Jay Chambers
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Jay Chambers has
been with the FAST Tigers & Fishers HS Swimming & Diving
since the fall of 2006. In his first year as the Head Age
Group Coach for the FAST Tigers, the team scored 900+ points from
the previous year and won the 2010 Indiana Long Course Age Group
State team title. Before that, Coach Chambers was an
Assistant Coach for Heritage Christian Academy and Washington
Township Swim Club. During their glory years of the 1990s, he
was the Head Age Group Coach of Carmel Swim Club and Assistant
Coach of Carmel High School. Chambers has coached and
developed numerous young athletes to National Age Group and Indiana
State Age Group championships and records and been on the coaching
staff of some of the best teams in the history of Indiana.
Regardless of the talent or ability of his swimmers, Coach Chambers
has inspired and motivated countless young people over the years to
unparalleled success both in and out of the
pool.
Alec Haley
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Alec began swimming at age 6 for the Carmel Swim
Club. He was the member of many state championship teams while
there. He swam for Jay Chambers as a 13-14 year old. He moved to
Casper Wyoming before starting his high school career. In 2002 he
helped Kelly Walsh High School to its first swimming and diving
championship in school history. In 2003 he qualified for, and
finished 19th in the 200 Breaststroke at the U.S Open.
After graduating high school Alec chose to continue his swimming
career at Indiana University. In 2005 he was a finalist in both the
200 Breast and the 400 IM and World Championship Trials. In 2006
helped IU to its first Big Ten Championship in 21 years. He was
named team captain for the 2007-2008 season and helped lead the
Hoosiers to a 10th place finish in the nation that year.
He finished his swimming career by competing in the 200 Breast and
400 IM at the 2008 Olympic Trails in Omaha, Nebraska.
Ralph Thielking
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Coach Ralph swam for the OB Aquatic Club,
Connersville High School, and University of Missouri-Rolla. Ralph
placed in numerous statewide championships and competed in the YMCA
National Swim Meet as an age group and high school swimmer . He was
a two year captain of the Connersville High School swim team that
consistently placed in the top 20 in the state. Ralph was
also a two year captain at the University of Missouri-Rolla that
placed in the top 15 nationally at the NCAA Division II level of
competition. Ralph coached numerous athletes at the Indiana Age
Group State Championships and one nationally ranked age group
swimmer during three summers as head coach of the Connersville OB
Aquatic Club.
Steve Sanchez
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Steve Sanchez began swimming competitively
at the age of 8 for Delta Waves in Antioch, CA. He also swam
at CPH, now Terrapins Swim Team, under Ray Mitchell. While a part
of these programs he was ranked nationally in the Top 16 and
received numerous Pacific Swimming Swimmer of the Year
awards. Steve ended his competitive swimming career as a
member of the Indiana University Men’s swim team under Kris
Kirschner. Steve coached age group swimmers throughout his
swimming career and assisted the coaching staff at Bloomington
South High School. Steve has two sons, Jonah, 8, and Sam, 6,
on the FAST Tigers.
Michael Unger
Red Assistant
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Michael Unger is from Carmel, Indiana and
started swimming on a neighborhood swim club, Woodland Swim Team,
when he was seven-years-old during the summers up until he was
14-years-old. When Michael was 10-years-old, he joined the
Washington Township Swim Club (WTSC) where he swam for Mark Hesse
and Tom Jewel through his sophomore year of high school He
swam for Carmel Swim Club under Ken Stopkotte during his Junior and
Senior year of high school. Michael is a graduate of Carmel
High School (2002) where he swam all four years. Michael was
coached by Tony Young during his Freshman and Sophomore years and
Stopkotte his Junior and Senior years. Carmel won the IHSAA
Men’s HS State Championship both Michael’s Junior
(2001) and Senior (2002) year of high school. The 2002 Carmel
team is regarded as one of the best men’s swimming and diving
teams in the history of the IHSAA. In 2001, Michael was a key
member of the 200 Freestyle Relay team that won the state
title. After he graduated from Carmel, Michael swam
collegiately at Vincennes University under Coach TJ Day.
During Michael’s Freshman year, Vincennes finished second in
the team standings at the Junior College Nationals. At
Vincennes, he earned an Associates Degree in Commercial Art and
Graphic Design. For his impressive swimming accomplishments,
Michael has the distinction of achieving All-American status at
both the high school and junior college level.
