Coaches
Mark List - Coach
Mark began
his swim career over 45 years ago. Mark has experience as a summer league, age
group, high school, college, and Masters swimmer. He attended Phillips Academy
in Andover, MA where he was a 4 year All-American and the top high school
backstroker in the nation his junior and Senior years. From there, Mark swam at
the University of North Carolina. At UNC, he was a 2-year All-American in the
100 and 200 yard backstroke. Mark continues his swimming as a Master swimmer. He
has been ranked in the top 10 in his age group in the country 23 times. In 2002,
he was the top ranked backstroker in his age group.
Mark began
his coaching career over 30 years ago. During this time, he has coached summer
league, age group, and high school swimmers. He also has many years experience
teaching swimming.
Lauren Lancaster - Asst. Coach
Lauren is a 2008 honor graduate of
Ringgold High School where she swam on the
high school swim team for three years and was captain her
senior year. Lauren will receive her Associate of Science Degree in
Dental Hygiene from
Dalton State College this
summer and then attend Kennesaw State University this fall to get a
bachelor degree in
education. She was a member of the TigerSharks for 11 years and was a 2008
Fugate Award nominee. This will be her second summer as an assistant coach with
the TigerSharks. Lauren is also an assistant coach for the
Special Olympics swim team for
Catoosa County.
Lauren enjoys the sport of
competitive swimming and still enjoys swimming for exercise. She is looking
forward to sharing her love of the sport with the younger swimmers.
Zannie Carabo - Asst. Coach
Zannie swam 7
years for the TigerSharks and 4 years at Ringgold High School. He holds
many records and was a 2009 Fugate Award nominee. Zannie has been an
assistant coach with the TigerSharks for 2 years. Zannie Graduated from
Ringgold High School 2009 and now attends Kennesaw State University.
Zannie learned to love
the sport of competitive swimming and met many friends in the years he swam with
the TigerSharks. He would like to share the fun with our younger
TigerSharks.