ALLISON MICKUNAS

Assistant Coach Age Group Bronze (MS) at Mt Trashmore

Coach Allison joined TIDE in January 2017 as a Swim School instructor. She is now a member of the Hilltop staff, coaching TIDE's developmental practice groups. She is a Virginia Beach local who has been swimming competitively since age 5: swimming at TIDE, Cox HS, and Club Brittany. Allison earned a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs from Florida State University and a Master of Arts in Chinese from Valparaiso. She spent a year teaching English in Shanghai, China, before completing a teaching license with an endorsement in English as a Second Language at Old Dominion University. She now teaches ESL and coaches swimming at Norview High School. She has been coaching and teaching lessons since high school. Allison was a co-head coach of the Salem HS Swim and Dive Team for four years and is the head coach of Club Brittany's summer league team. Allison loves working with TIDE's swimmers and sharing her love of the sport of swimming while helping athletes develop into great global citizens.