Camp Staff
Chief Assistant Coach: Mike Litzinger
Mike Litzinger starts his third season with the Carolina swimming
program this year. Litzinger had tremendous success coaching the middle
distance program for the 2008-2009 season. Junior Jason Mclaughlin
broke a school record in the 200-yard butterfly and was named All-ACC
for his performance in this event last season. Junior Ashley Howard
made NCAAs in the 200-yard backstroke after setting the school record.
Litzinger coached j...
Eric Stefanski
Assistant Coach: Eric Stefanski
Eric Stefanski begins his third year as the sprint coach for the
Carolina swimming program this year. During his second season,
Stefanski had a productive year with the Tar Heel sprinters. Sophomore
Tommy Wyher was ACC champion and broke the ACC conference records in
the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. Wyher also broke the
Carolina school record in the 100 and 200-yard backstrokes, the
100-yard butterfly and the 200 and 400-...
Christy Garth
Assistant Coach: Christy Garth
Christy Garth will enter her second season as an assistant coach for the Carolina Men and Women's Swimming Team this year. Garth was added as the fifth full-time member of the Carolina Swimming coaching staff in September 2008. Garth, a 1996 alumnus of the University of North Carolina and a four year letter-winner on the Carolina swim team, brings excitement, experience and depth to the coaching staff.
Garth wa...
Ryan Woodruff
Assistant Coach: Ryan Woodruff
Ryan Woodruff had a strong first season as the head coach of the North Carolina Aquatic Club. NCAC earned Silver Medal Recognition from USA Swimming for the third year in a row and took eleven swimmers to U.S. Olympic Trials in June. Carly Smith was the only NCAC swimmer at Trials who was not a collegiate athlete. Smith also competed for the U.S. Junior National Team in Australia. Luke Hoffer, 16, shattered the...
Sean Quinn
Assistant Coach
The Tar Heel school record holder in the 200-yard breaststroke,
100-meter breaststroke and 200-meter breaststroke, Sean Quinn, will
begin his first official year as an assistant coach for the Carolina
swimming program. Quinn was a volunteer coach for six previous seasons.
In 2006-07, Quinn played a key role in the Carolina women capturing the
ACC championship. He is also head age group coach for the North
Carolina Aquatic Club and was select...
