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   2010 Croasdaile Crocodile Coaches

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The Croasdaile Crocodiles are pleased to announce that Kara Jongkind, Sarah Grubbs, Grace Sykes, and Kevin Speight are returning for the 2010 season.  Kara Jongkind and Sarah Grubbs are the Croc's head coaches.

Interested in lessons offered by any of the coaches? The cost is $20 per half hour. Contact them directly by email to schedule:



Email Kara Jongkind
Email Sarah Grubbs
Email Grace Sykes
Email Kevin Speight


Coach Bios

Kara Jongkind

This will be Kara’s 14th summer on the Croasdaile swim team.  She also swam on the varsity swim team for Riverside High School all four years. Kara will be a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill, majoring in Business. She has loved being a swimmer and coach for the Croasdaile swim team and looks forward to another great season with the Crocs!

Sarah Grubbs


Sarah will be a sophomore at UNC-Wilmington where she is a member of the Swim Club and Alpha Delta Pi.  This will be Sarah's 14th season with the Crocs. She cant wait to come back for another great season coaching! Chomp Chomp!!!

Grace Sykes

Grace graduated from Riverside HS in 2009.  Grace will be a sophomore at UNC-CH in the fall where she plans to double major in Political Science and International Studies. She has been a coach for four seasons at Croasdaile, and swam as a Crocodile for 11 years.

Kevin Speight

Kevin is an 18 year-old senior at Riverside High School.  He will be attending the University of North Carolina in the fall.  He swam at the club level for several years, and swam and coached for Croasdaile since the age 6.  He also works at the Croasdaile Pro Shop throughout the year.  In his free time, Kevin likes to play tennis, frisbee golf, and to workout at the gym.  Kevin  is extremely excited for the upcoming season with the Crocs!