Tricia Cuti
With more than a dozen years
coaching experience on the age group,
high school, collegiate and masters scene, and an accomplished
competitive swimming background on the YMCA, private Club,
high school, age group and collegiate levels, Tricia brings an
expansive resumé of expertise and experience to our team.
Tricia has coached age group
swimmers to Eastern Zone Championships
and
developed USA-S Top 16 nationally ranked
stars; sent high school qualifiers
to State
championships &
collegiate swimmers to NCAA Division I Championships.
She is top notch in her ability to remain simultaneously aware of every swimmer
spread across ten lanes with several different training sets going on, all the
while
keeping an eye on the pace clock and intervals; providing stroke technique
feedback,
reading off splits, and offering encouragement & motivation throughout swim
practice.
Tricia's multi-faceted expertise covers teaching correct technique in all four
competitive
swimming stroke disciplines to knowing how to lay a solid aerobic distance
foundation
for endurance athletes; from fine-tuning a sprinter's start, turns and finish to
creating
and applying the correct race strategy for each athlete and event; from
encouraging
personal accountability to reinforcing a positive confident attitude in her athletes.
Head Coach - Bethpage Barracudas
PAL
Swim Team
Math/Science Program Counselor - Flushing High School
Former Head Age Group Coach - Long Island Aquatic Club
Former St. John's University Men's & Women's Swim Coach
St. Bonaventure Female Athlete of the Year Award; Atlantic 10 Conference
Rookie Swimmer of the Year Award; YMCA National Champion, State Champion
& Record Holder; Huntington Bay 5K Open Water Swim Top Female Finisher.
B. S. in Psychology from St.
Bonaventure University
M. S. in Education & School Counseling from St. John's University
ASCA-certified Swim Coach;
Certified Pool Operator; Child, Adult &
Professional Rescuer CPR certifications; First Aid, Safety & AED certified;
Member American Swim Coaches Association, USA-Swimming & College
Swim Coaches Association; Certified Lifeguard, AED & CPR Instructor.