestyle and 500 freestyle.

His favorite part about coaching is watching the kids grow and develop into great swimmers and also seeing kids make new friendships outside of school through swimming. He loves that swimming brings him relaxation while also being competitive and energizing. His interests outside the pool is bowling with my friends, hanging out with my dog, and playing video games in his free time. Seth’s advice to the swimmers to have fun, try your best, enjoy what you're doing, and find a balance of being serious and having fun.

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!

Dan has 34 years of club and high school swimming experience. He was an age group from 1990-1995 Woodland Hills Aquatic Club, Head Coach of FAST 1995-1998, Head Coach Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club (GPAC) 1998-2006, Dan started the Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club which he ran for 8 years. One of the highlights from Dan's time at GPAC was winning the USA Swimming Virtual Club Championship for small clubs in 2005.  Dan was at Fox Chapel Killer Whale from 2006-2023. Dan was named Head Coach of both the Fox Chapel Killer Whales and the Fox Chapel Area High School team. During his time at FC, Coach Dan has coached several Zone, Sectional, Junior National, and National qualifiers in addition to an OlympicTrials qualifier in 2016. Dan has coached multiple WPIAL and PIAA champions as well as numerous high school athletic and academic All-Americans. Over the last 8 seasons, Coach Dan's FC teams have won over 160 dual meets, 8 section titles, 2 WPIAL runner-ups, and set 17 school records.

Dan was Age Group and HS swimmer, HS Volleyball All-American / Junior Olympic player and coach. He is Surge Strength Dryland certified and ASCA Level 4. Dan enjoys the process of training and preparation as well as helping swimmers reach their goals. Outside the pool, he enjoys staying fit, golfing, working on home projects, and traveling to historic sites. Dan’s advice is to give your best effort every day in everything that you do. 

Dina grew up in Murrysville, attending Franklin Regional. She swam for FAST and Meadowink from age 5-18. She swam for the Franklin Regional High school team where she was WPIAL and PIAA qualifier all four years.

Dina went to IUP and earned a degree in Speech Language Pathology. She swam at IUP from 95’-99’, where she earned 5x All American honors, was named team co-captain her senior year and focused on 400 IM, 200 Breaststroke, and 800 Freestyle Relay and distance Freestyle.

Dina has coached at Meadowink, FAST, Mechanicsburg Swim Team, Plum Aqua, Monroeville Marlins, and is currently the Head Coach of the swim team at Armstrong High School. She is also employed with the Armstrong School District as a Speech Therapist. 

Dina is married and the mother to 3 swimmers Delaney, Reese, and Sadie. She enjoys Crossfit, coaching, spending time with her family, the beach, and anything outdoors.

Lee is entering his 4th year at FAST. Lee started swimming at the age of 5 for the Monroeville Marlins and he swam through high school and joined a Masters program in college at West Virginia University. Lee enjoys working with a dedicated swimmer who wants to improve on a stroke, and it finally one day clicks. The smile on their face, and the feeling of accomplishment is my favorite part of coaching. Lee enjoys spending time with his wife Jackie and son Rob, and also enjoys riding his motorcycle in the nice weather and snowmobiling in the winter, skiing, working on vehicles and fishing. His advice to our swimmers is to be a sponge; soak up as much information as you can, continue to learn and make yourself a better person. Also be a kind and helpful person in our society.

Rob is entering his 3rd year at FAST. 1. Rob started swimming at age 7 for Penn Trafford Aquatic Club and swam for Penn Trafford High School. Rob’s favorite part of coaching swimming is getting to know the kids and watching them progress. HIs interests outside of the pool include cooking, skiing, cycling, weight lifting, yoga and spending time with family and friends. His advice is that if you want to be the best, you have to stop acting like everyone else.

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!