COACHING STAFF

Doug Nist, Head Coach, SwimmingCoach Doug is in his sixth year as the head coach at Jackson High School. His coaching career began as a Student Assistant at West Virginia University, followed by two years coaching at Perry Aquatic Club, one year as head coach at North Olmsted High School, and eleven years leading the Paul & Carol David YMCA Phantoms swim team.

Doug's swimming journey started when he was just five years old, continuing through high school and into college. Before high school, he competed as a YMCA and USA age group swimmer. As a student at Massillon High School, Doug served as a four-year team captain, was a four-year district qualifier, and twice qualified for the OHSAA state meet. He then swam for West Virginia University, where he was a four-year letter winner and team captain in his senior year. Over the course of his swimming career, he competed for eighteen years. In 2009, Doug was honored with induction into the GCAA Hall of Fame.

Doug lives in Jackson Township with his wife, Cheryl, and their three children: Victoria, Holden, and Lauren. He enjoys spending time with his family and takes pride in working with Jackson's talented swimmers, helping them reach their goals while building a strong, competitive, and successful swim program for Jackson Local Schools.

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Erin Steiner, Head Coach, Diving
Coach Erin is currently a senior at Walsh University majoring in integrated social studies education. In addition to her role as an Assistant Diving Coach at Jackson, she also serves as the Head Diving Coach at the University of Mount Union and joined the Hall of Fame Diving Academy as an assistant in 2022. Coach Erin dove for Coach Barr on the Jackson High School team, where she earned a letter every year that she participated. Coach Erin loves every aspect of the sport. Her favorite category in diving is twisting dives!










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​Michael Biclawski, Assistant Coach, Swimming
Coach Mike started his swimming journey in 2010 as a swimmer for the David YMCA Phantoms. He graduated from Jackson High School in 2016. While at Jackson, he got to be involved with an incredible swim team under the guidance of Matt Ziders. Coach Mike attended Northern Michigan University, and graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education that included two minors in mathematics and integrated science. He swam for the Northern Michigan Wildcats under head coach Heidi Voigt. Coach Mike was team captain for the Wildcats in 2020, and got to work with teammates that were from all around the world.

Coach Mike has spent the past three years teaching in Plain Local. Currently, he is now the 5th grade science teacher at Lake Cable Elementary. Coach Mike is beyond excited to return to the Jackson community, and make an impact teaching and coaching. He is really hoping to take what he has learned through swimming and life so far to help individuals inside and outside of the pool.











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​Katie Cordell, Assistant Coach, Swimming
Coach Katie is a senior exercise science major at Malone University. She began swimming at a young age and continued on YMCA teams and then through high school. Coach Katie has been lifeguarding and coaching for 5 years. She loves coaching and being a part of the Jackson High School Swimming & Diving Team. She looks forward to seeing the team grow and having a great season!