Coaching Staff

Stacey Zapolski took over as the Head Coach of the boys' swim program in 2015 at Pleasant Valley High School.

A native of nearby Dubuque and a 1986 graduate of Burlington High School, Zapolski was a four-year swimmer at Pepperdine, an NCAA Division I program in Malibu, California, specializing in the backstroke events. Zapolski earned two degrees from Pepperdine--a Bachelor's in Public Relations in 1990 and a Master's in Education in 1993. She taught third-grade for seven years in California before starting a private home tutoring business.

Since moving to the Quad Cities in 2008, Zapolski has operated a private swim school with an emphasis on stroke technique for youth and high school-aged swimmers. Zapolski also works with adults who compete in triathlons. She has coached club-level swimming programs in California, Indiana, and Iowa. Immediately after graduation from Pepperdine, Zapolski served as the Aquatics Director at the Newport-Costa Mesa YMCA from 1991-92 where she coached future gold medalist, Aaron Peirsol, as a youth swimmer.

An exercise enthusiast, Zapolski is an avid biker, runner, and swimmer who remains competitively active in road races and triathlons. She has completed seven marathons and represented Team USA at the 2018 Fyn ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Zapolski and her husband, Mike, have three children--Haley, Luke and Noah.

Coach Caitlin Schoville grew up in Davenport, Iowa and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2012 with a Bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education. Schoville went on to obtain her Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.

She began her swim coaching career in 2010 in the Dike-New Hartford community. She also coached swimming at Malcolm Price Lab School, Waterloo East High School, and freshmen basketball at Urbandale High School before accepting a teaching position at Pleasant Valley Junior High in 2013. She became the assistant junior high swim coach in 2014, and took over the junior high program in 2015. Schoville also became the assistant swim coach at Pleasant Valley High School for both the girls and the boys teams in 2014. She continues to coach the boys swim team, and the junior high swim team.

In her free time, Coach Schoville enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, being active, and trying new activities- especially water related.