Coaches and Directors
The Fairport Area Swim Team (FAST) is part of the Niagara Swimming LSC and is a 501(c)(3) coach driven nonprofit organization supported by an appointed Board of Advisors. Our coaching staff is dedicated to creating an environment where each athlete will realize their potential, with competitive swimming as the guide.
Coach Marci Callan is the Head Coach, Program Director, and CEO of the Fairport Area Swim Team (FAST). Marci has coached all levels in our program. Under her tenure, FAST has produced 8 U.S. Olympic Trial qualifiers.
Marci currently serves on USA Swimming's Coaches Advisory Council, Niagara LSC Age Group Development Committee, is the Chair of the Niagara LSC Governance Committee, and is a Rochester, NY Sports Commission Advisory Board member. She was the former Niagara LSC General Chair, serving two terms. Marci has also served as the coach-director for the Eastern Zone. Our club is also the host of the Eastern Zone Short Course Age Group Championship meet, which brings more than 800 competitors each year.
In 2007, she received national recognition when she was honored with USA Swimming's prestigious Outstanding Service Award. In 2008, Marci became the first woman from the Eastern Zone ever to be elected to the Board of Directors of USA Swimming.
Marci has been the Aquatics Director at the Fairport Central School District since 1982 overseeing all aquatic programming for the district. She's also the co-varsity girls' coach and a co-coach of the boys' and girls' modified team.
Outside of swimming, she enjoys going on walks and spending time with her grandson, Lennon!
Nicholas has been a member of FAST since 2009, starting at the swim school. Fast forward 10 years, and he became an instructor where he learned how to swim! Currently, he is our program's Chief Operating Officer & Vice President and additionally serves as a Program Advisor, staying engaged & connected with our athletes at all levels.
Nicholas oversees all operations under the FAST umbrella. He was the driving force for the FAST revitalization project, which commenced in December 2021. His efforts have since benefitted 200+ swimmers and their families to date.
Outside of swimming, Nicholas is the Chief Technology Officer at Process It Forward, a full-service payment processing company. He enjoys golfing, biking, kayaking, and spending time with friends & family.
Coach Ryan Callan is now in his 21st season as a member of the FAST coaching staff. During that time Coach Callan has worked directly with our senior (13 & over) programs. He also co-coaches the varsity boys swimming team at Fairport High School (NY), in his 17th season this year. In addition, he works for the Fairport Central School District as an aquatics professional and substitute teacher.
While at FAST, Coach Callan has coached numerous athletes who have participated and excelled at all levels of competitive swimming - including the Niagara LSC, Eastern Zone, USA Sectionals, Grand Prix, Junior and Senior Nationals, Futures, US Open, World Cup Circuit, Open Water Nationals, Olympic Trials and US MASTERS Nationals. In 2018 he was presented with the Niagara LSC Senior Coach of the Year Award, 2019 the Niagara LSC Age Group Coach of the Year Award, and also the USA Swimming Lifetime Membership that same year. The USA Swimming Lifetime Membership was presented to Coach Callan at the annual Niagara LSC House of Delegates for his 30 years of volunteer service to the LSC. Callan is the youngest person to receive this honor in Niagara LSC history. Coach Callan's technical philosophy teaches swimmers the "BIG 4", invented by the world-renown swim coach Charles E. 'Red' Silvia of Springfield College. These teachings focus an athlete on the efficient application of muscular force in swimming while being as inertial as possible.
Read more about Coach Ryan Callan here.
Coach Mike Kennedy has coached all levels with FAST, but currently serves an as advisor to our program, working with primarily with our senior/performance group. He is also the current head coach of the girls & boys varsity swimming teams at Fairport High School.
As a young boy, Mike began his swimming competitive swimming career with the FAST club system in the mid-70's. His parents were early 'boosters' of all facets of our competitive swim program at Fairport, whether it be organizing car-pools for young swimmers who needed a lift to practices/competitions, or painting the inside walls of the FHS pool area in the early 80's, Mike's family paved the way for our booster program which has since benefitted hundreds of Fairport high school swimmers for nearly 40 years.
Coach Dylan Scheemaker is entering his 3rd year as Head Coach/Site Director at our Canandaigua training facility. He is also the current Canandaigua Central School District Aquatics Director and in his 8th season as head coach for the boys' swim team at the Canandaigua Academy.
