2025 Coaches

HEAD COACH

Clyde Smith

Hello Sharks! My name is Clyde Smith. A former swimmer (anything but breaststroke) current swim coach and a family man.  I have a wife (non-swimmer) and 6 children all of them not swimming. Athletes outside the pool, I guess.  We also have 2 dogs (husky and a pound puppy) and a cat (that my wife was gracious enough to let us rescue). Needless to say our house is full. I like to consider myself a laid back kind of guy but my swimmers know when we need to get the work done. I have coached in South Dakota, Kansas and Virginia. I grew up in Lynchburg and swam with the YMCA Piranhas and Peakland Otters. So, I am back to my roots here in Lynchburg. My brother and I have swim records here in Virginia. Some have been broken while some have not.

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH

Grace Warren

Hello Sharks! My name is Grace Warren and this is my second year as a coach of the Farmington swim team. I have been swimming for over 10 years not only at Farmington, but at the Lynchburg YMCA and now at college. I love to teach people about the sport and see the progression of swimmers during this summer program!

ASSISTANT COACHES

Ava Kirby, Chloe Keith, Chandler Henry