Todd Edison
Head Coach - Senior Group
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Coach Todd has been coaching for over 15
years, working with every level of swimmer from beginner to
nationally ranked. Todd spent one year as the Senior Coach
for Thunderbird Aquatic Club in Anacortes (2004-2005) and three
years as the Assistant Senior, Sectional, and Novice coach for KING
Aquatic Club in Federal Way (2001-2004). He has also coached
with the Maranha Swim Club (now South Sound Titans) and the
University Place Aquatic Club in Tacoma. Todd has coached a
number of different high school teams in swimming and water
polo.
As a competitor,
Todd has competed in Junior Nationals, Senior Nationals, the
U.S. Open, and the NCAA Division I Championships. He was a
nationally ranked top 16 swimmer. Todd was an All-American in
swimming and water polo in 1987 and 1988 at Curtis High School in
Tacoma and a NCAA Division I All-American in 1990 at Southern
Illinois University. While attending Southern Illinois
University, he helped the team win four consecutive conference
championships and place in the top 30 in the
country.
Todd has a Bachelor’s Degree in
Education and spent six years teaching in Tacoma and
abroad.
Todd spends most of his time raising
his two children, enjoying photography, painting, and
traveling.
CINDY CURTIS
Junior / Pre-Senior Group
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Coach Cindy has been an age group coach for
over five years and has worked with all ages and skill levels, from
novice swimmers to zone qualifiers. Cindy began coaching in Yuma,
Arizona for the Yuma Heat Swim Team where she developed a strong
and competitive core of age group swimmers. She prides herself on
engaging kids in the learning process and motivating them to work
hard to achieve their best.
Cindy interests include philosophy,
photography, writing and reading a LOT.
Cindy is a Canadian citizen and competed as an
age group swimmer for the Vancouver Hyack Swim Club, following in
HER mom's footsteps in the sport. Her two sons, Ryan (16) and Alex
(14) are both involved in competitive swimming as well, making it a
true family sport.
Chelsea Billings
Novice Group
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Coach Chelsea has coached the Novice group of
BBST since she graduated high school in June of 2008. Chelsea swam
with BBST from the time that she began her competitive swimming
career in 2001 to 2007, training all the way up from the Novice
group to the Seniors. She also swam for the Sehome High School
team, where she was a state competitor, a team captain, and voted
"Most Inspirational Swimmer" two years a row. She served as a team
captain in her senior year, during which she helped her team to
take the state title as well as go undefeated the entire season.
She competed in both of her individual events (100-yard butterfly
and 200-yard IM) at the state championship, and swam the butterfly
leg of Sehome's medley relay team that placed 1st at state. She was
one of two athletes from Sehome High School nominated as "Leaders
in Sportsmanship" for the 2007-08 school year.
This is Chelsea's junior year at Western
Washington University, where she is studying Elementary Education.
She has wanted to be a teacher forever, as she absolutely ADORES
kids and has a keen love of learning herself. Chelsea is a very
outgoing, positive, and energetic person. As a coach, her top goals
are for her swimmers to have fun, as well as establish a core
foundation of proper swimming technique that they will carry with
them through their competitive swimming careers. Chelsea has loved
every minute of coaching the Novice. She considers herself very
fortunate to have the opportunity to give back to the community by,
in her words, "hanging out with the coolest kids around and sharing
my knowledge of competitive swimming!"
In her free time, Chelsea enjoys listening to
music, hanging out with her friends, laughing, and drinking tea.
Her hobbies include writing, drawing, and songwriting, and she is
also pursuing a modeling career.
