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Corinne Benefield Head Coach

Corinne is a senior at the University of Alabama. She has been swimming in summer league since she was 4 at many different pools, including the Barracudas. She swam on the Druid Hills and Providence varsity swim teams and currently plays water polo with the UA women's Waterpolo Club Team. She is excited about another year of coaching and can't wait to join the Seawolves!

Phone: (404) 333-9373
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Katherine Shary Head Coach

Katherine brings a lifelong background in competitive swimming and experience teaching swim lessons to both children and adults. She is passionate about having fun in the water as well as skill development and water safety. Katherine is also a mom to a 3 year old "Lil Pup" and an 8 year old "Seawolf", and works at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She is excited to help coach the Seawolves this year!

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Hayley Valeri Assistant Coach

Hayley is a teacher and former high school swimmer. She swam on the team at Mountain View High School and on summer league teams where she grew up in Lawrenceville. In college she was a lifeguard and coached a U4 soccer team. She will be going back to school in the fall to get her Master’s in Early Childhood Education. She is excited for the opportunity to be a coach for her favorite sport and can’t wait to join the Seawolves!

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Isabella Martinez Junior Coach

Isabella will be attending Oglethorpe in the fall and has been swimming since she was 10 years old! She swam competitively with Emory Eagles Swim Club year round for 8 years and with the Barracudas for 7 years. Her main strokes are freestyle and backstroke!

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M.E. Freeman Junior Coach

M.E. will be a junior at Lakeside in the fall and has swum competitively since she was 7 for the Barracudas and also joined Dynamo at 10. She later got to high school and joined St.Pius team freshman year before transferring to Lakeside and joining their team sophomore year. She swims mostly backstroke and freestyle but also enjoys breaststroke!

Phone: (470) 653-5420
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Maddie Studstill Junior Coach

Maddie will be a junior at Lakeside in the fall and swam with Dynamo from 8 to 14 as well as swimming with the Barracudas. This past swim season she was on the Lakeside varsity swim team with her best strokes being backstroke and freestyle. She is also a lifeguard!

Phone: (404) 360-0690
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Cate Fisk Junior Coach

Cate will be a freshman at Lakeside in the fall and has been swimming with the Barracudas for years. She has also swum with Dynamo and the Emory Eagles! In addition to coaching she'll be swimming for the Seawolves as well as playing club volleyball!

Phone: (864) 741-6582
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Lucia Byrd Junior Coach

Lucia will be in 8th grade in the fall and has been swimming competitively for over 7 years and after swimming for the Barracudas, she's thrilled to be a Seawolf! Lucia knows all the strokes and loves completing an IM. In addition to coaching she'll be swimming for the Seawolves!

Phone: (678) 641-6852
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Private Lessons

If you are interested in individual swim lessons, some of our coaches are available. Please contact them directly. 

  • Corinne - 404-333-9373 
  • Maddie - 404-360-0690 
  • M.E. - 470-653-5420 
  • Cate - 864-741-6582
  • Lucia - 678-6416852
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