Gators Swim Team
The Franklin Knolls Gators are a member of the Montgomery County Swim League (www.mcsl.org), which sponsors competitive swimming among the pools of Montgomery County. The league seeks to help young people establish a love for the sport of swimming, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork, and the principles of good sportsmanship. Currently, the league consists of some 88 teams divided into 15 divisions. Division assignments are based on each team's record from the previous summer. Last year, the Gators had over 150 swimmers from age 4 to 18.
For more information, please read our New Swimmers' Primer and for all the details download the Gators Swim Team Handbook.
Gators Weekly Calendar
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2009 Gators Coaches
Evan RussellHead Coach
Evan has been a Gator since the age of 8 and this will be his 5th year as a Gator coach. Evan has collegiate swimming experience from Towson University. In addition to his Gator coaching responsibilities Evan will continue to lead the growth and development of the Mini-Gator team and manage fund raising activities.
Meghan KaranianHead Coach
Meghan has been a Gator since the age of 5 and this will be her 3rd year as a Gator coach. Meghan brings 4 years of collegiate swimming experience to the Gator deck. She served as captain of Franklin and Marshall Collegiate Swim team medaling 5-times at the 2009 Conference Championships. In addition to her Gator coaching responsibilities Meghan will lead dry land training and stroke clinics at the pool.
Vincent Russell and Rachel Karanian are onboard as Gator assistant coaches and Jeremy Zarou is back as part-time assistant coach. All were
accomplished gator swimmers since they were 8&Under and are currently college students. They bring previous coaching experience
(especially with the mini-gators) and considerable experience as swim instructors to the coaching staff. They will provide a greater
level of instruction for all of our swimmers.