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The experience sent her on an aquatic journey as a swimmer, swim coach par excellence, wife of an esteemed college coach (Arthur Albiero) and mother of three outstanding athletes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Albiero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head Coach<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamunify.com\/team\/ksca\/page\/system\/coaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardinal Aquatics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Louisville, Kentucky<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oakland University, B.S., psychology; exercise physiology (minor), 1995<\/li>\n<li>Co-owner\/co-head coach, Cardinal Aquatics<\/li>\n<li>Owner\/managing director, SafeSplash + Swim Labs<\/li>\n<li>Head swimming coach, Team\u00a0USAShort Course World Championships, 2016<\/li>\n<li>NFHS Coach of the Year, girls\u2019 swimming and diving, Christian Academy of Louisville, 2016<\/li>\n<li>27x CSCAA D-II All-American; member of D-II national champions (1991-94)<\/li>\n<li>12x D-II national champion\u2014individually in 100 back (3x), 200 backstroke (1x) and 200 IM (1x)<\/li>\n<li>D-II Swimmer of the Year, 1992<\/li>\n<li>Former NCAA D-II national record holder, 100 back (55.49)<\/li>\n<li>Former school record holder, 200 yard back (2:01.26), 200 IM (2:05.99) and as a member of 200-400 medley and 200 freestyle relays<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em> SWIMMING WORLD: <\/em>Swimming\u2014how did you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>COACH AMY ALBIERO:<\/em><\/strong> I began as an 8-and-under on a neighborhood summer league team. That led to a YMCA year-round program and then a USA team.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: A 27-time CSCAA All-American, what was it like training at Oakland University?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> In the summer of 1988, I was training with a group of college swimmers at Kenyon. Oakland men\u2019s hall of fame coach <strong>Pete Hovland<\/strong> brought a group to train with them. I fell in love with the people, the coaches and the atmosphere. The following year, I got a recruiting call from Oakland women\u2019s coach <strong>Tracy Huth<\/strong>. I was having a rough time. I wasn\u2019t enjoying swimming after that summer and was contemplating quitting. When Tracy called, I knew that was where I was meant to be!<\/p>\n<p>Tracy and <strong>Jeff Cooper<\/strong> were my primary college coaches. I was \u201ca diamond in the rough\u201d in my swimming and in knowing what I wanted to do with my life. My teammates and my coaches are why I thrived at Oakland. Their belief in me drove me to prove them right and, ultimately, believe more in myself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: &#8230;And with a teammate, Arthur Albiero, whom you ultimately married?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> Arthur transferred to Oakland from Cal State Bakersfield after his freshman year. He was a hard worker, but it was his passion for the sport that drew me to him (and, of course, his accent, lol). He wanted to know the \u201cwhy\u201d behind everything. If he needed work on a specific stroke, he bought books and went to the library to research it. That\u2019s why he\u2019s the amazing coach he is to this day!<\/p>\n<p>I was the type of athlete who trusted my coach to know what was best for me; I didn\u2019t need to know the \u201cscience\u201d behind it. Arthur and I would stay up late talking about motivation, leadership and race strategy. We didn\u2019t always agree (he\u2019s more conservative, and I\u2019m a wild child), but both of us are very passionate about the things we believe. It was lots of fun&#8230;still is!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: How did you transition to coaching?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> The truth is, coaching found me. We had our first son very early in our relationship, just after my senior year of college. I was coaching for the Oakland Live Y\u2019ers club team and a local high school. <strong>Scott Teeters<\/strong> gave me the opportunity to coach some amazing younger swimmers. Many went on to be high-level collegiate athletes and Olympians (<strong>Peter Vanderkaay<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the true blessing came from the parents of the group I coached. They encouraged and mentored me as I became a new mom and a new coach. After Arthur graduated, we moved to Ohio, where he became an assistant for <strong>Jim Steen<\/strong> at Kenyon. I took a job as the aquatics director at the YMCA. It was here that I fell in love with teaching swimming to kids of all ages and abilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: Who were some early coaching influences?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> Coaches like <strong>Tracy Huth<\/strong>, <strong>Jeff Cooper<\/strong>, <strong>Jim<\/strong> and <strong>Marci Steen<\/strong>, <strong>Pete Hovland<\/strong> were central to my coaching development. These coaches\/people believed in me, held me accountable, told me the truth when I needed to hear it, and loved me through my hardest times. They were all tough, but loving and fair. Arthur\u2019s perspective and encouragement were and have been the biggest influence in my coaching career.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: How big is Cardinal Aquatics these days?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> We hover around 100, depending on the time of year. We are not only a team, but a FAMILY! We are inclusive, striving to develop great people in addition to fast swimmers! We have developed many national-level swimmers who have gone on to become NCAA qualifiers and All-Americans. Most recently: <strong>Grace Oglesby<\/strong>, <strong>Kaylee Wheeler<\/strong>, <strong>Zorry Mason<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Eastman<\/strong>, <strong>Ella Welch<\/strong>, <strong>Gabi<\/strong> and <strong>Nick Albiero<\/strong>&#8230;just to name a few!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: Cardinal is a USA Swimming Bronze Club Excellence program after being a Silver. What\u2019s it take to get back to that level?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> Ultimately, we need to continue to raise the standard. I strongly believe in the process of developing swimmers at the youngest level. Teaching proper technique while keeping the elements of fun is key\u2014especially in the middle school years. At the top level, getting our swimmers back to national meets is our goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: You have coached all of your children.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> &#8230;And made every mistake in the book! I have said things I regret and spoken to them in ways I shouldn\u2019t have. I was harder on them than the rest of my group. Often I didn\u2019t give them the attention they deserved because they were my kids\u2014or have grace with them when I would\u2019ve with others.<\/p>\n<p>I learned early on that if I wanted my kids to stay in the sport and enjoy it, I would need to surround them with other coaches. I tell my swim parents, \u201cYour swimmers will have many coaches in their careers, but you are their moms\/dads\u2014I can\u2019t be that for them. So let us do the coaching, and you be their parent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I love being my kids\u2019 mom! As they got older, rather than me coaching the senior\/national groups, I stayed with our 12-and-unders and hired coaches who I believed in to coach my older groups. That was the best decision I ever made. I love helping to develop and encourage coaches just as much as I like helping to develop athletes!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: And what advice do you have for mother-swim coaches who find themselves in the same position?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> The interesting thing&#8230;parenting IS coaching! My kids would be talking to me about life things, and when I would respond, they would say, \u201cYou are always coaching me.\u201d My response would be, \u201cTHAT\u2019S CALLED PARENTING!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Communication is key! We got better at separating coach\/parent roles. The truth is, I can never <em>not<\/em> be their mom. I can\u2019t turn it off&#8230;<em>ever<\/em>! What we got better at is communicating the NEED and asking better questions of each other\u2014things like, if one of them was coming to me upset or needing to tell me something swimming-related, I might ask, \u201cDo you want to tell your mom or Coach Amy?\u201d They would come to me at times, knowing they needed to hear some hard truth, but would say, \u201cI need to talk to my mom right now.\u201d I know that means, \u201cI just need a hug and someone to listen&#8230;not to try to fix it or lecture or challenge me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I learned to listen as a parent first, give a hug, and let them know they were heard. What I do in my parenting and coaching is tell the truth! I\u2019ve learned to be softer, when necessary, but I tell the truth or my perspective, even when it\u2019s hard to hear. When I know it\u2019s hard, I will ask at the end, \u201cAm I wrong?\u201d This gives room for thought and conversation. I may start the sentence with \u201cLet me reflect something back to you that you are not seeing.\u201d I think my kids have appreciated or at least respected this over the years! I think it\u2019s what all my swimmers love\u2014and hate\u2014about me.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: I am assuming being married to a swim coach is a plus. In what way have you helped each other?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> We are each other\u2019s No. 1 fan! We encourage and sharpen one another. Not only do we love each other, but we also have great respect. We can be honest with each other and challenge each other when we don\u2019t see eye-to-eye. It\u2019s nice that we have our separate teams and businesses. We truly appreciate a different perspective, knowing that the other person has our best interests at heart.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: Today\u2019s question: \u201cswim training\u2014art or science\u201d?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> It\u2019s a mix of both. I have a physiology background, and I believe at the end of the day, the WORK needs to be put in. I think the ART comes in when planning a set, a practice or putting together a season plan: How can you put in the work and make it fun and engaging, or at the very least, less boring?<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cart\u201d comes in putting together a beautiful practice! It\u2019s also not a one-size-fits-all. What may work for one athlete may not work for another. Getting to know your athletes and what they need or what works best for them\u2014both physically and mentally\u2014that\u2019s the \u201cart\u201d in developing a person into the best athlete they can be.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SW: Your 55.49 was once the Oakland University 100 back record. Did you ever dream you\u2019d see a high school girl go sub-50?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>AA:<\/em><\/strong> I mean, how AWESOME! I just love and respect fast swimming. Our sport just continues to evolve, and it\u2019s been thrilling to still be involved in it! That time was an Oakland record and NCAA D-II record for many years. Underwaters weren\u2019t really a thing we did back then. When my 13-year-old daughter, Gabi, beat my time, that was when I knew I was getting old. And she wasn\u2019t really a backstroker!<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p><em>Michael J. Stott is an ASCA Level 5 coach, golf and swimming writer. His critically acclaimed coming-of-age golf novel,\u00a0\u201cToo Much Loft,\u201d\u00a0is in its third printing, and is available from store.Bookbaby.com, Amazon, B&amp;N and distributors worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q&amp;A With Amy Albiero, Co-Head Coach of Cardinal Aquatics Oakland University All-American Amy Comerford found a lifelong watery playground after joining a summer league team. 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