Will Green, the head coach of the SWAT team, was first introduced to swimming through group swim lessons at the YMCA. He started swimming for the Jonesboro Jets at 11 and continued swimming for the club team. He was also a Jonesboro High School swim team member before heading to the University of Arkansas. In addition to being a swimmer, Green started his career in aquatics at a young age.
Green's first job was lifeguarding at the YMCA, where he worked for Bob Williams when he was 15. He also taught group swim lessons at the YMCA, which he had participated in as a young kid. Between his first and second years of college, when he returned home for the summer, the coach of a local club team contacted him to see if he was interested in assisting with coaching age group swimming, which is where his coaching career began.
Green then became an adjunct professor at Arkansas State University, teaching all the aquatics courses and becoming the founding head coach of the A-State Swim Club. In 2014, Green started his swim club, Dart Frog Aquatic Team, and coached and operated it until it merged with SWAT in June 2022. Throughout his career, Green has had many of his athletes go on to swim successfully at the collegiate level. He has coached the top 10 swimmers in the country and swimmers who have made it to the future, the junior nationals, and the U.S. Open. He was also Southwind Swim Conference's head coach for multiple years and will return in the years to come as one of the head coaches.
Green has been with SWAT since the summer of 2022 and enjoys the positive family atmosphere of the team. He encourages swimmers of all ages to try the sport, saying it is a lifelong skill. The team has 4-year-olds and a core group of masters swimmers (swimmers over 18 years old) ranging from their 20s to their 70s, including Green's dad, and their abilities are wide-ranging. Joining SWAT can be done without knowing how to swim all the strokes; if you can make it down the pool unassisted, you can be on the team, and the team can go from there.
Coach Caitlin is an accomplished assistant coach and registered dietitian for our team. She has over 20 years of experience in competitive swimming, both as a swimmer and a coach. Caitlin competed at the collegiate level for Lindenwood University while also coaching for Parkway Swim Club in St Louis, MO. Later, she transferred to the University of Arkansas to continue her academic and coaching career for Northwest Arkansas Aquatics. After graduating, Caitlin completed the Dietetic Internship Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Then, she graduated with a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition before returning to Jonesboro, AR.
Currently, Coach Caitlin is a Consultant Dietitian for Claxton Dietetic Solutions providing medical nutrition therapy to skilled nursing, acute-care, and long-term care facilities around Northeast Arkansas and Memphis, TN.
Caitlin is thrilled to be part of the SWAT family and enthusiastic about helping our swimmers stay energized and hydrated. She is always available to answer questions regarding your swimmer's nutrition, the Southwind Swim Conference, or Arkansas Swimming.
Coach Maddie Smith
My name is Maddie Smith, and I'm a sophomore at Arkansas State majoring in Elementary Education. I started swimming when I was 8 years old and have loved every bit of it since then. I loved having so many friends on my swim team and looked forward to going every day. I want to encourage a fun enviroment like that for all of the kids on SWAT!
Coach Riley Smith
My name is Riley Smith, and I'm a junior at ASU majoring in marketing and business administration. I started swimming in Jonesboro when I was 12, and my love for swimming has only grown since then! I have also taught swim lessons for about four years, so I am excited to get to use my knowledge and watch these kids grow as swimmers!
Coach Victoria Chan
My name is Victoria Chan! I'm a junior at Arkansas State University majoring in Biology. I am from Little Rock, AR and have been swimming for as long as I can remember. I have loved the meaningful relationships and challenging environment swim teams provide. I have enjoyed watching the kids grow and improve through SWAT.
Coach Mckinzee Rainbolt
My name is Mckinzee Rainbolt! I'm a sophomore at Arkansas State University majoring in biology and am a pre-dental student. I started swimming when I was 7, and my love for swimming has only grown since then! Over the past few years, I have taught swim lessons for a variety of different ages. I am so excited to continue to share my knowledge and watch these kids develop as swimmers.
Go SWAT!
Coach Michele Potts
