Eric is a native of Grand Junction, Colorado, where he grew up swimming for the Grand Junction Dolphins.  He was a Junior National qualifier in the 200 Breaststroke in 1997. He attended the University of North Dakota where he was a four your member of the men’s swimming team and helped the team to 3 North Central Conference titles.  He has been involved in the sport of swimming since the age of 7.

He has more than 20 years of experience coaching. He has worked with swimmers of all ages and abilities to include high performance age group and senior swimmers, collegiate swimmers, high school and recreational swimmers.  He has coached multiple National Qualifiers, Junior National Qualifiers, numerous State qualifiers and champions, Zone and Sectional qualifiers and finalists. 

Coaching Experience:

Front Range Barracudas: 2017-present

Life Time Fitness Colorado:  2013-2017

SNOW Swimming (Loudoun County, VA): 2002-2013

Head Coach of the Broadlands Piranhas (Ashburn, VA): 2004-2008

Aquatics Instructor for Town Of Leesburg, VA:  2002-2006

Assistant Coach Loudoun County High School (Leesburg, VA): 2002-2005

Assistant Coach Potomac Station Sailfish (Leesburg, VA):  Summer 2003

Assistant Coach Grand Junction Dolphins:  Summer 2002

Assistant Coach University of North Dakota:  2001/2002Season

Shelly grew up swimming for the Front Range Barracudas in Thornton, CO ever since 2006. She was a dual athlete in high school, competing both in track and swimming at the state level. She is excited to be back on the team she grew up swimming and competing for! During her time with Cuda’s, she was a National Top 10 ranked swimmer, National Select Camp attendee, 6 time high school All-American, and a 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier. In college, she competed at Indiana University for two years where she was a Big10 Distinguished Scholar; gaining Academic All-American Honorable Mention status. After Indiana, she completed her swimming career at Florida State University earning The Golden Torch Award and the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award for her studies in Sport Management. During her time at Florida State, she accumulated several all-time top 10 times for the program before finishing her college career in 2019. 

Shelly is excited to help grow the Cuda community by providing foundational training for age group swimmers and by bringing an upbeat attitude every day at practice! Her experience working summer swim camps, coaching for Mountain Range and Thornton Master’s- along with her swimming career- has given her a diverse background working with swimmers of all ages & abilities. She is ecstatic to give back to the team that helped shape her as an athlete and into the person she is today!  

Alan is a longtime member of the Northern Colorado Swimming community. He began swimming competitively at age six and swam though high school competing at state and national levels. Beginning his coaching career during his college years while attending CSU, Alan has coached age-group swimmers though regional/national athletes. He served as head age group coach at Longmont Swim Club for seven years while head coaching the Girls and Boy's team at Mountain View High School for four years and more recently head coach for the girls team at Greeley Central High School for three. He also served Colorado Swimming as the Age-Group Coordinator for the state. Alan is also a Hign School science teacher.  Cuda is lucky to have him since 2010!

Chad has coached for close to two decades - he is an incredible addition to our team!. During his first tenure Chad coached everything from Developmental group up to Seniors, including being interim Head Coach. Chad has coached kids of all ages and abilities, including adults, and athletes for triathlons. The team went from 25 swimmers to over 200 in a few short years. Coach Chad has had swimmers go on to swim at some of the highest levels, including Olympic Trials, and All Americans.

Chad swam on the Broomfield Barracudas as a age group swimmer. Through his leadership, the kids not only learn correct stroke technique, but also develop a lasting love for the sport. Chad places great emphasis on the development of proper swim technique.

Married since 2003, living in Broomfield, he enjoys spending time with his two boys and wife camping and RC racing.

Perri is excited to be coaching with the CUDAS soince 2018!  A Colorado native, Perri began her swimming career with the Westminster Flippers at the age of four and continued her swimming career as a member of the Legacy High School girls varsity swim team. In conjunction with her time spent in the pool, Perri began her coaching career at the age of 15 as an assistant coach with the Westminster Flippers, then served as head coach for five years. She holds bachelor degrees in Speech Communication and Political Science and her Masters in Public Administration. In addition to coaching, Perri is a nanny to three wonderful children and in her spare time she likes to paddleboard, travel, and spend time with her rescue dogs! Coach Perri is a firm believer that the coach-swimmer relationship is an equal partnership. She encourages her swimmers to swim every stroke, set and meet with purpose and to work with her to achieve the best versions of themselves, on and off the deck.

Alex grew up swimming for Vortex Swim Club in Fort Collins, CO. After four years swimming for Whitworth University up in Washington he is happy to be back home and surrounded by the swimming community he spent so much time in. Breaststroke and Distance were his main events, consistently placing top three in the Pacific Northwest Conference throughout College in the 200 Breast. Alex loved investing in his team as a swimmer and looks forward to giving the same commitment as a coach.

Swimming has been a very formative part of his life and his main goal at Cuda is to foster the same love for swimming while helping the swimmers to reach their goals. He believes all sports teams should focus on making great people, not just great athletes.

Ellie is a Colorado native who entered the swimming world at age seven and began
competitively swimming at age 10. She swam for the cudas from ages 10 to 17 and competed on
her high school swim team. After she traded her swimming career for rugby, she began coaching
for a local CARA swim team before returning to the cudas! As a coach, Ellie hopes to find
innovative ways to motivate swimmers, help them reach their full potential, and support
swimmers as a whole, not just in the pool.

Ellie has a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a focus in Special Education and a minor in
Sociology. Beyond the water, Ellie enjoys going to the gym, paddleboarding, and hiking. She is
so excited to be back and working with the team to help create a new generation of swimmers!

Marie spent her childhood in both Colorado and on Cape Cod, where she fell in love with competitive swimming. In high school, Marie was a 4-time State Champion and Boston All-Scholastic Athlete. Her hard work and dedication to both swimming and academics brought her to the collegiate level, where she competed on the varsity level for Indiana University from 2014-2018. While in college, Marie swam herself to both Big Ten and All-American honors, in addition to making the Dean's list for her studies in psychology and business. In 2016 Marie competed at the swimming Olympic Trials. After graduation, Marie moved to Summit County where she worked as a ski and snowboard instructor, swim instructor, coordinator of the Dillon Marina sailing school, Academic Advisor for the Summit Youth Hockey Prep Academy, and completed her Master's in Business. Marie currently lives in Broomfield and continues to compete in swimming and triathlon today, she also hopes to complete her PhD in sports psychology in the near future. 

Kaylie is a Colorado native who grew up swimming, playing volleyball, and running track. She went on to play collegiate and then professional volleyball with a brief stint as a collegiate swimmer. Kaylie swam butterfly in the 200 and 400 Medley relay, as well as a 200 fly individually. Aside from her goldendoodle, Gretzky, Kaylie’s favorite thing in life is to help athletes meet their potential. A degree in biology and psychology coupled with several other certifications including ones from NASM and USASC has helped Kaylie take an extensive list of athletes to the next level. Kaylie’s swimming background, ability to help athletes understand “the why”, and overall passion for the sport will without doubt help the Front Range Barracudas reach new heights!