Head Coach Paul Bennett - Email: pbennett@WPI.EDU

Coach Paul hails from Laramie, WY were he has been coaching swimming since 1999. He is currently the Head Coach for the men's and women's swimming and diving team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. This is his first year as Head Coach for the RAYS swim team.
Coach Paul has elevated several teams at WPI, YMCA/USA Competitive swim teams, Laramie Swim Club to win several major championships. He has been named an American Swim Coaches National Association Coach of the Year. In addition, he has developed numerous All-Americans, Academic All-Americans, YMCA National Championship qualifiers, and USA Swimming Academic All-Americans, and Senior National's Qualifiers.
Coach Paul resides in North Andover, MA with his wife Nicole and two daughters, Quinn and Avery.

Coach Bridget Flinn - Email: blff320@aolcom

Coach Bridget was a swimmer herself in high school but didn't have the opportunity to join a USA swim team growing up. She has been with the RAYS since 2002 when her children Rachel and Alex were 10 and 7 but didn't start coaching until 2005. She started by officiated for the first 3 years with the team and has been a USA Registered Official for 10 years. Bridget has been a "swim parent" since 1997. For the past 12 years her kids have swum for Nashua YMCA, Boys and Girls Club of Nashua, Solo Aquatics and the RAYS. Bidget holds degrees in Ophthalmic Dispensing and Business Management and has worked for Lenscrafters for 22 years.

Coach Bob Courtemanche - Email: courtemanchebd@comcast.net

Coach Bob has been coaching with the RAYS since his daughters joined the team in 2002. He started as a parent volunteer working with the younger swimmers and has moved up to the different age groups as his kids have grown up. He started swimming at the age of 30 when some fellow Marines thought it would be a great idea to compete in a triathlon. After the first 100 yards in the pool he began to reevaluate the brilliance of this triathlon idea. Twelve years later, he's completed in numerous sprint to Ironman distance triathlons. He currently serves this great country in the NH Air National Guard flying the KC-135 Stratotanker.

Coach Stefan Opolski (also an Age Group Coach) - Email: stefan.opolski@gmail.com

This is Coach Stefan's first year coaching for the RAYS. He recently graduated from Holy Cross where he swam all four years. Before Holy Cross, he competed for Haverhill High School and New Wave Swim Club. Stefan has coached for the past four years at the Haverhill Country Club.

Coach Marilyn Soraghan (also a Senior Group Coach)- Email: mlsoraghan@comcast.net

Coach Marilyn has been a life-long swimmer and has been involved with the RAYS for 5 years as a parent. This is her second year coaching with the program. She is a member of the Granite State Penguins Masters swim team who also practice at the Workout Club. When she is not swimming she bikes and runs and competed in her first triathlon this past summer. Marilyn looks forward to swimming in some swim meets this winter with her Masters team. Her favorite events are butterfly and the IM. When she is not around a pool she teaches 6th grade in Nashua.

Coach Carol MacDougall (also an Age Group Coach)- Email: tmacdougall@myfairpoint.net

In middle school and high school Coach Carol excelled at track. She was trained by an Olympic track coach and Vice President of "Nike". He instilled in her that the team is only as good as the individuals that make up that team. Each Individual has his or her own unique talents. Embrace that talent and they will unite as a team. Ignore it and you will never really have a successful team. Her team went undefeated for 8 years. She coaches that philosophy at every practice.

Carol has been coaching swimming since 1998. She started out with the Salem, NH Boy's & Girl's club coaching the 8 and under group where she had three girls of her own swimming. After 3 years she had the opportunity to join the RAY's coaching staff where she coached the high school group and junior group until her girls graduated from high school. The past 2 years she has primarily been involved with the Junior group and age group swimmers.

Coach Andy Hayes - Email: oneofa11@yahoo.com

Andy is married and has 3 boys, all of whom swam for the RAYS at some point in time. In addition to coaching, he currently works in the Insurance Industry. He swam competitively for 13 years with the Syracuse Chargers. Andy has been coaching for the Rays for 5 years. He is a NH High School Swimming official. From Andy: "My objective is to make NH a more competitive swimming environment."

Coach Katina Swan - Email: Katina_Mitchell@yahoo.com

Katina is a mother of two: Katie 5 (who swims for the RAYS Age Group team) and Robby 3. She and her husband Rob live in Pelham. Katina coached the pre team at the workout club in Salem last year and has taught some pretty great swimmers who have gone on to join the RAYS. She also swims competitively for the Granite State Penguins and has been swimming with them since 1998. She was the top finisher in her age group at New England's last year. Katina found her way to the RAYS because she loves swimming and wanted to share that love of the sport with others.

Coach Jennifer McGlauflin - Email: jmcglauflin@lowell.k12.ma.us

Jennifer hails from Lowell MA, where she was a four year letter winner at LHS, a School Record Holder and a 4 time YMCA Nationals Qualifier and Participant as well as a 2 time YMCA All-American with the Andover-North Andover YMCA. Jennifer went on to swim and letter all four years at the University of Rhode Island where she received her degree in Speech Pathology. Jennifer has served as the Head Coach of the Haverhill Country Club Swimming team for the last three summers and as an assistant at the Westford Swim and Tennis Club the previous summer.