This is Shea's 6th year with the Whitecaps, and 3rd year as head coach. She began swimming competitively when she was 8 years old with the Liberty Storm Swim Team. She then joined the Tsunami Swim Team of KC and competed with them until she graduated from high school in 2018. She also competed for the Liberty High School team and the Clayview Cahunas over the years. Shea was a 4-year varsity letter winner, as well as a 4-year MSHSAA state swim meet qualifier during her time at Liberty. The highlight of her swimming career was earning All-State Honorable Mention Honors her junior and senior year. Shea is a 2022 graduate of the University of Missouri, with a degree in Psychology, with plans to attend graduate school and become a school counselor. Shea has loved her time with the Whitecaps. Her goal is that every swimmer has fun and finds success in the sport of swimming.

Coach Maddie began swimming competitively at 6 years old with Springfield Aquatics, swimming until she graduated high school in 2022. Coach Maddie also swam with Logan-Rogersville high school all four years and was a four year MSHSAA state qualifer, including being the 50 free state champion 2022. 

A sophomore at William Jewell, Maddie is majoring in accounting and is a member of the Jewell Swim Team. She is the current  50 and 100 free record holder at Jewell and is a part of 200 and 400 medley relay records at Jewell.

Coach Maddie's goal is that all swimmers have fun and gain confidence in and out of the pool.

Coach Tony began swimming competitively at five years old with the Gladstone Gators and joined Club North Swimming at age eight. Tony also swam for Oak Park High School and was a 4 year MSHSAA state qualifier, setting a school record in the 200 Medley Relay and finishing 5th and 10th in the 50 and 100 Freestyle events his senior year. 

He currently is a Sophomore at William Jewell where he looks forward to competing in the A relays in the 200 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay. 

Coach Tony’s goal is to foster a learning environment that encourages young athletes to want to get better and to enjoy the sport of swimming while doing so!