PAUL A LUNDSTEN
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With over 30 years of coaching experience, Paul has coached
swimmers from the entry level to the Olympian. He has served
on the Minnesota Swimming Inc. Board of Directors for 25 years
and as General Chair for 6 of those years, Paul has served on
several USA Swimming National Committees including the Championship
Meet Evaluation Committee, the Senior Committee, and currently the
Rules and Regulations Committee. Paul was inducted into the
Hamline University Hall of Fame in 1999. Paul’s specialties
include the Individual medley, and backstroke. As a National
competitor, he is still a record holder at Hamline University. Paul
has been with STAR since the club began in 1980.
SUSAN B LUNDSTEN
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With over 29 years of coaching experience, Sue has coached high
school, college and masters teams in the Twin Cities area. After
being voted Minnesota’s Age group Coach of the year, and two
times High School Section Coach of the Year, Sue was inducted into
the Hamline University Hall of Fame in 1999. As a 28 time
All-American and 3 time National Champion, Sue remains a record
holder in the breaststroke and IM events at Hamline University. She
has been with STAR since 1980.
SHANNON B VAN OOSTEROM
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Shannon has been with STAR for the last 6 years as an assistant
coach. Shannon coaches all programs with in the STAR organization.
Her strengths include the middle distance and distance freestyle
events. She has coached area high school girls and boys teams.
Shannon is a graduate of Hamline University.
DANIEL C SOLBERG
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I am very excited to be a coach for STAR, the team that I swam
with when I was growing up. Growing up swimming was always a
postitive experience for me. I have been able to use these
positive experiences to teach the beginning and new swimmers to
make swimming a positive experience. Over the years I have
helped kids that could barely swim to progress to National
level swim meets.
Prior to coaching at STAR, I coached at the YMCA for 12 years
and was an assistanat High School coach for 5 years.
Besides swimming, my other interests are biking, hiking, music,
movies, and tae kwan do, where I hold a Third Degree Black
Belt. When I am not Coaching for STAR I work for Delta
Airlines.
Along with the rewards of coaching young swimmers from the
beginning to competition level, I am constantly rewarded by people
coming back to me and thanking me for their success in swimming and
life beyond the pool.
LISA A JANZEN
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Lisa has coached swimming for the past 28 years. With a
Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and Certification as an
Exercise Specialist by the American College of Sports Medicine, she
has special interests in training, nutrition, injury prevention and
healthful living.
As a swimmer, coach and swim parent, Lisa understands and deeply
appreciates the lifelong benefits that competitive swimmg and STAR
Swim Team provide.
CAROLINE S NYSTROM
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Caroline has been a part of STAR for over 15 years. First as a
swimmer, now as a coach. She attended the University of Denver
where she competed in the Sun Belt Conference. During that time
Caroline was able to coach with STAR throughout the summers. Upon
her graduation with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and return
to Minnesota she began coaching year round. Currently she is a
student at the University of Minnesota in the Doctoral Program of
Physical Therapy which provides an extensive knowledge of the human
body, biomechanics, injury prevention and rehabilitation.
BRIDGET E MCCOY
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Bridget swam for STAR for 10 years,
from the age of 9-19. She was a MSHSL State Champion in the
100 breaststroke, a 2 time All State Honorable Mention, and a
Junior National Champion in the 50 meter breaststroke. After
high school, Bridget went on to swim at the University of Minnesota
where she was on the Big Ten Team 4 years in a row, finaling all 4
years in the breaststroke events. Bridget became a 4 time
scholar athlete as well as a 2 time Outstanding Student Athlete and
was named captain in her senior year. She graduated in May
2006 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Studies.
Bridget currently is working as an event coordinator at the
McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota.
ELSPETH M FOX
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Elspeth's journey with swimming began at the mere age of
5. She has been faithfully involved with STAR since age 13
and continues to swim to this day. Swimming has been an all
encompassing benefit enriching her life physically, mentally, and
socially. Elslpeth hopes to contue and spread her joy of
swimming with others by coaching. She has coached a local
country club for the past 6 years and was Head Coach of Trinity
High School for 1 year. Elspeth is a proud Badger graduate of
the University of Wisconsin-Madison and currently works as a
Financial Advisor.
