Swimming and Diving

Years of Experience:  35 years

High School attended:  Hinsdale

College and Major:  Drury Fun
 
A fun fact about yourself: Needed pool time
 
Family: Ann married 36 years, Tyler 33 and Ryan STA '15 (27)

Purpose Statement: 
John has been the STA's Head Coach since 1998.
John has been coaching since 1985.
He is also the Director of Community Engagement and Special Projects at Saint Thomas Academy.
Coaching highlights:
2025 NISCA National Service Coaching Award
2021 Inductee into the Hinsdale South Foundation Hall of Fame
2018 NHSACA National Swimming Coach of the Year
ASCA level 5 Coach
7 Olympic Trial Qualifiers
15 National Qualifiers
32 Junior National Qualifiers
24 High School All Americans
2 World University Game Gold Medalists
High School Dual Meet record 190-13-1
15 State Championship Teams 14 at STA 1 at Minnetonka HS (The most State Swimming Championships in the History of Minnesota High School Swimming)
1996,2013 2014 2015 2016 MN High School Coach of the Year.
1991 MN ASCA Age Group Coach of the year
Swimming Highlights
John was a 4-time high school All-American and a 12-time college All-American.
John has been married to Ann since 1988 and they have two children, Tyler and Ryan.

Years of Experience:  34+ years

High School attended:  Bloomington Kennedy

College and Major:  Normandale Community College (AA, focus on Finance)
 
Why Saint Thomas Academy?  The sense of family, togetherness, and loyalty from the student, to the teachers, the alumni, and the families!
 
A fun fact about yourself: I'm an introvert and I enjoy wilderness.
 
Family: Married to Sharon, we have a son Alex '13.

Years of Experience:  3 years

High School attended:  CDH (freshman and sophomore) STA (junior and senior) class of 20’

College and Major:  2 years of Nursing at Saint Louis University in Missouri
 
Why Saint Thomas Academy?  Saint Thomas Academy (especially John Barnes) saved my life.
 
A fun fact about yourself: I can say the alphabet backwards
 

Years of Experience: 24 years

High School attended: Cretin-Derham Hall

College and Major: University of Colorado, Boulder - Communication Major

Why Saint Thomas Academy?  Over the years I had trained over 300 Cadets and was always impressed with the way they carried themselves and how they talked about their school and the 'Brotherhood'.
The opportunity to bring my background in athletics and fitness to these young men and be a part of that Brotherhood was a perfect fit for me and my family.

A fun fact about yourself:  Along with being an All-State athlete in 3 sports, I was a first chair trumpet player in high school.

Family: My wife Brianna, she graduated from Kansas where she played soccer for the Jayhawks. My daughters are Cianna and Louis and my son Vincent

Purpose Statement: Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up knowing it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.