Coaches

Head Coach Bob Smartt

 

Bob Smartt, Head Coach

At the University of Chicago, Bob was the swim team captain and a record holder in six events. He earned his MBA degree from Stanford University and worked for sixteen years in municipal investment banking for Goldman, Sachs & Co. In 1987 Bob swam the English Channel in 10 hours and 11 minutes. He placed 13th in his age group at the 1996 World Triathlon Championships. Bob is certified as a Level 5 Coach by the American Swim Coaches Association. In eight years of coaching the Fairview Girls, his teams have had the following record at the State Championships: first-once; second-5 times; fourth-twice. His athletes have earned 34 NISCA All American designations (27 individual and 7 relay). rsmartt@att.net

Tony Novak, Diving Coach, grew up in Germantown, Maryland and started diving as a freshman at Seneca Valley High School. He later earned a diving scholarship to East Carolina University. During his attendance at ECU, he placed in the top 8 in the conference every year on the diving team. Tony graduated in 1997 with a B.S. in Physiology and later went back for Education. He is currently a teacher and coach at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder. tony.novak@bvsd.org

Franny Benay, Assistant Coach, grew up in Southern California where she swam varsity for Southern Section-CIF Division 1 champion’s Irvine High School. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002 with a B.S. in Physiology, a minor in Athletic Coaching with an emphasis in swimming. She coached from 2001-2003 at Dos Pueblos High School, where the boys team swam to a CIF-SS Division 1 Championship in 2003. Franny spent a year at Indiana University studying in the Kinesiology Department and completing research for the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming. Franny recently completed her master’s degree in Integrative Physiology at CU-Boulder and is now working on a science education project directed by a Nobel Prize Winner.

Graciela Breece-Rodriguez, Assistant Coach. As a freshman at Fairview, Graciela broke the state record in the 100 butterfly with a 56.65 All American performance. She is third on the Fairview All-time list in the 100 backstroke with a 58.61 swim. She earned a full swimming scholarship at the University of Tennessee where she specialized in the 200IM, 200 fly and 200 backstroke events. This summer she helped coach the Fairview Swim Camp. She still holds numerous age group records for the Boulder swimming club team.

Brooks Lustig,  Assistant Coach, started swimming with Mesa Swim Team at age six and continued until he was 18 years old and awarded the Mesa Immortal Swimmer Award. Brooks also swam and lettered for Fairview High School, as well as a USS club, Boulder Poseidons, where he was awarded most improved his first year. After high school, Brooks continued with swimming at Colgate University (NCAA Division I).  Upon returning to Colorado, he joined the University of Colorado Club Swimming team. At CU he finished his degree in Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences and he is currently working on a teacher's license for secondary science education. Brooks has been coaching for 8 years in Colorado. He has been a long time coach of the Rock Creek Flyers Swim Team and is currently the summer club's head coach. Brooks has also coached for Boulder Swimming Academy (a USS team that competes during the fall), as well as technique clinics, and masters workouts for both

children and adults.He is Co-Head Coach of the Fairview Boys' Team.  

Sharon Olson, Assistant Coach, started swimming before she could walk and continued through college. In High School she was a three-time Outstanding Female Swimmer of the Year, league champion in the four events and named Eastern Athletic League Female Swimmer of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001. She went on to the University of Washington on a full swimming schaloraship where she was a 4-year varsity letter winner. She was captain of the team, held 7 school records, earned All-American status, competed internationally and was MVP 3 out of her 4 years there. She has coached swimming for the past 12 years, mostly with the Redding Aqua Ducks in California but also with the University of Washington community outreach program.

Amy Brophy Webb, Assistant Coach, swam in the BVSSL for 11 years with Mesa Swim Team. She competed for Niwot High School where she was co-captain and also lettered. She has 13 summers of coaching experience with the BVSSL with both the Flyers Swim Team and Mesa Swim Team. She is currently the Head Coach at Mesa Swim Team. In 2002 and 2009, she was the Fairview Girls Swim Team assistant coach. She also competes on the national level for Boulder Aquatic Masters as well as coaches for them. She continues to teach swimming lessons to all ages through Boulder Swimming Academy. She is currently attending Metro State College of Denver to get her degree in Human Performance and Sport. amy@webbwork.com