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Head Senior Coach (SrB/SrA), Senior A Coach, Rich Palm
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Head Age Group Coach (AG1, AG2, SPT, Junior, Clinics)), Jon Siegel
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Senior A Coach, Nick Hennig
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Senior B Coach, Judy Montalbano
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Senior B Coach, Taylor Waddleton
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Senior Prep Coach, Michelle Sanchez
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Age Group 2 Coach, Denise Killeen
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Age Group 1 Coach, Ally Barth
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Developmental Coach, Alex Hohmann
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Victor Hui
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Coach, Regine "Gigi" Fanous
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Age Group Coach, Abigail Brock
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Age Group Coach, Robert Grewe
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Strength and Conditioning Coach, Chris Sancetta
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Owner / Admin, Eric Harse
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Coach Emeritus, Kit Ashenfelter
Try-outs dates announced! Try-out for the 2026-2027 Swim Year - Click the down arrow for more information! >>>>
Updated: September 2, 2026
Interested in Joining the Cougar Aquatic Team?
Try-outs are required to be accepted onto the team. There is no cost to attend.
Directions on how to proceed are site specific.
Interest Link: https://forms.gle/wFgPiNbp5UXbaboW8
Please use this link if you are in the Wayne area. For all other sites, please continue reading.
2026-2027 Information Packets
- Montclair Area – Click Here
- Madison Area – Click Here
- Wayne Area – Click Here
Montclair, Madison and Wayne Area
If you're interested in joining our Montclair, Madison, or Wayne locations, please email cougaraquaticteamllc@gmail.com.
For our Secaucus area program, please contact Coach Michelle via email michelle@cougaraquatic.com.
Now that our season is beginning, we can arrange for prospective swimmers to attend a practice for an evaluation rather than waiting for another scheduled try-out.
Our Locations
- Montclair Area – Montclair Kimberley Academy & Montclair State University
- Madison Area – Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Wayne Area – Wayne Community Center
- Secaucus Area – Secaucus Recreation Center
Minimum Requirements – Ages 5–12
- At least 5 years old
- Comfortable swimming across the pool unassisted
- Basic knowledge of freestyle and backstroke
Minimum Requirements – Ages 13 & Over
Swimmers should be comfortable performing all four competitive strokes:
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
Questions? Please email cougaraquaticteamllc@gmail.com.
Please allow up to 48 hours for a response.