Head Coach Rich ChmielinskiCoach Chmielinski was a competitive swimmer since age 8. At Brookline High School, he captained his senior year, broke 5 longstanding school swim records, and was awarded Brookline's Outstanding Swimmer. Attending Cornell University, he competed on the varsity swim team as a starter, played club waterpolo, and JV baseball. A certified American Red Cross Instructor-Trainer, he taught many swimming instructors how to teach advanced swimming mechanics and lifesaving techniques. Head Lifeguard for the Cape Cod National Seashore, he engaged in numerous open ocean surf rescues, one in which he rescued the pilot of a submerged aircraft which had crashed off Race Point Beach. His prior swim coaching experience includes Brookline High, OAHS, and Pine Manor College. Both his daughters Alaina & Lia swam for OAHS swim team, while he then also worked as an Asst Swim Coach under Coach Lauren Gray.
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 Head Coach Chmielinski |
Assistant Coach Bill PalmerA swimmer for 45 years, Coach Palmer swam for Westwood High School and made States in 4 events (500 Free/ 50 Free / 2 Relays) as a freshman. Swimming runs in the family, as his brother did the butterfly, and sister swam at Holy Cross and International Competitions. Coach Palmer attended Providence College where they had no pool or team, but he helped get the pool and athletic center built (1979-80).
In addition, Coach Palmer is a father of 3 children (Tommy, Jimmy, and Timmy). Coach Palmer has coached numerous youth baseball, soccer and basketball teams in the past. Currently, Coach Palmer has been the assistant coach of the Oliver Ames Swim and Diving Team for several years. Go Tigers!! |
 Asst. Coach Palmer |
