Coaches

DAVID MARSH

CEO & Director of Coaching of SwimMAC

Team Elite Carolina is fortunate to have David Marsh at the helm. He is simply one of the most successful swimming coaches in history. Prior to Team Elite, Marsh exhibited that success while serving as the head coach at Auburn University, where his teams won a record-tying 12 NCAA Swimming Championships. Marsh came to the SwimMAC Carolina program in Charlotte, North Carolina in the spring of 2007 to serve as CEO/Director of Coaching and to lead the formation of an elite squad of Olympic-caliber swimmers. Some of his most successful swimmers at Auburn, Margaret Hoelzer and Mark Gangloff, followed their coach to Charlotte and earned their way to the 2008 Olympics while training with the newly-formed Team Elite Carolina group at SwimMAC.

Over the course of his 17-year coaching career at Auburn University, Marsh was named the National Coach of the Year a total of nine times and the SEC Coach of the Year 13 times. For his outstanding work with the men’s and women’s squads, he was awarded the 2003 National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy. It was the second time in his career that he was so honored, also garnering the distinguished award in 1999. Marsh is the first to ever receive this prestigious honor more than once. His accomplishments there include numerous NCAA Team Championships: seven men’s (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) and five women’s (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007). It is an unprecedented achievement that four of these Men’s and Women’s NCAA Championships were earned in the same season. His teams took home a combined 1,312 All-America honors by 276 athletes, along with 45 NCAA individual titles and 30 NCAA relay crowns. Internationally, 52 Auburn athletes won medals in 90 events including 27 during the summer of 2003. While at Auburn, Marsh developed 22 Olympians who won seven medals. Under Marsh, Auburn swimmers excelled at the national and international levels of competition athletically, and most importantly, in the classroom.

According to Marsh, success in the pool is success out of the pool. In 17 seasons, 200+ swimmers were chosen to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and 45 were named Academic All-Americans. In addition, 25 combined men and women’s teams were named CSCAA Academic All-American. He believes in establishing patterns of success not only at the top levels of swimming, but also as a professional, a family member and a quality citizen. In addition to his swimmers earning places on international teams, Marsh himself has coached on numerous international squads, including serving as the assistant coach for the United States men’s team at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Canada. In 2003, Marsh was named the men’s coach for the 2003 World Championships held in Barcelona, Spain, as well as coach at the inaugural Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool. He helped lead the United States team to defeat the Australians in a dual meet between the world’s national power-houses. Marsh has also represented the United States as a men’s team assistant coach at the 1996 (Atlanta) and 2000 (Sydney, Australia) Olympic Games, a men’s team assistant coach at the 1995 (Fukuoka, Japan) and 1999 (Sydney, Australia) Pan-Pacific Games, and as a women’s team assistant coach at the 1994 World Championships (Rome). A seven-time USA National Team Coach, Marsh has won numerous awards himself. He was named the 2005 Walter Gilbert Award recipient by Auburn University, the highest award for a former student-athlete. In 2006 he was given the Distinguished Service Award by the United States Sports Academy.

Marsh was a five-time All-American backstroker at Auburn and the 1980 SEC backstroke champion, ranked sixth in the world at the time. After earning a degree in Business Administration in 1981, he remained at Auburn as an assistant coach. In 1985 he left to accept the head coach position of the Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta. Three years later Marsh moved west to coach the Las Vegas Gold Swim Team. During Marsh’s tenure in Vegas, he led ten swimmers to the 1988 Olympic Trials. A native of Miami, Florida, Marsh serves on the boards of the American Swimming Coaches Association of America as well as the Championship Performance Advisory Board. He is a highly regarded speaker, having delivered addresses at both local and national events, including the ASCA national convention. He has also authored articles for publications such as Swimming Technique and has provided commentary on a series of swimming technique videos. Most recently, in 2009, he was appointed to the highly acclaimed President's Council on Physical Fitness.  Marsh is married to the former Kristin Burke who was a swimmer at California-Berkeley. She earned her Masters degree in English Education at Auburn in March of 1995. They are the proud parents of three children: Aaron, Alyssa, and Maddie.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Developed 22 Olympians, producing seven medals...Developed 52 USA National Team members winning medals in 90 competitions...Seven Men’s NCAA team titles (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007)...Five Women’s NCAA team titles (1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007)...Nine-time NCAA National Coach of the Year...45 NCAA individual titles & 30 NCAA relay crowns...1,312 All-America honors by 276 athletes...17 SEC Team titles (13 men’s - 10 in a row, and four women’s)...45 swimmers named NCAA Academic All-Americans...2005 Walter Gilbert Award recipient...2006 United States Sports Academy, Distinguished Service Award recipient...1999 & 2003 National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy recipient...Eight-time USA National Team Coach...Two-Time USA Olympic Team Coach

JEFF DUGDALE

Director of Development

New to Team Elite in 2009, Jeff Dugdale will oversee external relationships and the establishment of the Medalist Club to support Team Elite and the SwimMac community. A native of Kenosha, Wis., Dugdale swam at Auburn and coached with David Marsh in the 1990s where he was responsible for recruiting and marketing of the team’s vision under the leadership of Coach Marsh to prospective stakeholders, sponsors, and student-athletes. Upon leaving Auburn, Dugdale assisted in starting a new club, Eastside Swimming, in Pensacola, Fla. where he was instrumental in helping grow the team from two to 100 plus swimmers in the span of six months.  The team’s success was published in Swimming World Magazine. Dugdale then moved into the corporate ranks with GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK) for 13 years where he moved through the ranks with increasing responsibility. At GSK he worked in sales, corporate training, leadership development, and operations.  In his free time, Dugdale was very involved with the community starting Tar Heel Aquatic Team (THAT) and then later leading the development of Duke Aquatics.  While at Duke University, Dugdale served as a deck coach and focused on recruiting, leadership development, social networking, and marketing the vision of the program. A 1995 graduate of Auburn University, Dugdale and his wife, Amy, have two children, Colby and Sydney.

ALAN PFAU

Assistant Coach

Alan Pfau serves as an assistant coach and division leader with both the SwimMAC Carolina age group program and Team Elite. Since arriving at SwimMAC, the youth swimmers under his guidance have found great success at the state and national level. Pfau has coached several Junior National qualifiers and Top-10 nationally ranked swimmers from SwimMAC. Pfau became familiar with Coach Marsh’s program at the Auburn University Swim Camp, where for five summers he managed the dryland, technique, and training sessions for the 12-and-under campers. Prior to arriving in Charlotte, Pfau spent three years at Western Kentucky University, where the men’s team won the Sunbelt Conference Championships for three straight years and the men’s and women’s teams had a combined dual meet record of 53 wins and 6 losses. Both squads were ranked as high as Top-5 nationally in the Division I Mid-Major Poll. Earlier in his coaching career, Pfau spent four seasons as the Head Age-Group Coach at the YMCA of the Triangle Area and two years as an Associate Aquatic Director and Head Satellite Coach for the Winston-Salem YMCA. Pfau graduated from Western Carolina University in 1994 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management. He also obtained a Master’s Degree in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management in 1998 from North Carolina State University.

TODD FOLEY

Assistant Coach

Team Elite Carolina welcomes Todd Foley as its new intern/assistant coach. Foley comes from the University of Hawaii, where he coached the Serbian National Record-holder (200 Backstroke), two World University Game qualifiers, an NCAA qualifier, the 2007 Western Athletic Conference swimmer of the year, as well as numerous school record-holders. Foley’s coaching versatility allowed him to coach middle distance and distance athletes, as well as sprinters. Foley also led the men’s recruiting efforts, helping the team secure the 14th ranked recruiting class a year ago and the most recent 100m butterfly champion at this summer’s US Open.

Prior to his tenure in Hawaii, Foley coached at his alma mater, Miami (OH) University, where he helped guide the Red Hawks to the 2006 Men’s Mid-American Conference (MAC) team title. While at Miami, Foley coached two Miami University Athlete’s of the Year, two MAC Swimmer’s of Year, Senior National qualifiers, US Open qualifiers, and school record-holders.

Foley is engaged to Stephanie Ringuet, a research technician for biofuel research at the Duke University Marine Biology Lab in Beaufort, NC. Foley is originally from Brookfield, WI, and Ringuet is originally from Quebec City, Canada. Both enjoy athletic endeavors, including tennis and surfing, as well as movies and music.

JAY WHITE

Team Manager

A native of Charlotte, NC, Jay White has a wealth of resources and local contacts to provide ample networking opportunities for the Team Elite swimmers and staff.  He earned his undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and his law degree from Campbell University, and has been engaged in solo private practice in Mooresville, NC since 1986.  After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill, White served on the John Motley Morehead Scholarship committee which interviewed and selected the best and brightest high school seniors for this prestigious full scholarship to the University.  His passion for mentoring young men and women and his love of swimming combine to establish an ideal atmosphere for him to administer the dry-side of our Team Elite program.  He strives to ensure that our swimmers’ needs with regard to housing, job mentoring, financial planning, sports psychology, nutrition, medical services, and many more areas are fully being met.  White is currently unmarried, has lived on Lake Norman since 1978, and has seen the welcome explosion of growth and notoriety of the entire Charlotte metropolitan area.  He currently swims with our SwimMAC Masters program at Huntersville, and regularly competes at local and national-level meets.

Staff

Team Physician:

Dr. Joseph Garcia - Novant Presbyterian Helath Care

Board Certified: Family Medicine

Team Athletic Trainer:

Alan Tyson - ATAC

Alan Tyson is the President architech Sports and Physical Therapy . He was the former Vice President of Sports Performance and Rehabilitation for OrthoCarolina. He is a physical therapist board certified as a sports clinical specialist, a certified athletic trainer and certified strength and conditioning specialist. He has worked with the Charlotte Knights (AAA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox) and continues to serve as a consultant to the team. Alan is also a consultant with the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Eagles. Alan has spoke regionally and nationally on training topics about the foot and ankle, spine care, hip and knee rehabilitation, and developed two courses on the shoulder. He has written 3 books and developed specific training programs for the female athlete, baseball pitcher, and football players getting ready for the NFL combines. Alan is also an associate editor of the National Strength and Conditioning Journal. He currently does a weekly radio show “Health Headlines” on 1110AM WBT with Stacey Sims and Dr. Russ Greenfield.

Dr. Cipriani is native of Buffalo, NY.  He graduated from State University of New York with a major in Exercise Science and minor in Nutrition.  He later graduated from New York Chiropractic College, Magna Cum Laude, with a Doctor of Chiropractic.   He has vast experience working with professional NFL, NHL, NBA, Olympic and Division 1A collegiate athletes.  He has experience with post surgical injuries and athletic performance enhancement. He is fully credentialed in: Active Release Techniques, Graston Soft Tissue Techniques, Contemporary Medical Acupuncture, Cox Decompression Flexion Manipulation, Sports injuries, neck & lower back injuries, Shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, wrist & ankle injuries, Rotator cuff syndrome, plantar fasciitis, ITB syndrome

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For more information regarding Team Elite, please contact Jeff Dugdale at 919.740.4306 or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it