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Coaching Staff
The Cyclones are fortunate to have an excellent coaching staff, which is dedicated to the growth and development of young people in the south Broward area as individuals and competitive swimmers. All Cyclones swimming coaches are certified with USA Swimming.
Head Coach – Jill Ankney.
Coach Jill has been the head coach for the Cyclones since the team was
formed. As a former competitive swimmer, she brings an extensive
knowledge of the sport to the Cyclones, which she uses to instill correct
form and technique in all of her swimmers. Coach Jill has a passion
for the sport, which is reflected in her determination to see each young
athlete reach his or her potential as a swimmer. Coach Jill has a
daughter who is a member of the Cyclones and thus understands the key role
swim team parents play in the proper and balanced development of the young
athlete. Coach Jill is ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association)
Level 3 Certified.
Assistant Coach – Pam Danberg.
Pam Danberg has been swimming for 20 years, starting “late” in 1987 as a
competitive swimmer. In 1988, she received a silver medal in the 50m
Breaststroke at the Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea. While continuing to
compete at the regional and national level, Pam also gained valuable
coaching education through her involvement within disabled sports and the
United States Olympic Committee. In 1994 she served as an assistant swimming
coach at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Additionally, Pam
has spent 15 years involved in sports administration, having served as the
Chef de Mission (Chief of Staff) for the 2002 Paralympic Games in Salt Lake
City, Utah, Assistant Chef de Mission for the 2000 Paralympic Games in
Sydney Australia, and was appointed by President George Bush to the
President’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports from 2002 to 2006.
Sprinkles & Drizzles Coach - Heather Claxon.
Dry-Land
Training Consultant - Scott Danberg.
Scott
Danberg received his Masters Degree in Kinesiology in 1996, and is the
Director of Spa and Fitness for the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa in
Aventura, Florida. As an avid athlete, fitness coach, wellness educator and
designer of customized exercise programs for children as well as adults,
Scott is an expert resource on a variety of fitness related topics,
including Fitting Exercise Into Busy Lives; Making Fitness Fun For Children;
and Lifelong Weight Control – How Much Exercise Is Enough? At the Pritikin
Longevity Center, Scott has inspired thousands of men and women over the
past several years to make exercise a regular part of their lives. In his
personal life, he is a world-class athlete and four-time Paralympian,
having competed in the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul, Korea (Silver
Medalist, Javelin); the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain (5th
place, Powerlifting); the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens (Shotput) and the
2006 Paralympic Games in Assen, Netherlands (Silver Medalist, Shotput).