Coaches
Sue Welker, Naperville Waves: Head Coach
Sue is a veteran of the 2013 US Masters Swimming High Performance Camp, and has taken on the role
of HPC Head Coach this year. She is the head coach and founder in 1999 of the Naperville Waves Swim Club.
Sue has been a life-long swimmer since the age of 4 and swam at the University of Iowa. Her passion is
coaching. She spent several summers coaching swimming as a teen and resumed coaching triathlon, swimming
and strength full-time in 1995 after working as a nurse for 15 years. As an athlete, Sue has raced all distances of
triathlons completing two Ironmans and gaining All America status in both triathlon and swimming.
Sue has coached at the age group level and ran a large and successful high school program, but now
focuses her energy on adults of all ages and abilities. The Naperville Waves has over 220 swimmers with 26
weekly practices. The team has won five state Championships and has multiple national champions. She is
currently certified with ASCA, ACE Personal Trainer, and Pilates; was previously certified with USAT and is a
registered nurse. Sue received the JC’s Distinguished Service award in 2000 and has been named Illinois Coach
of the Year in 2000 and 2005, and USMS National Coach of the Year in 2006. She lives in Naperville with her
husband, two college-age children, and two dogs.
Sue Welker
2269 River Woods Dr
Naperville, Il 60565
Phone: (630) 542-8483
coachsue1@aol.com
Susan Ingraham, South Texas
Susan Ingraham is the Head Coach/Owner of Masters of South Texas, located in San Antonio. She
focuses on developing swimmers for competition, triathlons, and general fitness through proper technique,
education, and motivation. As a Masters swim competitor herself, she is the 2010 National Champion in the 50
and 100 Fly, as well as a multi-Top Ten National and World-Ranked swimmer.
Susan was named the 2008 USMS National Coach of the Year. She was also one of the original authors and
presenters of the USMS Coach Certification Courses. Susan has been a presenter at several SwimFest events,
Legends of Texas, and ASCA World Clinics. She continues to conduct swimming clinics around the country
while sharing her knowledge of more than 30 years of coaching. Susan is well-known for her creative workouts
and openly shares her enthusiasm for coaching and training ideas.
Susan Ingraham
302 Happy Trail
San Antonio, TX 78231
210-859-2859
Aquatex101@aol.com
Dominic Latella, L4 Swimming
Another veteran of the 2013 US Masters Swimming High Performance Camp, Dominic Latella is the
Assistant Head Coach of L4 Swimming, the largest Masters program in the country, which services swimmers
in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Coach Latella has a decade of experience training Masters swimmers
nationally and abroad. Dominic is currently an adjunct professor of Health and Fitness at American University.
He also works with swimming rehabilitation of Paralympic military athletes in Washington, DC.
Coach Latella focuses on execution of appropriate swimming technique to achieve not only improved efficiency
and propulsion, but also to prevent injury. Coach Latella’s philosophy emphasizes proper technique, so that a
swimmer can achieve best times while optimizing performance for a lifetime of swimming.
Dominic Latella
667 Debra Lu Way
Springfield, VA 22150
703-951-7603
dominiclatella@mac.com
CJ Rushman, Anderson Barracuda Masters
CJ is the Founder, President, and Head Coach of the Anderson Barracuda Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1996, CJ joined the Anderson Barracuda program as the co-founder and first Masters Coach, and PreCompetitive Coach. He has had 20 years of successful coaching experience and served as the United States
Masters Swimming Corporate Secretary from 2009 to 2013. Currently, CJ serves as the At-Large Director for
the Great Lakes Zone.
Coach Rushman began competitive swimming at age six, which led him to become an accomplished swimmer
at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a four-year member of their varsity swimming team and member
of their National Independent Conference Team Champions in 1992 and 1993. As a Masters swimmer, CJ has
placed in the USMS Top Ten 22 times and has won 15 YMCA Masters Titles. Coach Rushman continues to
demonstrate his dedication and passion for swimming as a Swimming Official, both for the YMCA and USA
Swimming.
CJ Rushman
8284 Shadypine Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45255
513-828-8972
cjswamuc94@aol.com