Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members.
Coaching Staff

Ben Skutnik

New Head Coach - Info coming soon

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Amber Nicole Parish

Asst Coach

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Amber Parish was born and raised in Danville, IL. She began her swimming career at age seven on the Nelson's Turtles USA Swim Team. The family moved to Lake In the Hills, IL (Northwest Chicago Suburb) when she was eleven. She swam on several USA/YMCA teams for the next seven years. She also swam for the Crystal Lake High School swim team where she earned her varsity letter all four years.

The family then moved to Manhattan in 2007. Amber has taught swim lessons with UFM prior to joining the Marlin's coaching staff. She is currently a Junior at Kansas State University,in the College of Secondary Education with a History major.

Amber is currently coaching the Bronze I and II groups, and looks forward to seeing all of the swimmers in her groups improve and have fun.

Abby Bradstreet

Assistant Coach

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Abby is from Garden City, Kansas and has been involved with a swim team for about 12 years. She has been a competitive swimmer for the Garden City Seahawk Swim Team for the past 11 years and was team captain and a member of the Garden City High School Aqua Buffs Swim Team all four years of high school. Abby holds several school records and was a repeat state qualifier. While in high school she took first in the backstroke at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), was selected to the first team All Around Spring Sports Squad, and selected to the first team all WAC. During the summer Abby was a pool manager, lifeguard, and swim instructor in Garden City.

Abby Bradstreet is currently a student at Kansas State University.

Lauren Musch

Assistant Coach

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Lauren began swimming and made her first swim team when she was six years old in Hershey Pennsylvania. She has been a member of the Manhattan Marlins since 1993 when she moved to Manhattan.  She started off coaching the minnows during the summer seasons and now has moved to being a year round coach. She really enjoys working with her swimmers and is excited to see them improve.

Lauren is currently a student at Kansas State University where she is majoring Early Childhood Development where she plans to become a preschool teacher.

Alison Adams

Asst Coach

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