Coaches
Head Coach: Troy Kroll troyrkroll90@gmail.com
Coach Troy Kroll is starting his second season at Butler, but is no stranger to the pool deck. He is starting his 18th year coaching swimming and 14th year as a head coach. He has coached HIgh School and USA Swimming in both Western PA and in Southern Maryland. While in Southern Maryland he was appointed to the state committee for Swimming and Diving for the MPSSAA (the state governing board in Maryland), sat on the prudential board for Maryland Swimming LSC, and also a board member for the SMSL( Southern Maryland Swim League) for 10 seasons. He is also a 3 time conference coach of the year and 4 time county coach of the year. When not on the pool deck, he is a teacher at St Luke Lutheran Church and School.
Coaching Experience:
Freedom High School: Assistant Coach 2006-2007
Seneca Valley Swim Club and High School: Assistant Coach 2007-2009
Blackhawk High School: Head Coach 2009-2010 Boys 3-9 Girls 8-4
St. Mary's College of Maryland: Assistant Coach 2010
Chesapeake Bay Aquatic Club: Assistant Coach 2010
Great Mills Aquatic Club: Head Coach 2011-2016
Town Creek Sharks: Head Coach 2011- 2021
Great Mills High School: Head Coach 2012-2022 Boys: 65-62 Girls: 98-18
Butler High School: Head Coach 2022-present Boys: 5-6 Girls 6-5
Diving Coach: Brittney Kelly
Assistant Swimming Coach: Frank Cicco
Coach Frank learned to swim at the age of 7 at Cubs Hall in a YMCA learn to swim program right before the current branch of the Butler YMCA was completed. He was on the first team that used the then new facility in 1968. Frank swam for BYAC and Butler High School before swimming for four years at John Carroll University where he made All-American status his freshman year. Frank has coached at the Butler Y off and on since 1982. Frank and his brother Larry are the owners of Frank Cicco Custom Tailors in downtown Butler. Frank has two sons who swam for the Butler Y.
Dryland/ Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chris DeMeio M.Ed.
I was a multi-sport athlete growing up, having played soccer, track, football and baseball before an injury ended my college playing days. I became heavily involved in weight training and athletic fitness as a recreation during the recovery phase of my injury. Currently managing the Dryland portion of the Butler Swimming and Diving Program, I am an Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) through the National Federation of State High School Associations. My coaching experience spans over two decades in varsity high school sports like baseball, softball and football, as well as travel and recreational softball. These coaching experiences afforded me the blessings of working with players, coaches and staff members across various levels of sport, including Division I College Programs and Olympic level athletes. Additionally, I have had the great privilege of coaching numerous college-bound student-athletes and have experience navigating the college recruiting process.