The main goal of the coaching staff is to create an exciting environment conducive to the personal development of each swimmer. The coaching staff is dedicated to providing each swimmer with the best possible coaching. We ask our swimmers to make the necessary sacrifices to become elite swimmers and develop into role models for our younger team members.

Tim Wise:

Tim, in his twelfth year as the Men's and Women's Assistant coach at Yale University, returns for his twenty third season as the head coach of OMNI after being named 2008 Connecticut Senior coach of the year. A 1993 graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, Tim was a 4-year swimmer and former University record holder. Before coming to Yale, Tim served as Southern Connecticut's Head Coach for two seasons, 1996 - 1998. Tim started his coaching career at Arizona State University, working with Ernie Maglischo, before moving on to Texas A & M. During his tenure both teams were in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships. Since coming to Yale, Tim has worked day to day assisting Yale Head Coach Frank Keefe. During the last eleven years Tim has developed multiple Senior National qualifiers as well as numerous Junior National and Sectional Qualifiers. In the last two years, OMNI swimmers have broken 9 Connecticut Swimming records and have represented the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games (Alex Righi: gold medal, freestyle relay; silver medal, medley relay) and at the 2008 Paralympic Games (Deb Gruen: bronze medal, 100 Breaststroke).

Tim lives in Wethersfield with his wife Lisa, son Matt, and daughter Katie.

 

Email Tim: tim.wise@yale.edu

Eric joined OMNI during the spring of 2009. Eric graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2005.  While swimming at Southern, Eric was a part of the 2004 team that went undefeated (12 - 0), won the Metropolitian Conference Championship and placed 7th at the Division II Nationals.  Eric started his coaching career in 2000 at the Milford/Orange YMCA, Silver Sands Beach Club, Ridge Top Swim and Tennis Club, and The Albertus Magnus Piranhas.  Most recently Eric coached with the SoNoCo swim club in 2004 and 2005 working with Kristen Frost and Geoff Rathgeber.  Eric teaches high school chemistry at Cooperative Arts and Humanities in New Haven. Eric  lives in East Haven with his wife Sandy, and daughter Brooke.

Email Eric: eric.boehm@new-haven.k12.ct.us