Coach Susan was born in Kansas and raised in Oklahoma.  Susan swam at the Phillips 66 Splash Club in Oklahoma from age 12 through high school and also 3 year lettered in basketball and slow-pitch softball.  She was an Oklahoma State Collegiate Swimmer for three years. 

She graduated from Oklahoma State with a major in Physical Education /Recreation and minor in Biology.  Susan has lived in Florida since 1980.  She is currently teaching Marine Biology at Countryside High School and has been since 1983.  Her coaching experience includes Head Coach for Tarpon Lake Village Swim Team (which is now Lansbrook), and previous head coach for the swim team at Countryside High School.  Susan has been the Head Coach for Countryside Country Club Aquatics since 1986 and is also Head Coach for the year round swim team TBAY (Tampa Bay Aquatics). She has three great boys -  Josh, Dylan and Levi.