Fishers Area Swimming Tigers Coaches Bios

Fishers Area Swimming Tigers

13000 Promise Road

Fishers, Indiana 46038

317-570-SWIM (7946)

Ken Stopkotte is the Head Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Coach of the Fishers High School Swim Team, the Aquatics Director of the Fishers High School Aquatic Center and the Head Swimming Coach of Fishers Area Swimming Tigers (FAST). Out of all the active high school/club swimming coaches, Stopkotte is currently the most accomplished coach in the State of Indiana. He started the FAST, FHS Swimming & Diving & the FHS Aquatic Center programs from the ground up in the fall of 2006. In only two years at the helm of the FAST Tigers, the team has grown to 200 swimmers and is ranked in the top-seven of Indiana Swimming. Stopkotte has been coaching for 25 years and is married to his wife, Becky, and has a ten-year-old son named Noah and a eight-year-old son named Jacob. Before starting FAST/FHS, Stopkotte owned and operated Music City Pool Company and served as an assistant coach at Nashville Aquatic Club in Nashville, Tennessee. He was the Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club and Carmel High School, located in Carmel, Indiana, from 2000 to 2003. Stopkotte led Carmel Swim Club to a sixth place finish in the 18-Under Division at the 2003 US Spring National Championships, the 2002 USA Junior National Short Course Combined team title, the 2003 Short Course Indiana Senior State team title, the 2001 Long Course Indiana Senior State team title, the 2002 and 2003 Indiana Long Course Age Group State team titles and the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Indiana Short Course Age Group State team titles. As the Head Women's & Men's Swimming Coach of Carmel High School during the same period, Stopkotte guided the Greyhounds to six team titles, three women’s & three men’s, at the IHSAA State High School Championships in his three years at the school. In addition, Stopkotte coached one USA Swimming National Junior Team member, numerous high school All-Americans and Indiana State High School champions and record holders, a US National Championship finalist and an 18-Under US National Champion. From 1992 to 2000, Stopkotte was the Head Coach of the Cincinnati Marlins in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at the Marlins, he led them to six top-10 finishes at the USA Swimming National Championships, 11 USA Swimming Junior National team titles, seven Ohio Senior Championship team titles and 18 Ohio Junior Olympic team titles. Ten of Stopkotte's swimmers competed at the 2000 Olympic Trials and three of his former Cincinnati Marlins swimmers made the 2000 and 2004 US Olympic teams and combined to win two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal. Coach Stopkotte has also coached his athletes onto the following USA Swimming National teams: 1994 Goodwill Games, 1994 National Junior Team, 1995 Pan American Games, 1995 World University Games, 1996 National Junior Team, 1997 Pan Pacific Games, 1997 Short Course World Championships, 1999 National Junior Team and 2000 Short Course World Championships Team. In addition, Stopkotte coached one American record breaker, three US Open Champions, one USA Swimming National Champion, 15 USA Swimming Junior National Champions, five National High School record breakers and eight USA Swimming Junior National record breakers. From 1985 to 1992, before Stopkotte arrived at the Cincinnati Marlins, he coached Countryside YMCA in Lebanon, Ohio for seven years. At Countryside YMCA, he led them to four YMCA National team titles. From 1983 to 1985, Stopkotte was an Assistant Coach for the Anderson Barracudas/ME Lyons YMCA.

Maggie Moss became the second Head Age Group coach in FAST Tigers history in 2008. Maggie spent the 2007-2008 college season and summer at Indiana University as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the IU Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving team. She began her promising coaching career at Fishers as she served as an Assistant Coach for the Fishers HS Swimming & Diving team and the FAST Tigers during the 2006-2007 season. Before coming to FAST & FHS in 2006, Coach Maggie swam for George Washington University and was the 2004 and 2006 Atlantic 10 champion in the 100 backstroke. She also finished as the conference runner-up in the 200 back in 2005 and the 200 IM in 2004 and was named GWU's Most Valuable Swimmer in 2005 and 2006 and is the school record holder in the 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM and 400 medley relay. Maggie qualified to the US Swimming National Championships in the 100 back and she was a six-time participant at Nationals. In the classroom at GWU, she was a four-time Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Honor roll member and a three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American. Maggie received a bachelor's degree in English from George Washington in 2006. She also graduated from North Central HS in Indianapolis in 2002.

Jay Chambers has been with the FAST Tigers & Fishers HS Swimming & Diving since the fall of 2006. 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.

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.

Becky Stopkotte swam competitively for the Anderson Barracudas during middle school and high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, and competed in the Ohio High School State Championship meet all four years. Becky attended Texas Christian University, where she earned an academic scholarship and walked-on to swim team. She became a team captain for the Horned Frogs her junior and senior year. After graduating Suma Cum Laude from TCU, Becky coached age group swimmers for one of the top swim clubs in Texas, City of Plano Swimmers (COPS). COPS most notable swimmer at that time was Lance Armstrong. During her coaching tenure in Texas, Becky attended the University of Texas at Arlington and acquired her teaching degree in 1989. She returned home to Cincinnati and spent the next eight years teaching Elementary P.E. and coaching several different age group levels for the Cincinnati Marlins. During that time, Becky coached numerous Top 16 individual swimmers and relay teams, and her swimmers went on to set National Age Group Records, and compete for the nation’s top Colleges, including Stanford, Harvard, Penn State, and IU. While living in Nashville, Becky coached the Christ Presbyterian Academy high school swim team, and taught Elementary P.E. there for three years. Becky is now taking a break from teaching and returning to coaching for the FAST Tigers. Becky met Ken while coaching for the Cincinnati Marlins, and they were married in 1995. They have two boys, Noah and Jacob, both of whom swim for the Fast Tigers. Becky’s Brother Dave was also a swimmer and was a member of the 1984 Olympic Swim team, winning silver and gold medals in Los Angeles.

Erik Bruvold comes to FAST from Washington Township Swim Club, where he was an assistant coach on their staff. Coach Bruvold has also served as an Assistant Coach at Butler University. Before moving to Indianapolis, he coached at Santa Barbara Swim Club, Cincinnati Marlins and St. Xavier High School. Bruvold has coached National and Junior National qualifiers, as well as multiple All-Americans. In addition, he has also coached numerous Age Group State Individual, Individual High Point and Team High Point winners. Bruvold swam at the University of Cincinnati in college and at St. Xavier High School, where he was a member of a class that successfully won four Ohio High School State Championships, along with a National High School title.

Korey McCulley recently graduated from Butler University where he swam all four years. Korey is also currently assistant coach of the Butler University Women's Swimming & Diving team. He has also served as an Assistant Coach and swam competitively with both the Western Kansas Swim Club in Kansas and the Washington Township Swim Club. In high school, Korey was a second team Kansas All-State as he finished in 7th place in the 50 Freestyle and 8th place in the 100 Freestyle. He holds school records at both Great Bend High School and Butler University.

Lauren Spencer was a scholar-athlete at DePauw University where she was a 4 year All-SCAC Conference Team distance swimmer, All-SCAC Academic Honor Roll, and team captain. From Knoxville, Tennessee, she was a 4 year State Meet qualifier and team captain at Halls High School and a 7 year Southeastern Championship Qualifier with Pilot Aquatic Club.

Kay McAteer swam for Washington Township Swim Club and North Central High School years ago. She graduated from Purdue University and has a graduate degree from Indiana University. Kay did not swim during college, but returned to competitive swimming six years ago. She swims with YMCA Indy Swimfit and competes regularly in masters swimming events, both locally and nationally. In April 2005, Kay placed third in the 1650 and fourth in the 1000 free at YMCA Masters National Meet. She is a distance swimmer and just recently competed in her first 10 K swim. Kay has three children; Jordan, Makenna, and Benjamin who are all FAST Tigers. She and her children live in Indianapolis where her children attend Heritage Christian School.