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Meet our Coaches



Our professional coaching staff brings experience at both national and international levels, ensuring expert guidance and athlete development at every stage.



"Behind every great youth team stand the coaches who inspire, guide, and push them to shine"



Victoria Anderson



Head Coach



Coach Victoria began her artistic swimming career with the Menomonee Falls Dolphinettes, Ann Arbor Aquarians, and the MIT collegiate team. She has coached since 1996 and judged since 1998, finding the greatest joy in mentoring athletes. She is a World Aquatics Technical Controller, Pan American Aquatics Judge, and Chair of the South Zone Victoria holds degrees in nuclear engineering and political science from MIT and works in the nuclear energy industry. Though she no longer competes in masters synchronized swimming, she stays active through triathlons worldwide



Erica matsui



Coach



With over a decade of competitive and coaching experience, Coach Erica brings high-level performance and athlete development expertise to NoVa Synchro. Competed for 10 years with Ridgewood YWCA Synchro Stars and M Synchro in New Jersey. National finalist in solo, duet, and combo named to the East Zone Junior All-Star Team. Collegiate athlete for the University of Toronto—6th in solo, 3rd in team at nationals. Coached Intermediate and Age Group athletes at M Synchro led the Junior team at Toronto Artistic Swimming Club for 4 years. Currently in her 2nd season coaching with NoVa Synchro. Certified Level 2 DTC (Difficulty Technical Controller), committed to guiding athletes toward their full potential.



Maya Mau



Coach



Coach Maya swam for various teams in the greater New York City area, finishing up her artistic swimming career with the New Canaan Aquianas. In swimming with the Aquianas, she made finals at Junior Nationals. She moved to DC last year to for a staff position with the U.S. Senate and joined NoVa Synchro's coaching staff.



Keeley Lawner



Coach



Coach Keeley has coached for NoVa Synchro for the last three years. Before that, she lived and coached in NYC for two teams. She grew up in Florida, competing with teams in and around Tampa for a decade before going to college at Wake Forest. She lives in Maryland with her husband Ben and 8 month-old daughter, Eloise, and works in tech.



Wendy Kaufmann



Coach



Coach Wendy swam for the Synchromaids of Central Massachusetts. She also judged in New England and swam with the masters team there. After moving to DC last year, she started swimming with the DC Synchromasters and coaching with NoVa Synchro. She's looking forward to seeing what the athletes accomplish this year.



Ella Snider



Coach



Coach Ella swam for NoVa Synchro growing up. She recently moved back to Virginia after graduating from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture, where she earned a B.A. in Visual Studies and History. After her hiatus during college, she’s excited to be back and involved with the synchro community!



Avery McKay



Coach



Coach Avery is starting her second season with NoVa Synchro. She teaches high school history in DC and used to swim for the Richmond Dolpholinias. She is excited to meet everybody and to have a great season!



Irene Choi



Coach



Irene Choi joined the M Synchronized Swimming Team at age 8 and trained with the team for 10 years. She has two years of coaching experience with her home club and has competed in a variety of competitions earning several national medals across the duet, team, and acrobatics categories - including first place in 18-19 free duet at 2025 National Junior Olympics. She is currently a college student at GWU studying business and economics and hopes to share her passion for the sport with the team.



Laura Best



Coach



Coach Laura grew up swimming for the Chicago Sea Stars and went on to for Boston University’s team. She coached BU from 2020-2023 before moving to Virginia for grad school at GMU. She is so excited to start this season!



Kathleen McLean



Coach



Coach Kathleen swam for NoVa Synchro from 2004-2011 and then coached from 2015-2021 before going to grad school, and rejoined the coaching staff last season. She has also been swimming with DC Synchromasters since 2016.



Sarah Nordlinger



Coach



Coach Sarah grew up swimming for NoVa Synchro and graduated from William & Mary this past May. She is excited to be back in the area for her gap year while she applies to medical school and works at a sports medicine practice.



Rachael Elhart



Coach



Coach Rachael started swimming at age five and joined artistic swimming soon after. She spent 13 years with the Charlottesville Swans, competing at Junior Olympics, Zones, and Regional competitions, and coaching for eight of those years. Rachael graduated from UVA in 2026 and now works in private equity in Washington, DC. Some of Rachael’s favorite artistic swimming memories are from swimming duets with her best friend. She loves that artistic swimming creates lasting friendships and hopes every athlete gets to experience that same sense of fun, connection, and camaraderie in the pool.



Cecelia Coleman



Coach



Coach Cece swam competitively with the New Canaan Aquianas for a decade, earning several medals at the National and Junior Championships. She attended Smith College, where she swam with the club artistic swimming team and served as both a coach and choreographer. She is currently a second-year graduate student in the Master of Health Administration program at George Washington University.



Tamara Judzik



Coach



Coach Tamara grew up swimming with NoVa Synchro from 1st through 12th grade. She went on to attend Syracuse University, where she earned a B.S. in Public Relations with a Financial Emphasis. Throughout college, Tamara spent her school breaks substitute coaching with NoVa Synchro and her summers as the Head Coach of the synchronized swimming team at Overlee Community Association. After graduating in May 2026, she is excited to return to NoVa Synchro as a full-time coach for the new season.



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Arlington, VA, US 22205