Coaching Staff

Meet our Coaches

Jim Peterfish

Owner and Lead Administrator

Jim is President of Youthletics Inc. a youth sports business that currently operates Westerville Ohio Aquatics and Central Ohio SwimAmerica, serving as many as 6000 children and adults annually in learn-to-swim programs at multiple sites around Central Ohio over the past 30 years


Coaching with WAC

  • Head Coach: 1985-2025
  • Owner: 1992-present
  • Age Group Assistant: 1977-1985

Awards and Recognition

  • 3x Ohio Senior Coach of the Year
  • 2008 OHSSCA Sportsmanship and Ethics Award
  • Coached 2 OHSAA State Record Setting Swimmers
  • Austin Staab (National High School Swimmer of the Year & American Record Holder)
  • Kate McNeilis
  • 2007 Head National Coach of USA Association of Blind Athletes
  • 2007 & 2009 Head World Youth Sports Game Coach

.Current Positions in Swimming

  • General Chair of Ohio Swimming
  • Led Ohio Swimming through its merge with Lake Erie Swimming

 .Previous Positions

  • Physical Education Teacher at Ohio State School for the Blind (31 years)
  • Co-Athletic Director at OSSB

Calvin Higdon

Head Coach

Coach Calvin has been a part of Westerville Aquatic Club since 2008.


Coaching with WAC

  • Head Coach: 2025-present
  • Head Age Group Coach: 2021-2025
  • Assistant Coach: 2018-2021


Previous Positions

  • Olentangy High School Head Coach: 2018-2025
  • 3x Top 10 Girls OHSAA State Meet Finishes

Age Group Program Coaches

Megan Wion

Lead Silver 1 Coach

Abigail Kotik

Bronze Lead Coach

Carrie LaBier

Silver 2 Lead Coach

Nicholas Borghi

Gold 1 Lead Coach

Julia Mauter

Assistant Bronze & G2 Coach

Wendy Butcher

Assistant Silver 1 Coach

Senior Program Coaches


Matt Phillips

Lead HS Coach

Brent Axline

Senior Assistant Coach

Rob Mills

HS Assistant Coach