Coaching Staff

Head Coach:

Kimberly Miller

Kimberly Miller moved to Norwood in December 2008 from Phoenix, Arizona and has been working with the NAC swim program since the winter of 2009. Kimberly grew-up swimming year round for USS programs in Arizona, she was a High School All-American, competed at the national level, and also swam collegiately at the University of Arizona. Kimberly coached swimming for twelve years, nine with USS Programs in Arizona. She was a Level 3 ASCA Certified Swim Coach and has worked with athletes who have qualified for Junior Nationals. Kimberly earned a BA in Education from Arizona State University, and has over 20 years of marketing and event planning experience.

Assistant Coaches:

Christine Chang

Christine earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Boston College in 2008, and her Master’s degree in Science Teaching in 2010 also from Boston College. She taught swim lessons and coached a recreational team throughout her college years, the last three summers were spent with the Boston College Eaglet’s Swim Team. Christine is a High School Biology Teacher and brings much enthusiasm to the Norwood Aquatics Club.

Colleen Cormier

Colleen is a graduate of Norwood High School, class of 1996, and served as captain of girls swim team during her senior year. Throughout her college years she was a lifeguard and swim instructor. Colleen graduated from Providence College in 2000, and then from Boston University’s MAT Program in 2002. She has been part of the Norwood Public Schools Social Studies Department since 2002. Colleen taught at Coakely Middle School from 2002 – 2005, and has been teaching since 2005 at Norwood High School. Currently, Colleen is the teaching advisor to Student Government, and has been the Assistant Coach of the Girls Swim Team since 2008 under Kim Goodwin.

Kim Goodwin

Kim has been coaching the Norwood Aquatics Club during the winter season for over ten years. She signed her three boys up for the team when they were 3, 5, and 7 and began by volunteering. Anyone that knows Kim knew she could not stay in the background for long. After about a month of volunteering, she was asked to share head coaching duties with David Barner. Prior to coaching the Stingrays, Kim was head coach of the Dedham Swim Team and a coach for New England Masters Swimming. She has continued her own competitive swim career and is a current member of the New England Masters and holds numerous records. Kim has been the Head Swim Coach for the Norwood High School Girls Swim Team since 2008. She is also a Special Education Teacher and Evaluation Team Facilitator for the Boston Public Schools.

Andrew Patterson

Andrew has been involved with competitive swimming in some capacity since he was six years old. He began swimming with a town team and then moved to a USS program. Andrew continued his swimming career during high school and college. In addition to coaching duties with the Norwood Aquatics Club, Andrew also is an Head Coach at Ursuline Academy. When not coaching, Andrew teaches 6th grade English at Dedham Middle School.

Coach Assistants:

Katherine Lee

Katherine is a graduate of Norwood High School and just completed her first year at Providence College. This is her second summer with our program in a coaching assistant capacity. Katherine grew up swimming for the Stingray program and has previously helped young swimmers in our program for many years as a coaches helper.