 Coaches MAC Coaching Staff David Lammel - Program Director/Coach. David has been the Program Director since 1989. He also served as the Head Coach from 1989-1998. In this time, MAC established itself as one of the largest and most stable swimming programs in the Midwest, consistently producing swimmers at the national championship level. Coach Lammel was a 7 time high-school All-American at Millard South under coach Rob Wennstedt (1982-84) and held the Nebraska state high school record in the 100 yard fly (49.34) for 26 years. David has coached swimmers to Junior National Championship Final heats as well as Senior National qualification times. He was named Midwestern Swimming Co-Senior Coach of the Year in 2000. David currently assists with all the MAC practice groups. He and his wife Sue have two daughters, Mackenzie (16) and Madison (13). Tracy Stauffer - Senior coach. Tracy has been the head swim coach at Millard West High School since its opening in 1994. Coach Stauffer has produced numerous Nebraska State High School champions as well as many high school All-Americans. Tracy teaches A.P. Psychology and Physical Education at Millard West. Prior to coming to Millard West, Coach Stauffer was the head swim coach and assistant football coach at Lincoln Northeast High School. Coach Stauffer swam for Rob Wennstedt at Lincoln Northeast from 1979-81. Tracy and his wife Jenda have 4 kids, Seth, Kayla, Mariah and Jake. Jamie Bowcott - Jamie is in his 5th year with the Millard Aquatic Club. Coach Bowcott went to high school and swam at William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois under head coach Paul Reeff. After being a participant on the 1994 and 1995 Illinois State Championship swim teams specializing in sprints, Jamie attended the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, playing water polo for three years. After coaching soccer, basketball, and volleyball in Illinois, he returned to Omaha in 2005. He currently teaches Spanish at Millard West High School where he is also an assistant swim coach under Tracy Stauffer. Coach Bowcott also continues to swim and assist with the Millard Aquatic Club Masters Swim program. Tyler Hammond - Tyler is a graduate of Millard South High School where he was a two time state champion, and still a school record holder, under coach Rob Wennstedt. He also is a former three year letterman and team captain of the University of Northern Iowa men’’s team. Tyler began his swimming career at the age of six with the Millard Aquatic Club and years later is a member of the M.A.C. staff. Coach Hammond has worked with all age groups from lesson programs to the collegiate level. Tyler served as an assistant coach for the Cedar Falls Swim Club in Cedar Falls, Ia. as well as the Head masters coach for the Panther Masters program. Prior to serving as the Head Coach for Waverly Area Swim Club, in Waverly, Ia., Tyler was an assistant for the University of Northern Iowa women’’s team. Coach "T" graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Physical Education and is currently teaching at Millard South. Tyler is the head boys and girls swim coach at Millard South. Tara O'Shea - Junior Group Coach. Coach O'Shea is the Aquatics Director, Head Coach, and Aquatics teacher at Millard North High School. She began her swimming career at 7-years old in Houston, Texas. In 1987, she joined MAC and swam competitively with the team for ten years. Coach O'shea swam and lettered for Millard South High School for four years under Rob Wennstedt. She continued swimming for one more year at the University of Nebraska at Kearney where she earned a letter. Coach O'Shea graduated from UNK in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and began her teaching and coaching career in Florida (2003-2007). Coach O’Shea began coaching for Millard Aquatic Club her senior year of high school assisting with age group swimmers (1996-1998) and is very excited to be part of the program again. She looks forward to the day that her son Liam (3) will be ready to be a rookie swimmer. Dave Edwards - Coach Edwards competed for the Bellevue Swim Club and was a distance freestyler for Creighton University under coach Jack Jackson. Dave has coached at both the high school level and age group level in Kearney, NE as well as in Manhattan, KS. Coach Dave was also the head age group coach and assistant senior coach in Fort Belvoir, VA. Dave is also a certified athletic trainer and teaches elementary physical education in Omaha. Coach Edwards joined the MAC staff during the fall of 2006 and is the primary coach for MAC’s White group. Dave is married to wife Lisa and has three sons, Max, Trevor, and Oscar.
Kari Weihl - Kari works with our developmental groups and has been coaching at MAC since 2005. Coach Weihl has a great background in lesson programs and competitive swimming. Kari has been a lesson instructor for 5 years and comped herself for 12 years. Kari was a 4 year varsity letter winner for coach Stauffer at Millard West High School and a team leader in every sense. She brings a great attitude and lots of energy to practice as both an athlete and coach. Kari swam for the University of Nebraska-Kearney her freshman and sophomore years. She is currently working on a double major in elementary and special education.
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