Coach Mallory and her certifications

Mallory started her career as a swim instructor while swimming varsity at Western Kentucky University. She was the most requested instructor for WKU's Learn-2-Swim program and demonstrated a natural talent for relating to swimmers of all ages and abilities. Since then, Mallory has quickly made a name for herself as a coach. Her first coaching experience came when she started a small training group for triathletes and fitness swimmers at a gym in Indianapolis. In February 2011, Mallory accepted a coaching position with the largest Master's swim team in the country, as their open water specialist. In July 2011, Mallory accepted a second coaching position as Head Coach at Culver City Swim Club, a kids' novice team. Her other coaching and swim instructing experiences include: serving as the Lead Clinician for the USMS National Open Water Showcase Clinic in 2011, and working with Costa Rica Dream Swim Camps to develop their first open water swim camp, to be held in February 2012.

To meet Mallory for the first time is to encounter the epitome of passion. At the age of 25, she has already climbed the ranks of marathon swimming to become one of the foremost experts in her sport. She regularly pits herself against more experienced competitors, sweeping currents, and frigid waters… and wins. After competing in her first open-water race by chance over 15 years ago, Mallory knew that she had found her niche. Since then, she has gone on to complete some of the most famous swims in the world. Mallory became the 39th person in the world to complete the “Triple Crown” of open-water swimming: the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (28.5 miles), the Catalina Channel (21 miles), and the English Channel (21 miles). She was recently featured in USMS SWIMMER magazine and the Wall Street Journal.

Open-water swimming is a life-long passion for Mallory, and she strives to share her passion and make a difference any way she can. In addition to coaching and competing, Mallory writes for publications and blogs, such as the FINIS blog and Amateur Endurance, and keeps an open water swimming-themed blog on her website, MalloryMead.com. She advocates for children’s health, water safety, and ocean conservation. She is a mentor, motivational speaker, race director (Swim For Kids' Sake Charity Swim, Culver, IN), and a volunteer observer for the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. In 2010, Mallory was one of the first recipients of the “Dottie York Scholarship,” a fund created to support aspiring Catalina Channel swimmers that best embody the spirit of open-water swimming. In January 2012, Mallory was accepted into the Professional Swimming Racing circuit by the U.S. Masters Swimming.

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