Coaches

Head Coach Nicole W. Garrity

In high school, Coach Nicole was a 4 year varsity letter winner in both swimming and water polo at the competitive and well-known Wilson School District (West Lawn, PA).  Coach Nicole was also an Academic All-American and a recipient of a scholar-athlete award.  Nicole’s most notable accomplishment in high school water polo was captaining the state championship women’s team in 2002.  Additionally, during her senior year in 2002, Nicole was named Berks County Player of the Year, First Team All-State, and First Team All-American.  She was recruited by multiple colleges and universities to play water polo and swim.

Coach Nicole continued her water polo career at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA).  At Penn State, Coach Nicole led the women's team to win the Mid-Atlantic Division Championships and consequently, participation in the National Championship Collegiate Club Tournament in 2005.  At the National Championship Collegiate Club Tournament, Coach Nicole was a leading scorer, and subsequently named Third-Team All American.  Also in 2005, Coach Nicole was awarded to the First-Team All Conference as well as named the Mid-Atlantic Conference Most Valuable Player.

Following Penn State, Coach Nicole enjoyed playing with the Lehigh University men’s club water polo team as a graduate student (Bethlehem, PA).  During her tenure at Lehigh, the men’s team earned one of the highest finishes in school history as well as the highest rank for a co-ed team in a men’s league that year.  

While living in San Diego, CA, after graduate school, Coach Nicole played with the women’s Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Water Polo Master’s team including playing with previous Olympians as teammates and competitors.

Coach Nicole has experiences not only as a player but as a coach. During her graduate work, Coach Nicole helped to coach the Wilson High School Women’s Water Polo team.  Previously, Coach Nicole was an assistant coach at the Princeton University Water Polo Camp and recently, for a few other club teams in the Northeast Zone.  

In recent years, Nicole’s passion has been starting a youth program in Delaware. Her goal is provide youth with the opportunity to play and love the sport, including her own children!  Nicole recently began competing in Masters swim meets and water polo tournaments again too, inspired by the athletes that she is coaching to enjoy the sports she loves.