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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.