Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff

	Dr. Dan Carl
	Position: Boys & Girls Head Coach - Swimming	Dr. Carl - is in his tenth year of coaching at Sycamore. Prior to coming to Sycamore in September of 2003, he was Head Coach at Valparaiso University in Indiana for nine years. Coach Dan is looking for the boys to retain their GMC Championship and for the girls to gain the top position in the GMCs. Dr. Carl is an Associate Professor in Exercise Physiology, Dept. of Rehab Sciences at the Univ. of Cincinnati. Dr. Carl is married and has 2 boys and a girl.

	Michael Wenert
	Position: Assistant Varsity Swim Coach	Mike is in his second season assisting Dr. Carl. Mike is also the Associate Head Coach of the Cincinnati Marlins. He is a Cincinnati native who grew up in Western Hills. He started swimming at Gamble Nippert YMCA and continued his swimming career at Elder High School and Wright State University, where he received a degree in History. Mike lives in Cincinnati with his wife Leslie, daughter Olivia and son Luke.

	Jack Phipps
	Position: Diving Coach	Jack Phipps has a long history with Sycamore diving. Jack dove at Sycamore High School for four years. He dove his freshman year at the University of Cincinnati. He also coached Ursuline and Moeller that year. The following year, 1982-83 season, Jack started coaching for Sycamore and has been with us ever since. Jack has taken many divers to the State meet, and has had several State Champions. Jack graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B. A. in Accounting. He now runs a business in Blue Ash that was started by his Dad. Jack is married and has a son and daughter.

	Mark Dowdall
	Position: Jr. Varsity Coach	Mark has been with the Flying Fish as a year-round coach for nineyears. Not only has he been a coach, but he has been able to get back into swimming himself by practicing whenever he can with the team. Mark competed in his first triathlon this past summer. He entered the Cincinnati Triathlon, swimming in the Ohio River. He is currently employed as a Special Education teacher. Mark has been married to his wife Jennifer for 24 years and has two boys, both in college.

	Carol Wolkoff
	Position: Assistant Jr. Varsity Coach and Jr. High Coach	Carol Wolkoff has an extensive swimming and coaching background. She was a scholarship athlete at Miami University and Ohio University. Carol coached boys and girls high school swimmers while in Cleveland before moving to Cincinnati 13years ago. Carol returns to coaching the JV team, a position she held from 1996-1998 and also in 2001-2004. She is also the head Jr. High Coach. Carol is the Aquatic Coordinator at U. C. where she handles the Aquatic Center. She is married to David (who is the diving coach for Ursuline) and they have 3 children, Rachel, who is a sophomore at U. C., and Jeffrey and Samantha in High School.

	Jaclyn Tameris
	Position: Assistant Jr. High Coach	Jaclyn returns to Sycamore as a swim coach, having had a very successful four years of swimming and water polo for the Aves. She played water polo all 4 years at University of Indiana and was captain her Jr. and Sr. years. She graduated with a degree in Public Health Education and minor in Human Development and Family Studies. She received her Masters in Education at The College of Mt. Saint Joseph. She is now teaching in Batavia. Jaclyn has coached water polo for Milford and has been the head girls coach at Princeton for two years. This summer she, her brother, Heath, and boyfriend Greg Jones participated in the Louisville Triathlon. It was Jaclyn's first tri and she said it was an amazing expericence. Most of all it was fun!! Jaclyn remembers the great tradition that the Jr. High has ov winning championships and hopes they can continue the tradition.

	Nicholas Hellwig
	Position: Head Coach Water Polo World History and Economics Teacher- SYC	Water Polo Experience Head Coach for Sycamore 2008-Present Head Coach for Moose WP 2010-Present Olympic Development Program 2012 4 Years Collegiate Club Water polo for University of Dayton 4 Years Youth Club in St. Louis- Daisy and Jungle Cats 4 Years High School- SLUH Contact: hellwign@sycamoreschools.org

	Gary Tameris
	Position: Girls Coach	Water Polo Experience Moose Water Polo Coach 2012 Head Coach for Milford Eagles 1990 to 2011 Former Sycamore Coach 1980s contact: gary.tameris@gmail.com

	Paul Splitt
	Position: Assistant Coach	Water Polo Experience Assistant Coach for Sycamore Aviators Assistant Coach for Milford Eagles 2002-2011 Head Coach for Moose WP 2010-Present 2 Years Ohio Squirrels Water Polo Club 5 Years Collegiate Club Water polo for Northern Kentucky University 2 Years Youth Club in Cincinnati, OH- River City Water Polo 4 Years High School- Milford Contact: psplitt@gmail.com