Patrick has been the head coach of Allegheny North Swim Club since the Spring of 2004 and took over the position of North Allegheny High School swim coach in the Spring of 2013. Since becoming the head coach, ANSC has had at least 2 Olympic Trial qualifiers for each Olympic year. Patrick has coached a myriad of athletes who have reached the Junior and Senior National levels through his career, including several Junior National Champions in individual and relay events. He has been awarded the Allegheny Mountain Swimming coach of the year a dozen times in his career and has led ANSC to over a dozen age group championships during his tenure. On a high school level, Patrick has coached North Allegheny to a total of 15 WPIAL team titles, 3 boys’ State championships, 1 girls’ State championship, and a boys’ National Championship in 2018. In 2018, a 400 freestyle relay, coached by Patrick, set the all-time High School national record as well as the USA swimming national age group record. Patrick has been named the Pennsylvania High School coach of the year 5 times for boys and 1 time for girls in his head coaching career. Patrick holds Level 3 certification from ASCA.

Most of his swimming career, Patrick competed for the Michiana Marlins in South Bend, Indiana. In Indiana, he won a state championship in the 500 freestyle as a high school sophomore. In two years at North Allegheny and ANSC, Patrick won the state championship in the 500 freestyle and led the Tiger Men’s Team to a championship in 1994. He held the school record in the 500 freestyle at North Allegheny until 2008 when it was broken by one of his own swimmers. Patrick was inducted into the North Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006 for his swimming achievements.

Patrick continued his education and swimming career at the Ohio State University (OSU) where he set three OSU records as a Freshman. Patrick was named the men’s team captain during his junior season, and was awarded the Steve Skillken Spirit of Giving Award, for giving selflessly to his teammates. Every year of his college career, he earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. In 1996, Patrick qualified for the Olympic Trials. He was ranked in the Top 16 in the country, and 51st in the world for the 1500 meters freestyle during that year. Patrick also finished his time at Ohio State with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree. Patrick also completed his Master of Business Administration degree at Robert Morris University in 2004. 

Patrick is a proud father to his daughter, Macey, who currently is swimming for the club and following in her dad’s footsteps.

Brittany began swimming at the age of five and grew up in the Allegheny North Swim Club program. She became an All-American, WPIAL and PIAA Champion as a member of the North Allegheny Tiger Swim Team. Brittany continued her swimming career at Westminster College where she was a school record holder, PAC conference champion, NCAA DIII Qualifier and finalist, a College Swim Coaches Association of America Academic-All-American, team MVP, and team captain. As a senior, Brittany received the Marjorie A. Walker Award, given annually to honor the top Westminster senior female student-athlete who best exemplifies the qualities of fairness, sportsmanship, leadership, determination and competitiveness.

Brittany began coaching in 2004, and has been coaching with the Allegheny North Swim Club since 2008. She has been an Eastern Zone Coach, an Assistant Coach on Allegheny Mountain training trips to the U.S. Olympic Training Center, and has helped to coach many Zone, Sectional, Junior and Senior National athletes. She currently serves on the WPIAL Steering Committee for Swimming and Diving, as well as the Eastern Zone Board of Review.

Brittany is married to Brian, and has two children: Callie and Macklin; they currently reside in Allison Park and Brittany works for the North Allegheny School District.

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Shannon began swimming for ANSC at the age of 8. She was the Pennsylvania High School State Champion in the 200 freestyle for two consecutive years. She was also part of four WPIAL team championships and two PIAA state championship teams with North Allegheny. During high school, Shannon qualified for Junior Nationals in six events (100 & 500 Free, 200 & 400 IM, 100 & 200 Fly) and Senior Nationals in one event (200 Free). She was a four year All American. Shannon held the school record in the 200 freestyle and the pool record in the 500 freestyle for over 20 years at NA. She was inducted into the NA Hall of Fame in 2005. Shannon continued her education and swimming career on a full scholarship at Michigan State University. She was a four year letter winner and three time Academic All American. Shannon broke the 200 freestyle and 400 Individual Medley school records and was a part of the record breaking 400 Medley Relay team while at MSU. Shannon graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Learning Disabilities.

Shannon began her coaching career at Ingomar North Swim Club while in high school. After college, she coached an age group team of military children stationed in Germany and was able to travel Europe with the team. After returning to the US, Shannon was the head coach of Huron High School swim team in Ohio for three years. In 2005, Shannon returned to Pittsburgh and became an assistant coach for the North Allegheny High School team. Once her kids began to show an interest in swimming she switched from high school to age group coaching and has been with ANSC ever since. Shannon works at McKnight Elementary in the North Allegheny School District.

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