OUR COACHES
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Head Coach - Marty Jasken
Email: coachmarty@lovelandswimming.com
Marty grew up competing in Northern Colorado swimming club for the Tideriders who were coached by Hall of Fame Colorado State coach John Mattos. He developed into a middle-distance freestyler and went on to swim for Poudre High School. Following graduating high school Marty attended Colorado State University and focused on education and eventually pursued a career in high school teaching and coaching.
Marty had worked as a swim instructor and coach throughout his collegiate experience starting with summer club coaching in Southern California which led to working with the swim camps and women’s team at the University of Southern California. During the school years at CSU Marty coached high school swimming at Rocky Mountain High School and later began coaching with the Village Green USA summer club program in the 1990s. Following the completion of his work at CSU Jasken began work as a history teacher at Loveland High School for 28 years and spent time coaching the Loveland High School swim teams during that time. Along with high school coaching Marty worked with Loveland Swim Club as the Head Age Group coach and interim head coach and he later became the head coach of the Vortex Swim Club in Fort Collins.
Marty’s connection with Northern Colorado swimming and Loveland Swim Club are an important motivating factor of his desire to build and empower competitive success at LSC. His earlier time with LSC and his personal connections to the club remind him every day of the positive impact LSC has on the community of Loveland and Northern Colorado.
“In the pool we are going to be concerned with “HOW” we are going to do things as opposed to “How Much” we are going to do them”. “I believe in working to develop committed, quality whole athletes to ensure long term training, competition, and emotional success for all the swimmers who develop and grow with Loveland Swim Club.”
Senior/Junior/Age Group Coach - Ethan Hansbury
Email: coachethan@lovelandswimming.com
Ethan Hansbury is a Loveland Swim Club swimming alumni and part of the 2018 state champion winning team for Windsor High School. Ethan swam as a Division II collegiate swimmer for Oklahoma Christian University and currently swims with Loveland Masters training for nationals. Ethan’s favorite event is the 200 breaststroke but he also specialized in swimming mid-distance and distance freestyle events. Occasionally you could find him swimming an occasional IM as well as a tesitimony to his versatility.
Ethan is currently studying online at Southern New Hampshire University where he intends to complete his masters degree in Sports Administration. While attending OC for college, Ethan worked as a swim lesson instructor and the head coach of the Swim
Force team at Goldfish Swim School in Edmond Oklahoma.
As a coach, and former collegiate swimmer Ethan believes that proficiency in all four of the strokes is essential to reaching ones swimming potential. Not everyone is going to be an IM specialist, but the versatility that comes with knowing all four strokes well is extremely valuable from the age group level, all the way through the collegiate level.
Ethan’s coaching philosophy is “Together we will become better people, better swimmers, and have fun doing it."
Lead Age Group Coach - Angie Liddle
Email: coachangie@lovelandswimming.com
Senior/Junior/Age Group Coach - Don Donahoo
Email: coachdon@lovelandswimming.com
Don has a long history of competing and coaching in Northern Colorado. He grew up in Eaton Colorado as a four-year high school state qualifier for Eaton High School and a member of the Colorado Swimming Hall of Fame Eaton High team which won the state title in 1972. He swam for Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado as a scholarship athlete. Since then, he has continued to train and has qualified for six masters swimming nationals events.
Don has spent 54 years on the deck coaching in Northern Colorado. He coached the Village Green USA summer club team in Fort Collins and helped to start FAST and a number of other year-round swim teams in the region. Most recently he was the Head Coach for the Johnstown Wahoos YMCA team. He also has spent 17 years on deck coaching Rocky Mountain High School as the head coach where he helped to produce 38 All Americans, numerous state champions and was awarded the Colorado High School coach of the year three times and the National High School coach of the year in 1993.
Don was an avid athlete growing up and along with his swimming success played semi-professional baseball for two years and enjoys golfing as well. He owns his own landscaping business and stays active by shoveling rocks, playing 18 holes, and swimming in finals at the national masters meet.
Senior/Junior/Age Group Coach - Todd Ball
Email: coachtodd@lovelandswimming.com
Todd Ball began his swimming journey in 1973 with the Loveland Swim Club, where he was coached by Dick Hewson. Specializing in the butterfly and breaststroke, Todd also represented Conrad Ball Junior High and Loveland High School in his competitive swimming career.
After completing college in California, Todd was invited by his friend Tom Hewson to return to his roots as a coach at the Loveland Swim Club. This opportunity marked the beginning of a fulfilling coaching career that has spanned every level of the club, from 8 & Under swimmers to leading as Head Coach of Loveland Swim Club. Todd has taken great pride in watching young swimmers develop not only their skills in the pool but also their character, becoming valuable members of the community.
In addition to his work with the club, Todd served as Head Coach for the Loveland High School Men’s and Women’s Teams, and for the Bill Reed, Walt Clark, and Conrad Ball Swimming and Diving Teams. He was very excited when he was selected as a USA Swimming National Age Group Camp Coach and a Western US Zone Coach for Colorado Swimming.
Outside of coaching, Todd enjoyed a 34-year career in the Thompson School District, where he contributed as a Teacher, Coach, and Principal. During this time, he also cherished his role as a Loveland Swim Club Parent, watching his sons, Kevin and Ryan, participate in the sport.
Guided by his favorite quote, "Live Life...Love Life," Todd is excited to again coach for the Loveland Swim Club.
Age Group/Junior Group Coach - Tory Hass
Email: coachtory@lovelandswimming.com
Coach Tory has lived in Loveland, Colorado his whole life. He started swimming in middle school at Conrad Ball. He joined Loveland Swim Club that same year in the Silver group. He swam for Thompson Valley High School from 2011 to 2014 and was a Senior swimmer for Loveland Swim Club.
After High School, he joined the Loveland Swim Club Coaching Staff as an assistant coach for Splash. He has coached for the last 5 years; assisting with Splash, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. This last year he coached the Bronze group and is looking forward to continuing with Bronze and Silver.
Coach Tory attended Colorado State University where he earned a Bachelors Degree in English – Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy. He participated in the Army ROTC program and upon graduation received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve as an Engineer Officer. When he is not coaching, he serves as an Engineer Platoon Leader.
Age Group Coach - Hannah Roberts
