Coaches
Elena Halbeisen
Elena has been diving for most of her life. She started as a youngster in a family of divers and continued her career at Miami University before she began teaching. Elena was trained by the best in Cincinnati and is recognized as a 'safety first' dive coach who can help new divers find their "groove" and make their body perform off the board. She has managed to keep our divers competitive year after year.
Isla Muroski
Isla is returning for a second year coaching but has been a vital part of our program for many years now - she spent 2 summers volunteer coaching for the 10 and under age groups at Madeira. Isla has always loved swimming but started swimming competitively at age 6 at Five Seasons Sport Club. She switched Madeira at age 8 and made the A finals roster which inspired her to start swimming year round at Cincinnati Aquatic Club. This year Isla earned a spot swimming at the OHSAA State meet in the 500 free and finished 18th in the state. Isla also spent the last summer doing private swimming lessons and plans to major in early childhood education in college.
Contact Isla for swimming lessons - 513-255-3642
Olivia Finke
Olivia is returning for her second year of coaching this year. She swam for 12 years previously. She just finished her freshman year at Miami University studying early childhood education. She's excited to be back for another great season with the Marlins!
Brad Cunningham (Head Swim Coach)
Brad started swimming for the North Hills Froggies when he was 7. Brad swam competitively growing up for the Cincinnati Pepsi Marlins and St. Xavier High School. Coach Brad says his favorite swim memories include swimming the mile in Montreal at the Olympic Sports Centre, making varsity his freshman year at X, and being part of the Madeira Marlins winning our 1st PPSL Championship in '15! Brad has lived in Madeira since 2004 with his wife Michele & 5 kids - Ava, Jackson, Cole, Annie & Brody. Brad says he is excited to return for his 12th year with the club.
Amy Hyland (Assistant Swim Coach)
Amy swam competitively growing up in New England and the mid-Atlantic. She graduated from Boston College where she swam on a swimming scholarship. She specialized in butterfly and IM throughout her career. After college, Amy competed in triathlons which combine swimming, biking and running. She has done numerous triathlons, including Ironman Lake Placid in New York. She also competed in the U.S. Olympic Trial cycling road race before the Sydney, Australia Olympics. Her favorite swimming memory was beating Coach B-Rad in the Parent Relay Championship at MSTC. Amy lives in Madeira with her husband David, and 3 sons Michael, Nicholas and Nate. All three have competed for MSTC. Amy owns Hyland Bookkeeping which keeps her busy. She is excited to return for her 7th year of coaching at MSTC.
Brent Gravlee
Brent swam for the Sherwood Sharks growing up in NC. He swam in high school for North Allegheny as the team captain and record holder in the 100 breaststroke. Brent competed in the ACC Champs and Junior Nationals while in college at UVA. Brent's highest honor was participating as a member of the 2021 MSTC Parent Relay Championship team. Brent says his favorite swimming memory is watching his kids swim under the lights at MSTC on Thursdays every summer for the past 10 years. Brent has lived in Madeira for 10 years with his wife Carrie and kids Nina (15), Henry (13), Vivian (8), and Nellie (3). Brent will be returning for year 3 & running our Madeira Learning Lab.
