SwimMAC Carolina’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Tanya Hobbs has rejoined the club as Marlin 1 Lead Coach and Marlin Division Lead. Coach Hobbs will be based at the SwimMAC Training Center at Charlotte Latin. Showing incredible fortitude and perseverance, Coach Hobbs beat serious illness and found her calling in coaching young swimmers to their full athletic potential.
“We are very pleased to welcome Coach Tanya Hobbs back to the SwimMAC family,” said Terry Fritch, Head Coach of SwimMAC Carolina. “She brings great experience, wisdom, and inspiration to our swimmers due, in large part, to the extraordinary life challenges she has overcome.”
Coach Hobbs first became part of the SwimMAC family in 2009, when she began volunteering as a diversion to her treatments for Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma. Beating the disease, she was hired in 2012 to coach and lead the Marlin Division. Most recently, she has been the assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach at Gardner Webb University for the past two seasons. She has coached several NCAA Division 1 Qualifiers, Olympic Trial Qualifiers and six Conference Champions.
About SwimMAC Carolina
SwimMAC Carolina is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that offers swimming programs for people of all ages and experience levels. Established as the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club in 1977, we have grown from a small competitive team into a highly-respected organization that provides aquatic instruction and training for nearly 10,000 people in the Charlotte region each year. Our mission is to empower young people to excel in life by developing the qualities of empathy, leadership and commitment.
Press release courtesy of Geri Rosman for SwimMAC Carolina