Meet the Coaches
Taylor Burmeister
I joined the E.A.S.C. when I was 8 years old, and haven't stopped swimming since. I started coaching for E.A.S.C. as a Junior Coach while I was a swimmer for Eisenhower High School. After graduating from D.D.E. in 2010, I went to Wittenberg University, where I majored in English. I swam all four years at Witt, swimming butterfly and distance freestyle, and was Captain my senior year.
After graduating in 2014, I accepted the position as D.D.E. Boy's Team Assistant Coach, and was excited for the opportunity to restart my former club team. I have since been promoted to Head Coach at Eisenhower. I currently compete on the Southside Swim Club, via the Southside Racing Club. |
Caitlyn SolomonI started swimming when I was three, and since my older siblings were on the swim team, I started swimming competitively when I was five, if not younger. I continued swimming on an age group team in my hometown of Canton, Ohio, on and off all throughout my adolescence. When I started high school I began learning to play water polo on the off seasons as well. I did not swim competitively in college but did play on the club water polo team and served as different board members throughout my years.
Since college I have moved to the Chicago area where I am a teacher and assistant administrator at All Day Montessori in Beverly. I was introduced to the Southside Masters Team that practices at Eisenhower High School. I am now an active member of the Masters team and am excited to get to share my love of swimming with the E.A.S.C. |
Jane HealyI was always playing in the local pool as a kid because I loved being in the water (I was a *fish*). Even though I took swim lessons, I didn’t join a team until I got to high school. I tried out on a whim because my best friend did. Surprise, I made the team! It was a life changer. Four years later I ended up holding a conference record for backstroke and competed in the State swim meet in the 100 back and 4 x100 Free Relay.
I coached in Connecticut right after college for 3 years. When I returned to Illinois, I was head coach at Mother McAuley High School while I was teaching there in the early 90s. I taught and coached (both boys and girls) at Bremen High School for the next 7 years until I decided to stay at home to raise my kids. Later I coached for E.A.S.C. for 3 years. And here I am, back again! I look forward to working with your children this coming swim season. I am exceedingly proud of the progress that they make to become better athletes. I also run the Blue Island Bicycle Club, a community orientated bike club for kids. |
Kelli FergusonI started swimming competitively when I was roughly 7 years old. My parents found out about the E.A.S.C. Sea Demons, signed me up, and the rest is history. It turned out that swimming was something I was pretty good at, and I went on to swim competitively in high school, as a D.D.E. Cardinal. After college, I found triathlons to be interesting and participated in them, with swimming being my strongest leg of the race. I am now a part of the Southside Masters Swim Club at Eisenhower High School.
Several years ago, I went on to become a coach of the Sea Demons. I find it very rewarding teaching children how to swim, as well as helping those who already know how to swim to achieve their greatest potential as a competitive swimmer. It is always great to see kids that I have coached as Sea Demons become members of their high school swim team. Swimming is a great sport for people of all ages. It can be done as a team or as an individual, because the goal is always achieving personal bests. |
