OUR COACHES
Scroll down to read about all of the returning and new PCC coaches!

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Andy Cebull - Head Coach / Lead Senior Coach - andycebull@yahoo.com 

This is Andy’s second year as Head Coach and fifth year overall with Cruisers.  In addition to PCC, Andy has coached at Meadowbrook Country Club and Pioneer Middle School in Canton.  He currently holds a Level 3 Certification from the American Swimming Coaches Association.  Andy has coached 35 Individual State Champions, 11 Sectional Qualifiers, and 1 national Top 16 Qualifier since joining PCC.  In addition, Cruisers have broken 237 team records in the past 5 years that he has been with the club.  As an athlete, Andy achieved 2nd team All-Ohio his Junior and Senior seasons in the 500 Freestyle and is still Sandusky High School’s record holder in that event.  He also served as team captain those final two years.  In college, he competed in distance freestyle events for Eastern Michigan University from 1999 – 2003.  While at Eastern, he contributed to 4 consecutive Mid-American Conference team championships and received MAC Swimmer of the week honors during his Senior season. He ranks among the top 10 performers in EMU history in the 500 Freestyle.  Andy is currently living in Novi.

Andrew Ciesielski - Lead Assistant Coach / Lead Senior Development Coach - chileswim@yahoo.com

Andrew, or better known on the pool deck as Totti or Chile, returns to PCC for another exciting year of magical discovery. A fruitful competitive swim career was accomplished before and during his tenure as a swim coach. Learning how to swim in the neighborhood lake, he began his aquatic skills at a young age. He spent his formidable years at the Sports Club of West Bloomfield and remained there until his high school career came to a close. He attended Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills ending as an 8-time All-American. Shortly after graduating from Rice, he made his collegiate debut with Eastern Michigan University helping to add 3 consecutive MAC titles to the school record books. Andrew has over seven years experience with age group swimmers and was the head coach of Woodbrooke Hills Swim Club in Farmington Hills where he coached numerous individual league winners and club record holders. With 2006 being his first full season at Crusiers, he produced his first National Top 16 finalist. Andrew graduated from EMU with a certification in High School Education  in Communication and Theater Arts as well as Spanish. He can best be identified by his hallmark sunglasses and unique arrangement of clothing styles.

Kurt Hornick - Lead Junior Group Coach - kurt@hancockent.com 

Kurt comes “back” to the Cruisers with a touch more experience under his belt.  A lifelong Cruiser, Kurt has achieved many things since his swimming career started with the Cruisers in 7th grade.  In High School, he was a 4 year letter winner and 4 year state qualifier with Plymouth-Canton High School .  He graduated in ’99 and moved “up” to Michigan Technological University .  Unfortunately, MTU did not have a swim team, but that did not discourage Kurt.  He supervised the lifeguard, intramural water polo, and community swim lessons programs.  In his last couple of years, he founded the swim club of MTU and earned his Michigan Tech Coaching Certificate by student coaching with the Cruisers.  Kurt also helped the Cruisers in a pinch when they needed a substitute head coach in the Summer of ’03.  A Bachelors of Science graduate in Computer Engineering and Business Administration, Kurt works as an assistant plant manager for Hancock Enterprises, Inc. in Taylor, MI.  A seasoned Cruisers veteran, Kurt is looking forward to working with all of the great individuals that are a part of this outstanding team, and he is very excited to see all of the great successes, achievements, and experiences working with the Cruisers.  THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE “HOME!” 

Anne Nepiuk - Lead Junior Development Coach - nepiuka@pccs.k12.mi.us

This is my fifth season coaching with Cruisers.  I started swimming when I was 7 years old for Colony Swim Club.  I began swimming Cruisers at age 8 and swam for Mercy High School.  I graduated from Michigan State University in Child Development. I am in my second year of teaching second grade at Field Elementary School in Canton.  I love working with young children.  Kids at a young age have the ability to absorb so much into their minds.  My goal is to give them knowledge in swimming and inspire them to be the best the can be, while having fun in everything they do, especially swimming!

PICTURE
COMING
SOON!

Jenny Miller - Assistant Coach - Jmille10@emich.edu

My name is Jenny Miller.  I was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.  I started swimming when I was 5 years old for my local private swim club league in the elite group of 5-6’s known as the Cookie Monsters.  Every summer I swam for my private swim club and then one summer a parent introduced me to a local club coach whom she thought I should talk to about swimming year round.  The summer I turned thirteen, I joined Cincinnati Aquatic Club and swam throughout the rest of high school there while continuing to swim for my private swim club, for fun, in the summers.  I was an Ohio State qualifier all four years of high school, and was a co-captain my senior year.  I continued swimming when I decided to go to college at Eastern Michigan University.  I was a part of the first ever women’s swimming and diving MAC championship team my junior year, and my senior year we were repeat champions.  I graduated April 30th, 2007 with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.  The first couple of years of college I was a lifeguard in the summers and taught swim lessons with young children.  The past two summers I assistant coached for the Mason Water Moccasins Swim Team, helping out with the 4-5 year olds to the 15-18 year old groups.  I enjoy teaching kids how to swim at all different levels because I think it is a very important skill to master.

Ben Dzialo - Assistant Coach - Benjamin.Dzialo@gmail.com

Ben Dzialo is a new coach for Cruisers, but he is neither new to the swimming world nor is he new to Cruisers.  For 10 of his 16 years as a swimmer, he considered himself a Plymouth-Canton Cruiser.

In his swim career, he has swum for over 30 different coaches of all ranges of skill levels.  In addition, he has taught swim lessons for over five years.  His love of coaching is rooted in his obsession with technique and fitness.

Ben graduated from Yale University with a BA in History of Science, History of Medicine and is currently applying to med school.  Please feel free to contact Ben if you know of any openings as a daytime assistant in the medical field.  In college, he broke the 200-yard butterfly varsity record for Yale and received the Academic All-Ivy Award.

Dawn Polk - Assistant Coach - Dawnpolk2000@yahoo.com

Dawn is a friendly new addition to the Plymouth Canton Cruisers whose history is proof of her dedication to children and the sport of swimming.  She is a determined athlete who trains hard to this day and has experienced success on all levels of swimming.

As an age group swimmer, Dawn competed for multiple teams including Pointe Aquatics and DRD.  She was a Senior Nationals qualifier in the 1650 and 1000, and also won the State High Point Award four times.  She went to Dearborn High School where she was a two-time state runner up in the 500 free.  Her career continued at college, where her performance landed her on the MSU all-time fastest list for several different events. 

Although her swim career is over, Dawn is still a seasoned athlete.  She has finished three Ironman’s and is currently training for the Louisville Ironman on August 31, 2008.

Dawn also finds time to teach at Elementary School level.  She was the head coach of Dearborn High School Swimming for two years and also coached the girls track team.  We welcome Dawn on the staff and hope that she will stay with us for many years of success.