HEAD SWIM COACH
Dave
Leshnower
Coach Lesh’s philosophy focuses upon the individual swimmer’s journey toward attaining their goals. Team members will develop self-worth and confidence in their abilities with proper guidance through education and development of technical skills. The team experience on the Mountain Lakes Summer Swim Team includes a focus on: work ethic, personal motivation, individual and team responsibility, honesty, and self-discipline; while conducting themselves with exceptional character, integrity, and team unity. Coach Lesh’s intense love for the sport of swimming can be seen through his enthusiasm and educational approach toward the development of young swimmers. Our community approach to swimming at MLSA is the cornerstone to a successful Laker Swimming program!
Coach Leshnower has been the Head Coach of the Mountain Lakes High School Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams for 23 seasons.
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The Lady Lakers won the Public C State Championship in 2018! The “three-peat” upped our state titles to 6 NJ Public State Titles(2008, 2010, 2016-18); The HS Women have been to the NJ State Playoffs 24 of 25 seasons winning 18 sectional titles (NJ State FINAL FOUR 15 times and runner's up 4 times) to go along with 7 county titles. The ML High School Teams have also boasted 23 High School All-Americans during his tenure. Coach Lesh was nominated for coach of the season in 2016.
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The Laker Men have won 7 NJ Public B State Titles (most recently 2009) and 8 county championships (2010). In 2007, the boys also set the NJ STATE RECORD for the most consecutive Relay Championships, with nine (9), and Coach Lesh was named the 2007
Star-Ledger State and 2007 National Federation HS Regional Coach of the Year.
Did You Know? Coach Lesh is a Physical Education Teacher at Briarcliff School; He has coached Boys and Girls Lacrosse at MLHS for over 19 seasons. He and his wife, Tina, have been married for 21 years and they have four children Jordan, Marin, Luke, Daniel...and a golden doodle named Lucy!
"The world of sports reveals many heroes. So does everyday life. It takes courage to grow up and reach your full potential."
ASSISTANT SWIM COACHES
Bradley
Bogues
Assistant Coach for the 11 & overs
Coach Bradley has been swimming since the age of 4, and has been with the summer team in Mountain Lakes for 5 years. Swimming for both Cougar Aquatics and the team at Mountain Lakes High School, he is dedicated to the sport and to teaching our swimmers what he has learned over the years. He is excited to spend his 3rd year of coaching with such a motivated group of kids and looks forward to applying his expertise to our team.
Jordan
Leshnower
Assistant Coach for the 9&10's
I graduated Mountain Lakes High School last June and went on to attend Salve Regina University and major in Early Childhood Education! I was sad to leave my Summer Swim family but I loved every second of college! I am so happy to be back for my 4th season with this amazing team! I love spending my summers with the kids on this team as I have been around the Mountain Lakes swim team for my entire life both at Birchwood in the summertime and at the High School during the winter season. I have experienced some of the best days in my life with the swim team in this town including winning state championships 2 years in a row, my junior and senior year of high school. After such an inspiring career as a swimmer in Mountain Lakes, I hope I can provide half as much joy to the young swimmers to come!
"Everyday may not be good...but there is good in every day."
Alli Kane
Assistant Coach for the 8 & unders
My name is Alli Kane. I am a Junior at Mountain Lakes High School and I swim for both the Mountain Lakes High School Girls Swim Team and for the Greater Morristown YMCA swim team. My favorite stroke is freestyle and my best events are the 1000 yard freestyle, the 500 yard freestyle and the 200 yard freestyle. I have been swimming since a young age, though year round for the past six years. My swimming has improved substantially from the time I joined the Mountain Lakes Summer Swim Team five summers ago. I love swimming and this team so much and hope to encourage every Laker swimmer to improve and work hard.
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Julia Corbo
Assistant Coach for the 8 & unders
I’m Julia Corbo, and I’ve been swimming on the Mountain Lakes summer team for 9 years. I started my swim journey by joining the pre-team when I was 7 and have loved the team and the sport ever since. I’m so excited to coach the 8/unders and to inspire, encourage, and develop their own love of swimming. I currently swim for the Mountain Lakes High School swim team as well as the Lakeland Hills swim team. My favorite strokes are breaststroke and freestyle. My favorite color is baby blue and my favorite food is sushi and milkshakes. In my free time, I like to hang out with my 3 brothers or play with my two black labradors. I’m looking forward to a fun-fulfilled season this year! Go Lakers!
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HEAD DIVE COACH
JULIE SAVAGE
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Julie Savage is thrilled to be joining the Mountain Lakes Swimming and Diving Team as head diving coach, and she is very much looking forward to starting the new diving season in June.
Coach Savage has extensive coaching experience, most recently as diving coach for Wissahickon Aquatic Club and Wissahickon High School in Ambler, PA. Before that, she coached with the nationally ranked Greenwich and Georgia Diving Clubs, and from 2004 to 2007, she was the men's and women's diving coach at the University of Pennsylvania.
A former athlete herself, Coach Savage was an NCAA qualifier at the University of Delaware. She was named the University’s “Athlete of the Year" in 2003 and NCAA "Woman of the Year" for the State of Delaware that same season. In 2012, she was inducted into the University of Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.
Coach Savage lives in Mountain Lakes with her husband Brian, and their three children — Bernie (6), Rudy (2), and Uzi (2 months).
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