Swim Coaches

Jacqueline Dayton

Member of the RallySport Family since 2008

Bio:

Jacqueline started on swim team at the age of 5 for the year around Boulder Poseidon's. In college, when she wasn't teaching swim lessons, Jackie swam with the CU Club team and Boulder Master's. Teaching and coaching is a passion of Jacqueline’s. She has been teaching swim lessons for over 10 years and was Head Instructor for the City of Boulder swim lesson program for over 4 years. While working on her Master’s in Health and Exercise Science, she was the Head Coach for the Boulder Barracudas for three seasons and now looks forward to coaching Manta Rays and running the Youth Aquatics at Rally. During her free time she enjoys being with husband and sons Pierce & Coulter, as well swimming, running and biking.

Cameron Dye

Member of the RallySport family since 2000

Bio:

Cameron has been swimming for as long as he can remember. From the days in the pool behind his house to starting year round swimming at the age of eight. Cameron has always excelled in the water. Numerous age group state titles as well as success with the RACE team on the national level led Cameron to take a swimming scholarship at The University of Iowa. There he was named captain of the team in his senior year and graduated with a BBA in Finance. After graduation Cameron returned to Boulder to pursue a long time dream of becoming a professional triathlete. Now entering his second year as a pro Cameron is well on his way to making a career out of the demanding sport.

Currently he is the head coach of the Manta Rays summer swim team, as well as coaching for RACE and the masters groups at Rallysport.

Alan Gardner

Member of the RallySport Family since 2010

Bio:

Allen began his swimming career at the age of 15 with a summer league team before moving to year around swimming at the age of 17 with the Carrollton Bluefins and Swim Atlanta. His Collegiate swimming career began at Vincennes University where he was Captain both years and had All-American honors. He then transferred to University of Hawaii finishing his senior year as co-captain. Allen went on to graduate with a BA in Sports Management. Allen has always had a passion for swimming, surfing, diving, really anything with water.
Allen moved to Boulder in the summer of 2009 in pursuit of life and dreams. He is currently entering his first year as a Professional Triathlete on the Breeze Bars Pro Development team coached by Grant Holicky and Neal Henderson. He currently coaches stroke school, the U-12 swim team and Masters at Rally. In his spare time Allen enjoys hiking and exploring.

Grant Holicky

Member of the RallySport Family since 1999

Bio:

Grant got his athletic start in swimming, and began competing at the age of five. He went on to set several Zone swimming records in New York and was a State finalist in bth Junior and Senior years of high school before attending Washington and Lee University on a Swimming and Water Polo scholarship.

While earning a degree in Biology, Grant was the swim team captain and Cy Twombly Award recipient (MVP) in my senior year. After graduating college and suffering what seemed to be a career ending shoulder injury, he moved to Boulder, CO and began his triathlon career, achieving "Pro" status in the spring of 2001.

Grant has been a professional swim coach for over 10 years and beginning in the fall of 1999 became the head Masters coach at RallySport Health and Fitness Club which has won 4 State titles, produced U.S. Open Qualifiers and 4 Junior Triathlon winners (including a Boulder Peak Triathlon champion). He is also a prominent Boulder triathlon coach with over 10 athletes including Xterra professional, the Duathlon World Champion and a U.S.A. Long Course worlds team member. As the director of the swim clinic at each Xterra national Series race he helps organize clinics for triathletes across the country.

Eney Jones

Member of the RallySport Family since 2008

Bio:

Former U.S. National Team member. NCAA Champion, 20 time finalist in US Nationals (including Olympic Trials) First woman out of the water in 6 Hawaiian Ironman Championships. Masters National Champion 100-200-400-500-1000-1500-1650. World Masters Champion in the 5k.

Jared Kirkpatrick

Member of the RallySport Family since 2002

Bio:

Jared Kirkpatrick has been swimming since he was nine years old, and got his start in BVSSL, swimming for the Louisville Dolphins. At the age of twelve Jared came to RallySport and joined RACE. In addition to being the head lifeguard at RallySport, he has coached Swim America and has spent the past two seasons as a coache for the Manta Rays.

Jared is a graduate of the University of Colorado, with a degree in aerospace engineering sciences.

Colin Laughery

Member of the RallySport Family since 2010

Bio:

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Jonathan Modine

Member of the RallySport Family since 1986

Bio:

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Lance Panigutti

Member of the RallySport Family since 2003

Bio:

Lance Panigutti, better known as "GUTTI" has been competing at the highest level of triathlon for over 11 years, racing internationally with the US Junior National team for 2 years (99' and 00'), one year with the U/23 Duathlon national team (02'), and currently as a Pro ITU athlete.

With his BA in History and Classics from the University of Colorado, Lance currently lives and trains in Boulder under Kirk Nelson, with training stints in Florida and North Carolina.

In 2003 he founded Without Limits Performance inc., full-service triathlon coaching and is also co-owner of Without Limits Productions LLC., bringing the Triple Crown Race Series to Colorado in 2008.

Rob Putnam

Member of the RallySport Family since 1999

Bio:

Coming soon...

JD White

Member of the RallySport Family since 2003

Bio:

JD White has been swimming since the age of 5. He grew up swimming for the Boulder Elks until he was 13 and switched to year-round swimming. He swam for Longmont High School where he was able to capture 5 state titles in the 5A class along with 1 state record. He was named All-American 7 times and was the 5A Swimmer of the Year his senior year. JD was able to earn a full-ride swimming scholarship to Southern Methodist University where he swam Division 1 all 4 years and was named co-captain his senior year. He graduated with a BA in Real Estate Finance and moved back to Colorado as quickly as possible. He then swam under head coach Grant Holicky until 2008 when he retired in December. He was a Senior National qualifier in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, and 100 butterfly.