Malvern has an excellent and experienced teaching and coaching staff. Paul Hornsleth, the Aquatic Director, works closely with his staff of co-directors and instructors at the Swim School including Swim School Director, Sue Welsh who has been with MPSS for over 25 years, as well as the MSA coaches to offer a great teaching and training situation. The staff has over 100 years of teaching and coaching experience combined.

Paul Hornsleth is Administrative Director of Malvern Swimming Association. Because of a strong desire to teach young people self-confidence and discipline, he established MSA in 1976. A graduate of Malvern Prep and Villanova University, Paul was a member of the United States Pentathlon Team while serving in the U.S. Army from 1968 - 1970. Through the years, Paul has held several positions in pool management, including being manager of the East Whiteland Swim Club, Cedarbrook Country club, Philadelphia Country Club and Malvern Prep Aquatic Center. Currently, he is the manager of the Pennypacker Country Club. His coaching credits are just as varied: East Whiteland Swim club, Cedarbrook Country Club, Malvern Preparatory Swim Team, Philadelphia Country Club, Pennypacker Country Club, Suburban Swim Club and the Swimming Clinic at Malvern Prep. In 1977, Paul served on the coaching staff of the Middle Atlantic All Star Team and served as Head Coach for the team in 1979 and 1980. He served as Coaches' representative to the Executive Board of Middle Atlantic Swimming from 1982 - 1984, the Technical Planning Chairperson (1986 - 1991) and is a member of the House of Delegates of United States Swimming. Paul is the Aquatic Director at Malvern Prep.

Pete Lee is Head Coach of Malvern Swimming Association. He joined the MSA program in 2002. Pete grew up in nearby Landsdowne, Delaware County and attended Monsignor Bonner High School where he raced everything from the 50 yard freestyle to the mile! That kind of strength and enthusiasm won Pete the Gold Award Winner for the Top Senior Swimmer. Since then Pete has kept himself immersed in the swimming scene. Prior to joining MSA, Pete spent 5 years at Suburban Swim Center as an assistant coach and 3 years at the YMCA in Landsdowne as an assistant coach. In his U.S.S. swimming career, Pete attended the National Age Group Coaches Conference in 1998 and the Eastern State Coaches Conference in 1999. Between 1999 and 2002 Pete was a Middle Atlantic All Star Zone Coach and most recently he attended the Eastern State Coaches Conference. We look forward to another successful season with Pete.

Jay Schiller has been involved in competitive swimming for over 45 years as a swimmer and coach! Jay was a perennial PA State YMCA finalist and champion. As a junior in high school Jay began his coaching career at the Darby Swim Club. He continued his competitive swimming career at East Stroudsburg University. After graduating from ESU, Jay began a relationship with YMCA Swimming which has lasted 23 years. Jay's first high school head coaching experience was at Cardinal O'Hara where his Boys and Girls' teams compiled a 58-1 record, 4 Philadelphia Catholic League titles and an Eastern Interscholastic title. Jay went on to coach at Penn Charter where he began a water polo program and built a Middle Atlantic aquatic club age group swim coach program in addition to his duties as an Aquatic Director and Coach during his 8 year tenure there. During his summers Jay has managed and coached at numerous Country Clubs and swim clubs in the Philadelphia area. Jay left the teaching world for a period of 9 years to work with Pat Croce's Sports Physical Therapy business, NovaCare Outpatient Rehabilitation and the Philadelphia 76ers before returning to teaching and coaching. Although he left teaching, Jay stayed involved in the sport by officiating at all level age groups through college, in addition to watching his children blossom as competitive swimmers and student-athletes, until he became the Pool Director and coach of the Chester Valley Golf Club in 2000. Jay continued his high school coaching career by rebuilding the Archbishop Carroll team prior to receiving a teaching position at Malvern Prep. Jay is in his sixth year at Malvern Prep where he is Chair of the Health and Physical Education Department, Water Polo Coach, Middle School Swimming Coach and Head Coach of the Malvern Prep Swim Team. Jay and Paul Hornsleth are longtime friends!

Bruce Bronsdon was the Head Swimming Coach at Drexel University for 18 years. While at Drexel, his teams won three conference championships, had numerous individual conference champions and he won two conference Coach of the Year Awards. Bruce has taken swimmers to Sectionals, the US Open and US National meets, while some of his swimmers have competed at the Grand Prix Series, World University Games and World Championships. Prior to Drexel, Bruce was the Head Coach at Carnegie Mellon University for two years. He coached the university's first NCAA National Champion, who also claimed the NCAA Division III Swimmer of the Year award. His swimmers earned 11 All-America honors and won two conference championships. Bruce's efforts at CMU earned him the Certificate of Excellence from the American Swimming Coaches Association for outstanding coaching achievement in 1990 and 1991. He is an ASCA Level 4 Coach. Bruce graduated to the head coaching ranks after serving as an assistant coach at Penn State for ten years. At State College, Bruce coached 20 All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans and two Olympic Trial qualifiers. He was part of two conference championship teams while at Penn State.

Kerry Myers, excited about entering his 14th season with MSA, grew up swimming for the West Shore YMCA. There he competed on the National level, participated in an International meet several times, and was a boy's team captain three years in a row. He continued swimming for his high school where he broke several records and led the team as captain his senior year. After graduation Kerry spent a month in the British Isles with a Student Ambassador group and then continued on as a member of West Chester University's swim team for two years. Kerry graduated from West Chester in May 2000 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management. He used this degree for several years in the corporate world, but returned to school to become a teacher. Kerry has since graduated from Immaculata University with a Masters degree in Educational Leadership and currently teaches in Chichester School District. Kerry started teaching swimming lessons at the Y as a teenager and then at West Chester University during college. He has coached for Lenker Manor Swim Club, Pennypacker Swim Club, Llanerch Country Club, Philadelphia Country Club, and is currently the head coach for Wedgewood Swim Club. Kerry looks forward to being a part of the swimmers lives for another season.

Chris Fender will be entering his sixth season with Malvern Swimming. He has over ten years of experience behind him that range from teaching swim lessons to assisting with both the middle school and high school programs at Malvern Prep. He graduated from West Chester University as a four-year scholar athlete on the swimming team with a Bachelors Degree in Marketing. He has returned to West Chester to obtain his Masters in Elementary Education. He has finished his certification portion of the program and is teaching third grade at St. Patrick's in Malvern. Chris is looking forward to working with the swimmers this season.

Ken Fuller is returning for his 9th season coaching at MSA. He has a long background in competitive swimming dating back to when he was a member of MSA. Through his career Ken achieved All-American honors and became an Olympic trials qualifier. He swam locally at West Chester Henderson and Marple Newtown before moving on to Auburn University. Ken finished his college at Drexel University where he was team captain and recognized as Drexel University's Outstanding Student Athlete. Ken is also Head Coach for Rustin High School and Pennypacker Country Club as well as Director and Head Coach for Swim Excellence Swim Camps. Ken is also active in masters swimming.

Coach Laura is very excited about starting her 4th season with Malvern Swimming Association and Malvern Swim Clinic. With years of swimming experience behind her, she cannot wait to pass on her knowledge of the sport with the next generation of swimmers. Laura began her swimming career with Plymouth Whitemarsh Aquatic Club and Team Foxcatcher/GAAC and spent her summers swimming for Ply-Mar Swim and Tennis Club. Laura went to high school and trained at Germantown Academy under Coach Dick Shoulberg. From there she went on to West Chester University, where she swam for four years and was team captain her senior year. Laura also spent these four years teaching swim lessons with the University. She graduated with a BS degree in Public Health/Health Promotion in May of 2008.Laura is currently attending Immaculata University where she will graduate in 2012 as a Registered Nurse. Laura is currently employed at SarahCare of Great Valley, which is an adult daycare center, as a caregiver and activities coordinator.

Bevin Sullivan is very excited about starting her 3rd season with Malvern Swimming. She looks forward to sharing her passion for the sport with the young athletes. Bevin has been a competitive swimmer in Chester County since she was five. She attended West Chester University where she was team captain for both the Woman's Swimming and Water Polo teams. Bevin graduated with a BS in Elementary Education and has since completed her Masters in Educational Administration. She is currently employed by the West Chester School District as a 6th grade teacher at Peirce Middle School.

Christy Thompson started her swimming career when she was five years old. She competed with the Delaware Swim Team for the next 13 years where she competed at Sectionals, Junior Nationals, Senior Nationals and Olympic Trials. Christy swam for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks for four years while completing her BA in Early Childhood Education. While she was there, she was an All-American student-athlete and achieved three individual team records. Christy is currently finishing up her Master's Degree at Wilmington University. Christy began her coaching career at a local summer swim club in Delaware. She also coached at the Delaware Swim Team, Team Delaware, and Chester Valley Golf Club. She has more than ten years of coaching and swim lesson experience and is excited to be joining the MSA coaching team! Christy is currently teaching Kindergarten at the Rosemont School of the Holy Child where she also coaches their Middle School swim team.

Caitlin Robinson was a prep All-American from North Canyon High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Was a member of the 2002 U.S. National Junior team and captained the team during a competition in Rome. She was a six-time Arizona state champion, winning the 200y free and 100y fly as a senior, the 50y free and 100y fly as a junior, the 100y free as a sophomore and the 50y free as a freshman. Her 1:47.06 in the 200y free as a senior was the fastest prep time in the nation. She posted three Olympic Trial cuts in 2000 (100m and 200m free and 100m fly). Swam for the University of Southern California where she qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships and captained the team as a Junior. Competed in the 100m and 200m free and the 100m fly at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. Studied French and American Studies at USC and enjoys reading, cooking and working out!