Red Tide Coaches
Eric Mitchell, Brett Fisher and Jeremy Fain on the deck
Eric Mitchell
Eric Mitchell was born in Westchester, New York. His swimming career started with the Mt. Kisco Marlins, where he swam for 11 years. Mitchell is a 2 time NYSHS (New York State High School) championship finalist, 8 time National Age Group qualifier and 9 time Junior National qualifier. Mitchell graduated from Old Dominion University in May 2002. While at O.D.U. Eric was a multiple CAA conference championship finalist as well as a 2 time captain of the men's team. Eric enjoys fishing, camping and brewing beer.
Jeremy Fain
Jeremy Fain began competitive swimming at the age of 6 during the summers for Daleview Swimming Pool in Silver Spring, MD. At 12 he began year round USS competition with Rockville Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC). At 15 he made his first Junior Nationals qualifying times in the 50 and 100 free. He has always been, and always will be, a sprinter. Jeremy swam all four years in college at Yale University and started as a Red Tide swimmer in the fall of 2003. He began coaching for the team in 2004 and looks forward to another great season for Red Tide. Jeremy does not like doing open water swims but encourages and appreciates all others that do them.
Tyrone Hutchinson
Tyrone is a New York City native. He started to swim competitively at age seven at the local YMCA in the Bronx. At age twelve he joined the West Side Y Marlins. There he became a 2-time YMCA State Champion in the 100 fly, YMCA National qualifier, and Junior National qualifier. Tyrone graduated from Saint Bonaventure University in 1997 where he won two A-10 championships and was a perennial finalist in the 100 and 200 fly. He joined Red Tide in November 2005 as a swimmer and began coaching in September 2006. He believes that technique and the nuances of swimming make a faster and smarter swimmer.
Brett Fisher
Brett Fisher joined Red Tide in March of 2006. As a sprint enthusiast he has been known to sprinkle a little fun into practice as long as it is associated with the word "lactate." Brett's philosophy is to create "smarter" swimmers and believes that the best sets are not always the longest ones. Brett is currently working on a petition to get a 25-yard stroke and 50-yard IM event adopted into masters swimming. Why not 25's? Brett swam at Johns Hopkins University and enjoys staying active by playing soccer, boxing, and running.
Scott Werner
Scott Werner began swimming at the age of 4 in his hometown of Haymarket Virginia. As a member of the club team Solotar, Scott won several events at various Junior National Championships and competed in a number of Senior National Championships. In 1997, Scott was tapped for the U.S. National Junior Team and won a silver medal in the 200 Breastroke at the 1997 World University Games in Sicily. Scott went on to swim for the University of Michigan where he garnered several championship titles and served as the 2001 Men's Swimming and Diving team Captain. Scott was also a finalist at the 2000 Olympic Team Trials in the 200 Breastroke. Currently, Coach Scott can be found training regularly with Red Tide as he intends to re-qualify for the 2008 Olympic Trials in Omaha Nebraska. Scott originally joined the coaching staff in the spring of 2007, after a little arm-twisting from the team President Kristin Gary. His early skepticism about joining Red Tide has been replaced with eternal gratitude because, as fate would have it, he really likes the people on the team.
Alan Fishman
Alan began his swimming career at the age of six and started swimming year-round at age nine. A graduate of JEB Stuart High School in Falls Church, VA, Alan was Captain, a school-record holder, and a Virginia High School State Champion. Recruited to swim in college, during his senior year Alan captained the team to both the 2006 EISL Conference and Dual Meet Championships. Today, he works in equity research at Thomas Weisel Partners, an investment bank, covering the healthcare IT and pharmaceutical services sectors. He continues to swim for both the New York Athletic Club and the Red Tide Masters Swim Club. Alan has coached and given private swim lessons since the age of fifteen and is currently a coach with Red Tide.