Ryan Sprang

Coaching Achievements:

-Lead St. Augustine Prep to two consecutive New Jersey High School State Championships, one #1 New Jersey state ranking, and a #4 national ranking

-Named Coach of the year in 2005 by the South Jersey Interscholastic Swimming Association

-Coached numerous swimmers to USA top 16 national rankings

-Coached swimmers from novice level to Senior National Qualifiers

Prior to moving to West Shore YMCA, Ryan was the Director of Competitive Swimming at the Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club, as part of the Waynesnboro YMCA in Virginia, where he was named the 2007-2008 Virginia Age Group Coach of the Year.  When Ryan started in 2006 at SMAC, the team had a total of 30 swimmers, and when he finished, the team had grown to over 90 swimmers.  Ryan has coached 15 swimmers to achieve Y National qualifying times, and has had swimmers at the Eastern Zone Championships.  One of Coach Ryan's swimmers was ranked 2nd in the country last year in her age group.

Positions Held:

-Head Coach St. Augustine Prep School in Richland New Jersey (2002 – 2006).

-Head Coach Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Newfield New Jersey (2002-2006).

-Assistant Senior Coach/Head Senior 1 Coach for the Gloucester County Institute of Technology Swim Team in     Sewell, NJ (2002-2005).

-Head Age Group Coach for the Gloucester County Institute of Technology Swim Team in Sewell, NJ (2005-2006).

-Assistant Coach for Greenwood Park Swim Club/swim clinic instructor (summer league) in Turnersville, NJ (2002 -2003).

-Head Coach for Greenwood Park Swim Club (2003-2006).

-Teacher of Algebra and World History at St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, NJ (2003 – 2006).

-Director of Competitive Swimming at the Waynesboro Family YMCA/Head Coach of the Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club (2006 – 2009).

Goal for coaching:
Get kids to believe they are capable of accomplishing more than they ever thought was possible and convince them to want to do what is necessary in order to do that.

Personal:
Swam at St. Bonaventure University and earned All Atlantic 10 Conference team selection 2000, 2001, 2002, Atlantic 10 conference champion in 2002 and team captain his senior year.
Married in August of 07, wife Andrea is a 4th year doctoral student in clinical and school psychology, avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoy reading, writing, working out.