Leala Lara
Head Coach
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How long have you been swimming?
- I have been swimming for 15+ years between Aces Swim Club, Heritage High School, and Franklin Fish in the summers.
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How long have you been coaching?
- This will be my fifth year as a Ben Franklin Swim Team coach.
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- I have been a Franklin Fish for about 10 years.
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I am most excited for our dual meets, which always have the best energy because of our amazing team!
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Johanna Shepela
Assistant Coach, 6 and Unders & 8 and Unders age group
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How long have you been swimming?
- I have been swimming competitively since I was nine and have done swim lessons since age four!
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How long have you been coaching?
- This will be my fifth season as an Assistant Coach, and I was a Junior Coach for three summers.
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- I have been a Franklin Fish for eight years!
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I am super excited for all of our team bonding events and to see our swimmers grow. I can't wait to see the Big Fish and Little Fish cheer each other on at each meet!
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Stanley Pelz
Assistant Coach, 6 and Unders & 8 and Unders age group
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How long have you been swimming?
- I have been swimming competitively for 12 years including Franklin Fish, Aces Swim Club, and Heritage High School!
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How long have you been coaching?
- I have coached at Ben Franklin for 4 years and junior coached for 2 years prior
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- I have been a Franklin Fish since I was seven.
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I am most excited about getting to know everyone and our dual meets!!
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Diego Lara
Assistant Coach, 7-8 age group
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How long have you been swimming?
- I have been swimming for 12 years.
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How long have you been coaching?
- I have been coaching for two years.
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- I have been a Franklin Fish for 9 years.
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I am most excited for our end of season banquet to laugh and remember all of the good times we will have this summer!
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Cole Dobmeier
Assistant Coach, 11-12 age group
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How long have you been swimming?
- I have been swimming for 10 years
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How long have you been coaching?
- This is my first year coaching!!
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- This is my first year as a fish and I’m very excited to he a part of the team!
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I am most excited to make some new friends and meet so many new people.
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Ava Peterson
Assistant Coach
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How long have you been swimming?
- I've been swimming competitively for about 11 years. I started when I was around five years old.
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How long have you been coaching?
- I've been coaching for a little under a year.
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- This will be my first season as an Assistant Coach with the Franklin Fish!
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I'm excited to get to know everyone and to see the swimmers grow!
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Joey O'Brien
Assistant Coach, 9-10 age group
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How long have you been swimming?
- I have been swimming for just over a year.
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How long have you been coaching?
- I have been coaching for 3 months.
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How long have you been a Franklin Fish?
- I Joined the Franklin Fish last season!
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What are you most excited about this season?
- I'm excited for this season because when I first joined everyone was so welcoming and I just love the community.
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