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Dan Taylor - Pool Director
Dan began coaching with the Woodland Hills Aquatic Team in 1990 as an assistant coach and held this position for 5 seasons before becoming the Head Coach of the Franklin Area Swim Team in Murrysville. In the three years as Head Coach of FAST, the team grew to over 180 swimmers. In 1998, Dan founded the Greater Pittsburgh Aquatic Club. During his 8 years at GPAC, Dan coached swimmers to over 40 Top 16 reportable times and had 20 swimmers ranked in the Top 16 in the nation, including two #1 rankings. Dan has coached numerous swimmers to Sectional, Junior National, Senior National, and Olympic Trial qualifying times. Dan has been the Head Coach for the Allegheny Mountain Eastern Zone Team three times. In 1998, Dan was awarded the Allegheny Mountain Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year. In 2007 Dan became the lead age group coach with the Killer Whales and helped the program emerge to one of the top age group swimming programs in the Pittsburgh area. In 2014 Dan was named Head Coach of the Fox Chapel Killer Whales. Along with running the Killer Whales, Dan is the Head Coach for the Fox Chapel High School Swim and Dive team, a position he has also held since 2014. Over the last seven seasons, the girls and boys have a combined record of 134-24-1 with 6 section titles and 3 runner-ups and 1 WPIAL runner-up.
In addition to coaching, Dan has extensive experience in pool management having spent 15 summers at Longue Vue Club directing the swim team and managing the day to day operations. Dan has been a certified lifeguard since 1987.
Dan is a graduate of both the University of Pittsburgh and Gannon University. He has a B.A. in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. In addition to coaching, Dan is a Middle School Social Studies teacher in the Franklin Regional School District. Dan resides in Plum Borough with his wife and two daughters.
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Lindsay Wood - Swim Coach
Lindsay Wood is the head coach of the Flying Fish Heads and an assistant coach for the Killer Whales swim teams. She is also a swimmer and a nationally (USMS) and internationally (FINA) top-ranked backstroker. When she’s not on deck or in the water, Lindsay can be found writing, practicing meditation, or dancing in the kitchen. Coach Lindsay loves helping swimmers of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels and is thrilled to be leading the FCRC Piranhas this summer!
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