Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics has hired Jim Whitehead as its new head coach.
Whitehead has more than 13 years of head coaching experience, per his bio on the Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics website, and has coached a wide range of swimmers from beginners to Olympic Trials qualifiers.
Whitehead most recently coached at the Plymouth-Canton Cruisers of Canton Michigan, where The Holland Sentinal reports that he worked with the national and age group levels of swimmers.
Whitehead takes over for the departed Troy Emmons, who resigned about a year ago after an alcohol-related misdemeanor. Emmons eventually pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and was given a year of probation along with a fine.
Michigan Lakeshore now adds Whitehead to a staff that includes Kyle Mallory, Sara Kadzban, Michael Daley and Mike Ledesma.
Whitehead’s full bio, per the Michigan Lakeshore site, is below:
Holland Community Aquatic Center is excited to announce the hiring of Jim Whitehead as Head Coach for Michigan Lakeshore Aquatics (MLA). Jim is a USA Swimming and American Swim Coach Association (ASCA) accredited swim coach with more than 13 years of Head Coach experience. He has coached every level of swimmer, novice to Olympic Trials, and multiple Senior and Junior National event winners.
Jim believes in being a motivated student of the sport of swimming in order to provide the best opportunities for swimmers in and out of the water. Through sound stroke technique and swimming fundamentals, his focus is to improve our team’s depth in quality, create a competitive learning environment, and promote a team atmosphere. Jim most recently coached at Plymouth-Canton Cruisers in Canton, Michigan, for the National and Age Group levels.