Monique Witkowski
Head Coach

Monique is going into her third year as L.H.S.C.’s Head Swim Coach.  Monique has been coaching swimming for over 10 years and taught swimming lessons for 2 years previous to becoming a coach.  In Monique’s first season with L.H.S.C. the team had 8 Age group Champ Qualifiers and 2 in the top 8. This past summers back L.H.S.C. hostes the Gold division conference with 7 qualifiers to the 2009 MEGA Zones. Lastly, LHSC had 3 participants in the Winter Season Age Group Championships, all 3 placing in the top 16.

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 with the school record in the 50yd. backstroke.

Monique is a graduate of Illinois State University with a bachelors in exercise science and is continuing her education in physical education. 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 second 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.

Kristen Welch
Assistant Coach

Kristen has her degree in teaching and is will be teaching at Lewis University this summer. She has been with LHSC since she was young as a swimmer but has been coaching with LHSC since last winter.

Charlie Polke
Assistant Coach

Name: Charlie Polke

School: Lockport Township High School 05’ Illinois State University 10’ Major Accounting

Swim Experience: 3 years high school swimming Breast Stroke

Job Experience: 3rd season coaching swim team, swim lesson instructor for 4 years,

Other Interests: have played water polo for 3 years in high school, and 2 years in college.

Stephanie Manikas
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.

Maggie Knowles
Assistant Coach

I’ve been swimming for close to ten years now four of which I’ve been a member of LHSC. I’m currently a Junior at Lockport and I’ve been on the varsity swim team for the past three years (technically two and a half due to injury). I’m a butterflyer and breaststroker and went to High School Sectionals this past November placing 2 nd in the 100 Breast and 3 rd in the 100 Fly. Along with swimming, my addiction to chlorinated water extends to varsity water polo in the spring. This is my forth season coaching; I enjoy being around the pool and enjoy working with children even more.

Ryan Oldendolf
Assistant Coach

My name is Ryan Oldendorf. But with the team I am known as coach Oly. Currently I am winding down with my senior year here at LTHS. 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.

Kevin Moran
Assistant Coach

I have been swimming for 7 years, 4 years on LHSC and 3 years on the Seadragons (a New Jersey Club team). I am currently a Junior at LTHS. The past two years I qualified for state in the 50 freestyle. I currently hold 3 records at LTHS: Frosh-Soph 50 yard Freestyle, was a part of the Frosh-Soph 200 yard Freestyle Relay, and the Frosh-Soph 400 yard Freestyle Relay.