Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact Sherry Niesen.

Coaching Staff

Drew Walden

Head Coach/CEO - HS/SR Group

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Jack Pettinger

HS/SR Coach

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Kristine Brager

HS/Sr Asst. Coach

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This is my second season coaching for Badger Aquatics.  I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin where I was a member and captain of the Women's Swimming Team.  My previous coaching experiences include Edgewood High School Girls and I also spent the summer coaching at Seminole Pool. This season I will be helping out with several groups at BAC but primarily I will enjoy leading some great dryland workouts with the senior boys and girls. 
 

Jacob Johnson

Head Age Group Coach/Gold-Middleton

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Rachael J Fishbain

Head Monona site coach

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Joel Mensch

Jr. Green-Edgewood

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I am entering my 39th year of coaching, starting in 1971 with a summer team in Fond du Lac, WI.  I coached and taught in the Wausau area for 19 years and came to Madison in 1995.  I have coached with various summer team, Middleton HS diving, and Madtowne Aquatics before it merged to become BAC.  I presently teach math at Middleton HS and coach the Edgewood Green group with BAC.  I am married, and have three grown daughters.

 

Erik W Johnson

Middle School Group-Middleton

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Eric T Knight

Blue Group-Middleton

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Eric is entering his 5th season as a Junior Blue Group coach for Badger Aquatics. This summer he coached the Green Group, and will be returning to the Blue Group this fall. Eric grew up swimming at Schroeder Swim Team in Brown Deer and continued to swim competitively for eighteen years. Eric was a member of the University of Wisconsin -Eau Claire swim team for four years and named hardest worker for three of those years. Eric also works for the State Assembly as a research assistant and he and his wife Beth have one son, Tommy. 

 

Rachel E Hinkes

Age Group Gold-Middleton

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This is Rachel’s sixth year coaching with BAC. In past summers she has worked with both Hawks Landing and High Point swim clubs. She was also the assistant coach of the Edgewood high school girl’s team. Rachel just returned from a semester abroad in Australia where she coached under Michael Bohl and worked with an Olympic level team. She is a senior at UW-Madison studying Industrial Engineering.

Brianna L Gage

Age Group Red-Middleton

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Hayley Chesnik

Little Badgers-Middleton

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Connie J Martin

Monona Site Coach

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I am returning for my eighth year of coaching with Bac. I have coached the age group kids from Little Badgers (of which I adore!)  to the Green kids, all a pleasure. I also head up the Nakoma summer swim team. I enjoy personal training, dryland training with the kids and keeping up with my own children. I have two daughters that swim on the team and one daughter who swims for the UW Badgers

Deb Huonker

Monona Site Coach

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Deb Huonker is starting her fourth year coaching with BAC.  Prior to that she coached a couple of years in Central Illinois.  Deb grew up swimming and swam at the Junior/Senior National level with the Schroeder National Team.  She received a full scholarship to swim at IllinoisStateUniversity.  Deb is a Registered Dietitian but is currently staying at home with her 12 month old.  She is married and the mother of four children.  She lives in Sun Prairie.  Deb coaches various groups at the Monona Grove site and is primarily scheduled with the Age Group Gold group.

Stacey R Johansson

Monona Site Coach

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Stacey is starting her seventh year with BAC and coaches now at the MG site although she has coached most of the groups that we offer.  In addition to coaching with our club, she also coaches high school girls and in the All City league.  She is originally from the Madison area and graduated from Monona Grove (a long time ago!!).  Stacey also teaches biology and chemistry at Beloit Memorial High School.  Stacey is a big basketball fan - both Hoosier and Badger - and she loves (and misses) summer!!!!

Kristi Johnson

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Dan Koenig

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John J Debrauske

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Phil C Davies

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Joel F Coyne

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