Meet the BAC Coaches
Over 50 years of developing young leaders in and out of the swim pool!

Jeff Lee
Head Coach / President
Jeff has been coaching competitive swimming since 1989. He has been with BAC since 1993 and was named the head coach in 1998.
He has also coached at Richfield High School as an assistant for four years for the boys and girls teams, was the Head Coach of the Minneapolis Southwest Boys and Girls High School Teams for four years and was the Head Coach at Bloomington Jefferson High School Girls Team for three years.
Jeff swam competitively for 17 years qualifying for the USA Olympic Trials in 1987. Jeff swam for Richfield High School where he was 1984's Minnesota Swimmer of the Year, a 5-time High School All-American, State Record holder and held every swim record at Richfield High School when he graduated. He also swam for University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was Co-MVP in his sophomore year and held one Varsity School record.

Paula Lee
Head Age Group / Junior Coach
Paula joined BAC as a coach in the fall of 2010. She assists at our Age Group/Junior team level. She brings 10 previous years of coaching experience to BAC ranging from Developmental through Senior coaching.
Paula began coaching at Bloomington Swim Club for three years under the direction of Bud Erickson, she was the assistant coach for the Novice level for 1 year and became the Head Novice Coach the following year before moving to Edina Swim Club under the direction of Greg and Ann Anklam, where she was the Head B/C Coach with Edina for 4 years. After Edina Paula become the Head Age Group and Senior coach at Richfield Swim Club. Coached at Richfield for 3 years, in which time she doubled the size of the team and increased their presence at State and Regional swim meets, began an annual stoke clinic, initiated a program sending the team on trips and the team won the “Spirit” Award 2 years in a row at the State Meet.

Josh Klemm
Shakopee Developmental Coach
Joshua.klemm@gmail.com
Josh joined BAC as a coach in the spring of 2019. He grew up in Shakopee, where he swam with BAC for almost 7 years and the Shakopee high school team for 5. He primarily swam mid-distance freestyle. Josh is currently a senior at the University of Minnesota studying Mechanical Engineering. He continues to swim in college and has enjoyed his time as the Shakopee developmental coach so far.

Chrissy Yost
Bloomington Developmental Coach
chrissyyost@gmail.com
Chrissy joined BAC as a coach in the fall of 2019. She swam for BAC from age 8 through high school and was also part of the Shakopee Senior High School swim team. As a high school swimmer, she competed in the 200 and 500 Free, relay events, and sometimes breaststroke events. Chrissy taught swim lessons throughout high school to swimmers ranging in age from toddler to adult. She graduated high school in 2015 and graduated from the University of North Dakota with a BS in psychology in 2017.

Catie Chang
Assistant Senior Coach
catherinechang21@gmail.com
Catie joined BAC as a coach in the fall of 2014. She assisted at our senior team level. She coached for 2 years with us before finishing her program at St. Catherine's University to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant. Catie's return to BAC came in the fall of 2019. Catie has spent time coaching as an assistant coach for the Girl's Central High School Swim and Dive Team (1 year) and Student Coaching with St. Catherine's University Swimming Team in St. Paul (2 years). Catie swam competitively for 14 years, focusing mainly in the 200/400 IM, 200 fly, and 200 breaststroke events during her college career. Catie graduated from Burnsville Senior High School in 2010 and went on to graduate from the University of Connecticut (UCONN) in 2014.

Devon Quinn
Assistant Age Group/Junior Coach
dmichaelquinn@gmail.com

Laura Katchmark
Assistant Coach
Laura joined the BAC coaching staff in the summer of 2020. She works primarily with our Developmental and Age Group teams. She came to us with a year of coaching experience at the high school level and with many years experience teaching swim lessons to younger swimmers. Laura started club swimming when she was eight years old and developed a deep love of the sport. Laura continued her swimming career for Champlin Park High School where she specialized first as a 500 freestyler, and then as a 50/100 freestyler. She then attended Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated in 2018 with a degree in Elementary Education.

Jennie Lee
Masters & Developmental Coach (Bloomington)
Jennie joined BAC as a coach in 1998. She coached our Developmental team in Bloomington for over 8 years. She has since then taken over our Masters swim program and assists at our Age Group/Junior team level. Jennie also has been a member of our BAC Board of Directors since the fall of 2007.
She swam for Richfield High School and competed at the State High School level earning numerous All-State honors in the Breaststroke and Individual Medley. She also swam for Richfield Swim Club from the time she was 8 years old through high school. Jennie graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Joe Hollenback
Assistant Senior Coach
jjhollenback19@gmail.com

Joel Andersen
Masters Coach
Joel began his coaching with BAC in the fall of 1999. He coached with BAC through the summer of 2003, he then was named the Head Coach of WEST Express Swim Team in Chaska. He was their Head Coach for three years. Joel’s return to BAC came in the winter of 2007.
Previous to his first stint with BAC, Joel coached with the Foxjet Swim Team where he coached Developmental and Age Group levels. Joel has over 20 years of competitive swimming and coaching experience, including coaching a Special Olympics team for 5 years.
Joel swam and graduated from Prior Lake High School and went on to graduate from Mankato State University (currently Minnesota State University-Mankato), where he competed on the men’s swim team and also went on to be an assistant coach for the men’s program.
Other Team Members
Holly Lee
Treasurer
holly.lee@msn.com
TBD
Coach Representative/Secretary
Barb To
Bloomington Parent Representative
barbto901@gmail.com
Jerry Lindeen
Shakopee Parent Representative
lj8411@gmail.com
Jon Jasken
Meet Concessions Coordinators
jjasken@gmail.com
Jennifer Sorenson
Meet Hospitality Coordinator
jennifer.sorenson@donaldson.com
Sonja Gorter / Wendy Swanson
Team Wear Coordinators
sgorter99@gmail.com / wendy.l.swanson@supervalu.com
Jeff Lee
Webmaster
MNFEDCUDASA@aol.com