Coach April Staniszewski of Pittsburgh, PA begins her first year as Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s swimming teams. April has a Master of Science degree (2010) in Sports Management: Intercollegiate Athletic Administration from California University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree (2009) in Sports Management also from California University of Pennsylvania.

Coach Staniszewski brings a strong background in Stroke Technique and Sports Psychology to the Bobcats. She has gained her knowledge while acting as an Assistant Coach with the South Park Aquatic Club and the Associate Coordinator of the Mt. Lebanon Learn to Swim Program.  She spent 1 year as a Volunteer Swimming coach at her alma mater. She has spent the past 5 summers coaching at swim camps at California University of Pennsylvania and Hartwick College in New York working with young swimmers from the ages of 8 to 17. 

Coach Staniszewski has learned over her swimming and coaching careers that you need to coach a true “Student-Athlete”.  Her dedication to getting her swimmers a quality education while providing a “First Class” swimming program to compete in motivates her every day. Coach Staniszewski’s enthusiasm and passion for the sport of swimming is based on the simple premise of getting each swimmer to be the “Best possible swimmer that he or she can be” through an understanding of proper stroke technique, drilling, and intense training.  She also instills into her student-athletes a simple philosophy of “Swim Smart + Have Fun = Swim Fast”.  Her focus for this new era of Bobcat swimming is dedication and commitment in the classroom and in the pool.

As a swimmer at California University of Pennsylvania, she served as Captain and represented Cal U at the NCAA National Championships.  She was a school record holder in 4 events: 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 400 I.M., and the 1650 Freestyle (Pool Record).  She was also an Academic All-American.

Staniszewski has an multiple levels of coaching experience:

2010:
South Park Aquatic Club - Swim Coach
Mt. Lebanon Aqua Club -Associate Learn to Swim Program Coordinator 
Fitness 247 - Sales Consultant
2009-2010:
California University of Pennsyvania
Athletic Department Graduate Assistant
Student Volunteer Women's Swim Coach
USA Masters Swim Coach
Swim Camp Coach ('06-'11)
2008-2010:
Hartwick College Swim Camp
Swim Coach