Girls Swim & Dive Coaches

Coach Collin Williams 

Head Coach - Swimming & Diving - Email: cwilliams4@maine207.org 

Colin Williams debuts at Maine West with vast sport and coaching experience.  Swimming for Elk Grove High School and then going on to swim for Lewis University.   He has coaching experience with club swim as well as at Elk Grove High School. 

Coach Drew Schneider 

Assistant Varsity Coach - Email: aschneider@maine207.org

Drew Schneider has been an Assistant Swim Coach at Maine West since 2022.  Drew was a member of the Varsity swim team at Mundelein High School.  After high school Drew coached Mundelein Mustang Swim club for 5 years.  In 2009 Drew was an assistant varsity boys swim coach for Mundelein High School under Rachel Abel (Bayster) - a Maine West alumn and MW swim record holder.  Drew also has years of experience coaching; Water Polo, Diving, Basketball, and Powder Puff.  In 2017, Drew was inducted into the Illinois Water Polo (formerly Illinois Swimming Association) Hall of Fame.

Coach Schneider is a District 207 educator in the CTE Department at Maine South.  Drew has taught at all three Maine schools during his tenure in the district since 2015. 

Coach Rachel Abel 

Asst. Swimming Coach - Email: rabel@maine207.org 

Coach Mike Tuntland

Diving Coach - Email: Mtuntland@maine207.org

Coach Tuntland is starting his 19th year coaching Maine West diving - his sixth season coaching the girls program.   In addition to coaching our diving programs, he spent four  years as the Boys Head Swimming & Diving Coach, and 3 years as the Girls JV Swim Coach.  Prior to his commitments at Maine West, he was the diving coach at Olympia High School.  Coach Tuntland has vast experience directing age-group and senior swim programs having directed the Des Plaines Park District's team for 6 years as well as serving as the program director for the USA Swimming's Des Plaines River Racers team for 10 years. 

During his tenure at West, athletes have broken numerous school records, earned numerous All-Conference and All-State honors, as well as many appearances at the IHSA State Meet for both swimming and diving.  He has coached four of West's  athletes who have made State Finals.  As a native of Des Plaines, Tuntland also swam and dove for Maine West, being named a captain of the team his senior year.

Coach Tuntland works at the Des Plaines Park District taking care of the Park District pools and facilities including the Prairie Lakes Community Aquatic Center and Mystic Waters.  

Away from the pool, Coach Tuntland is not far from some type of water.  For fun he can be found checking out some shipwrecks in Lake Michigan or cave diving in the springs of Florida. Back on dry land, he trades liquid water for frozen water as he also plays hockey.