Savannah Swim Team
P. O. Box 13491
Savannah, GA 31416
(912) 927-SWIM
SwimSST@gmail.com
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Head Coach --
Joe Witt
Joe was a competitive swimmer with the Savannah Swim Team for more than 15 years. He started his swimming career at a local YMCA at the age of 6, and began competing year-round for SST a couple of years later. He compiled multiple state championships and state records during his career and a USMS national championship in 2004.
Near the
end of his competitive career, Joe began
coaching with the Savannah Swim Team
along with his mentor Robbin White. In
2003, he took the head coaching job for
the Landings Swim Team. In 2004, he led
the Landings to their first Savannah
Coastal Swim League Championship in
their 30- plus-year history. The
following year Joe was selected to
represent Georgia, as a coach, in San
Antonio for the 2005 Southern Zone
Championships.
Currently,
Joe is competing and coaching Olympic
Weightlifting at the Paul
Anderson/Howard Cohen Weightlifting
Center in Savannah. Joe holds a B.S. in
Health and Exercise Science and a M.S.
in Sports Medicine from Armstrong
Atlantic State University. He is also
certified through United States
Weightlifting as a Sports
Performance Coach, and through the
National Strength and Conditioning
Association as a Strength and
Conditioning Specialist.
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Speed
Coach - Bill Pilczuk Bill is from Cape May Point New Jersey and has a very interesting swimming career. Without a scholarship offer, Bill headed off to Miami Dade Junior College. His skills improved enough to earn some scholarship money in his second year and to win a National Junior College championship. Bill continued his education and his swimming career at Auburn University as a walk-on. He just kept working in the pool and in the classroom. His efforts in the classroom paid off when he graduated magna cum laude. Bill also started to make a splash in the international waters in 1995. Finally in 1998, his time had come. He became the first swimmer to defeat Alexander Popov in an international event since 1991 when he won the 50 Freestyle at the World Championships. While Bill is proud of his place in history, he does not talk too much about it. He would rather talk about basketball, cricket, or British football. Bill has since made coaching his focus. He was on Dave Marsh's coaching staff at Auburn University and he has spent the last several years working with the British National Team. Bill brings a plethora of swimming and coaching experience to the deck. Cheers Bill! |
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Distance and IM Coach -
Robbin White Robbin has more than 35 years of coaching experience. He has coached numerous national age-group champions, Jr. & Sr. National swimmers, Olympic trials qualifiers, and high school All-Americans. He is certified by the American Swimming Coaches Association as an elite level 5 coach (a level achieved by less than 1% of all coaches in the U.S.). He has also served as a consultant to USA Triathlon as a swimming specialist. Robbin is also Co-Founder and President of Starfish Aquatics Institute; the national lifeguard and aquatic risk management training agency. |
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Aquatics Academy Instructor - Anne Elsea
Coach Anne swam for a summer
league team, Swim Atlanta, Pope High School, and Rollins College
(member of Rollins team record relays in the 200 FR, 400 FR, 400 MR,
and 800 FR). She was a co-captain for her high school and college
teams. Coach Anne also has extensive experience which includes
summer league, camp, and high school coaching. She was the Florida
Coach of the Year for her work with the Hernando High School boys
swim team. Coach Anne
has a combined 10 years of experience with group and private swim
lessons, including NAVY and triathlon training.
Certifications: Lifeguard, CPR, AED, First Aid, Swim America, USA Swimming
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