FOUNDER & COACH

Ilse Kremer is the founder of Synergy and head coach.. Ilse is a former artistic swimmer in her native country of Belgium. She is also the West Zone Membership Representative for USA Artistic Swimming, a level-3 CCP credentialed coach, a USA artistic swimming Judge (1F, 1, 2F, 2) and a credentialed Synchronization and Difficulty Controller as well as a listed qualified assessor for grades 1-6. Ilse coaches Youth, Junior and Senior groups.

AGE GROUP 12-U COACH

Nadia Kremer is a current artistic swimmer who has won multiple Arizona State titles as well as qualified and competed at the west Zone Championships and Zone D Regionals. She is a two-time qualifier and competitor for the USA Junior and Senior National Championship. Nadia co-coaches the Age Group 12-U team and is a level 1F judge, level 1-4 Assessor and Synchronization Controller. She is studying to be a Kindergarten teacher and loves working with kids.

INTERMEDIATE COACH

Rihanna has been swimming competitively for 6 years and specializes in breast-stroke and long-distance freestyle. Her background in teaching swim lessons translates her love for the water into artistic swimming. At Synergy, she focuses on time-trial development for athletes of all groups and abilities. She coaches figures and routines for intermediate swimmers.

LAND AND FITNESS COACH

Steven is a former figure skater who bring his knowledge of high-performance athletics to Synergy’s team. He is an the 8-time British National champion, an 8-timWorld competitor, and a 3-time Olympian, finishng as high as 6th place in men’s singles at the Olympics. He specializes in HIIT training for athletes on land.

FITNESS COACH

Alena Kremer is a former competitive international figure skater who brings her expertise in strength training and conditioning to team athletes. As a college student at Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania, Alena joins us to coach summer-only clinics in strength, flexibility, and endurance, and is the director of summer camps. As a competitor who has placed in dozens of national and international events, she helps guide athletes with the mental aspects of competition preparation. Alena has levels 1-6 Athlete Grade Development credentials for USAAS and helps with land and water preparation for testing.

SUBSTITUTE COACH

Mark is the parent of several high-performing athletes and a former high school athlete. He focuses on substituting classes for other coaches when needed. Mark is also the booster club administrator, which raises funds to offset the cost of membership in Arizona Synergy for swimmers and their families. He is a level 1-5 grade assessor and a CCP level 1 coach.

NOVICE COACH

Jen started developing an interest in coaching artistic swimming after her daughter took up the sport. She continues to expand her coaching skills with the Novice team. Jen also serves as the team manager and is vice president of the booster club.