Monique Witkowski
Head Coach

Monique is in her third year as L.H.S.C.’s Head Swim Coach.  Monique has been coaching swimming for over 10 years.  In Monique’s first season with L.H.S.C. the team had 8 Age group Championship Qualifiers and 2 in the top 8 of Illinois. Summer 2009 MEGA Zones LHSC had 7 kids qualify to compete for Team Illinois. Lastly, LHSC had 3 participants in the Winter Season Age Group Championships, all 3 placing in the top 16 along with 4 All American Swimmers swimming at Seniors.

Prior to joining L.H.S.C. in August of 2006, Monique was an Assistant Coach at the Tinley Park Swim Club. Monique was a former TPSC swimmer.  She attended Tinley Park High School where she swam on the Titan’s varsity swimming team all four years. While on the Titan’s team she was a 2 year state qualifier; captain and MVP junior and senior years; and currently holds 7 school records.

Monique was a four year NCAA Division I swimmer for Illinois State University.  During her freshmen year she was on the relay that broke the 200yd. and 400yd. Medley Relay school record. She became captain as a junior and was also awarded the Spirit Award by her teammates. In Monique’s senior year she became the Secretary of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. She finished out her last season by adding another school record in the 50yd. backstroke.

Monique is a graduate of Illinois State University with a bachelors in exercise science. Monique is certified through USA swimming, Red Cross, and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. She is currently the Aquatic Director of Lockport Township High School.

Laura Knowles
Administrative Coach

Laura Knowles has been associated with the Lockport Homer Swim Club for the last 6 years.

Starting out as the Dry land Coach, she helped the Gold group cross train and taught the Bronze and Silver the correct stretching methods. Eventually moving over to Meet Director.

This year becoming the Team Administrator she hopes to bring her love of Community, Team and the sport of Swimming to the LHSC Team Members and their Parents

Laura is married to Dean, and has 3 Children, Maggie, Molly and Jake who all swim for the Team.

Grant Ferkaluk
Assistant Coach

Coming soon!

Kate Johnson
Assistant Coach

Kate is going into her third season with LHSC. She has been involved with swimmer since she was barely able to walk. Kate is a former college swimmer, swimming at Lincoln College and Lewis University. Kate is a former Aquatic Director and now has two lovely children Emily and Ray.

Wade Robinson
Assistant Coach

A graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, this is Wade’s first year coaching with LHSC. He has been swimming since the age of 7 and continues to swim with our Gold group. His best events are the 100-yard breastroke and 200-yard I.M. During the day Wade is an intern with the Chicago White Sox. Everyday he strives to make practice fun, challenging, and a learning experience .  

Angie Tomazin
Assistant Coach

Katie Gibson
Dryland Coach

Stephanie Manikas
Summer Assistant Coach

Stephanie is primarily our 6 and under coach. She works great with the younger kids to build the basic but very important foundation of technique. Stephanie is approaching her senior year in high school and was on the state freestyle relay in 2007. Stephanie is a Vaisty swimmer for Lockport Township High School and is a member of LHSC. Stephanie is going into her 2 year as an LHSC coach.

Ryan Oldendolf
Summer Assistant Coach

My name is Ryan Oldendorf. But with the team I am known as coach Oly. I swam J.V. freshman year and played J.V. water polo. To benefit me in both swimming and polo I decided to swim that summer and to my surprise it helped a lot and brought me up to swim varsity my sophomore year. I also played varsity for the water polo team that year. My swim events are the 500 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. In the fall of 2006, I began my coaching career and it is what I continue to do through today. I enjoy working with the kids; they keep me on my toes and put a smile on my face. I currently go to college at Iowna in New York.

Molly Knowles

Assistant Coach

Terri Castillo
Assistant Coach