MANGA DALIZU
Red II, White

Founder & Head Coach

Manga founded FAST in January 1992, when the Fairland Aquatic Center first opened and has been at the helm ever since.  Manga was instrumental in guiding the program through its early years, focusing on attracting swimmers and giving them the fundamentals of swimming. After establishing a solid foundation, he then set about taking the program to higher levels of achievement.  The team became more competitive in local meets, qualifying swimmers for local championship meets, and eventually began placing swimmers on Potomac Valley All Star teams. FAST has been qualifying swimmers for the Long Course Eastern Zone Champs since 1995.

 Manga has coached 2 swimmers to National Rankings, one swimmer was voted Potomac Valley Outstanding Swimmer of the Year, 4 Sectionals qualifiers, 1 Eastern Zone champion and current meet record holder, 1 Junior National qualifier and Finalist, and 1 All American  consideration honors.

 Manga recently 'retired' from the high school coaching ranks, having finished his 7th year at Blake High School in Silver Spring. The Lady Bengals have been Division Champs 5 of their 7 years of existence, and finished 3rd  in Montgomery County this past year. Before starting the team at Blake, Manga spent 3 years as  Head coach of Paint Branch, and 4 years at Eleanor Roosevelt in Greenbelt, where both boys and girls teams were County Champs each of the four years he coached them. Manga spent 16 summers as the Head Coach of Ashton Swim Team in the MCSL.

TONY MURRAY

Blue II

 

Tony returns for his 11th season with FAST. A graduate of East Carolina University, he has coached all ages at FAST and begins his 7th year with Blue II. 

Tony will be teaching PE at St. Josephs this coming school year.  He has also been the Head Coach of Calverton Swim Club of the MCSL the past 10 seasons, and is the Head Coach at St. John’s HS in the District.

ROBERT DAVIS

Red I

 

This will be "Pappys" 9th year on the deck for FAST.  He has nearly 15 years experience in youth sports coaching and administration.  He is American Swimming Coaches Association Level 2 certified, and has completed the ASCA Level 3 coursework.  He is also a MSYSA licensed soccer coach.

ABBIE GREER

Blue I

 

Abbie is returning for her 7th year coaching Blue 1.  As a graduate of FAST, Abbie is excited to continue to be a part of the program.  During the summer, Abbie coaches at Bel Air Swim and Racquet in Bowie, Maryland (PMSL). She is American Swimming Coaches Association Level 2 certified.  Abbie is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor's degree in Psychology, and a graduate of George Washington University with a certificate in "Counseling Diverse Populations" and a Master's in Education and Human Development in School Counseling.  Historically, Abbie has both taught and coached at the high school level, and is currently employed as the School Counselor at St. Mary of the Mills School In Laurel, Maryland.

KRISTY DAMBROSIA

White Group

 

Kristy begins her 5th season with FAST, and brings 15 years as a competitive swimmer and 10 years as an instructor to the table. Kristy attended Drexel U in Philadelphia and is now attending UMCP, and majoring in Communications. Kristy grew up competing for CUBU as a mini, then RMSC as an age grouper, and then with FAST once in high school. She swam for Paint Branch HS with Manga and then again in the summer at Ashton Swim Team.

KYLE DANIELS

Blue I

 

Kyle returns this this Fall for his3rd season, and will be coaching Blue I. Kyle is a former FAST swimmer and is currently a Senior at the University of Maryland at College Park. The past three summers he has coached Greenbelt Swim Team. (PMSL).

KRISTA CHMIELEWSKI

Blue I

Krista is currently an Academic Counselor for student athletes at the University of Maryland with a Masters in Education from Temple University.  Krista brings many years of summer league and USA Swimming coaching experience with her, primarily from the Pennsylvania area where she grew up. She swam collegiately on scholarship at Drexel University, and was most recently an assistant coach with Northridge Swim Team (PMSL).

LAUREN LEACH

White, Development

 

Lauren joins our coaching staff this season after being a competitive swimmer since age 5. Lauren is a graduate of Paint Branch High School, and is currently attending Howard Community College and is also a volunteer at Burtonsville Fire Department.

SARAH MCCRAY

White

 

Sarah joins our coaching staff this year after being a member of FAST the past 13 years. She graduated from Laurel High School this past May, and is currently attending Howard Community College. Her plans are to transfer into a four year college next Fall.