Billie Farrar
Head Coach
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I have been involved in
swimming my whole life, started competing at age 7 and swam all the
way through my freshman year at UW-Whitewater, where I eventually
earned ,my degree in Marketing.
After college, my husband Erik and I moved to the Madison area and
somehow I found my way to the Oregon Community Pool to teach water
exercise and swim lessons.
In Fall, 2005 I became an assistant coach for OCSC. I coached
group 2 swimmers until accepting the Head Coach position in
November 2009. I am delighted to be a part of such a talented and
energetic team of young athletes!
I also work as an Educational Assistant at Netherwood Knoll
Elementary. My husband and I have two future swimmers, son Casey
and daughter Morgan who can’t get enough of the water. In my
free time I love to cook, bike, stamp & scrapbook (I am a
Stampin’ Up demonstrator), play outside and of
course…swim!
Deb Bossingham
Assistant Coach
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I have been the aquatics
director at the Oregon Pool for the last 12 years. I have a
degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Elementary
Education. I have been teaching swimming for the past 20
years.
I started teaching as a
teacher's aide, here at the Oregon Pool in 1989 when the pool first
opened. I then taught swimming and log rolling in LaCrosse at
the LaCrosse YMCA. When I came back to Oregon I was teaching
in the school district and teaching at the pool in the evenings and
summer.
I have been coaching with
OCSC for the past five years. I am also an instructor for
teaching people how to teach swimming lessons for the American Red
Cross.
Chuck Allison
Assistant Coach
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My name is Chuck Allison.
I am a Junior at UW-Madison and am studying Kinesiology: Exercise
and Movement Science. I swam competitively for Ohio State for
two years as well as UW-Madison for one year.
I have coached many
levels of swimming and love the overall enthusiasm young people
have for the sport. I am very involved in athletics and plan
to do an Ironman triathlon in the next couple years.
Martha O'Brien
Assistant Coach
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Hello! My name is
Martha O'Brien and I am just finishing school at
UW-Madison where I studied population health and swam with the
Master's team on campus.
Swimming has been a part of my life since I was young. I
started
swimming for our local club team, then transitioned to high
school,
and finally swam for UW River Falls, specializing in breast stroke
and
individual medley. Not only have I been a swimmer, but
also
lifeguarded and coach for multiple teams and I look forward to
being
back on the pool deck as a member of OCSC.
Katie Hanson
Assistant Coach
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Hello! My name is Katie Hanson and I am a student at
UW-Madison. I am studying elementary education and
sociology. I have loved swimming ever since I can
remember!
I grew up around lakes and pools, and I swam on my high school
and city swim teams. I have lifeguarded, taught swim lessons,
and coached a swim team in the past, and am very excited to become
a part of the OCSC this summer.
Wendy McNall
Assistant Coach
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Wendy was an NCAA All-American for the University of North
Carolina between 1985-1989 with a specialty in breaststroke and
sprint freestyle. Wendy has been head swimming coach for the
Oregon High School for the last ten years; currently only
coaching the girls team in the fall.
She starting coaching for OCSC two years ago on a part time
basis for groups 3 & 4 primarily. She is a physical
therapist by profession and works for Madison Area Technical
College as an instructor and PTA Program Director.
Wendy is married to Mark McNall and they have two daughters;
Sierra and Trinity. In her spare time, Wendy enjoys spending
time with her family, traveling, and participating in triathlons.
