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Y Wednesday: Meet the Director of Competitive Swimming

Stu Wilson shares more than 20 years of coaching experience at the New Tampa YMCA.

Stu Wilson has more than 20 years of experience in collegiate and club level coaching, and he brings his competitive spirit to those he coaches at the New Tampa YMCA.

As the Y’s director of Competitive Swimming, Wilson coaches the Tampa YMCA Stingrays (TYS), the competitive year-round swim team for the association.

TYS is focused on youth development through goal setting, teamwork and character development in a positive team environment. TYS New Tampa athletes and alumni compete in local, state, and national level competitions including NCSA Junior Nationals, the USA Olympic Trials, and many collegiate conference championship meets.

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“We all share the same vision and that is to bring Tampa YMCA Swimming to the national level,” Wilson said. “We have the best 50-meter pool in the Tampa Bay area. It has a chiller, which will keep the pool cool in the summer. Tampa YMCA has all of the resources needed to help the swimmers reach their goals, whatever that may be.”

Prior to becoming a director at the Y, Wilson was head coach for Georgia Tech’s men’s and women’s swim team, assistant coach at Clemson University and head coach with the Swim Atlanta program.

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During his career, he has mentored five Olympic swimmers, coached many all-Americans, Olympic qualifiers, and senior and junior national qualifiers. Wilson also swam for the University of Georgia.

For more information about TYS or to try out the New Tampa Y’s 50-meter heated pool, email Wilson at stuart.wilson@tampayymca.org or Alexis Mendenhall at alexis.mendenhall@tampaymca.org.


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