Mitchell Clokey (Manager)
Mitchell is working on his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Political Science from George Washington University with aspirations of becoming an attorney. He taught First Aid/CPR/AED and Basic Life Support for two years, and has also worked as a Lifeguarding Instructor. He has spent many summers as a member of his community pool, spending lots of time in the water and swimming on the summer swim team. His hobbies include swimming, spending time with friends, and traveling. He looks forward to working with the Swan Lake community and bringing you a fun summer experience.
Sara Kehinde (Assistant Manager)
After four years as a lifeguard and three years as an Assistant Swim Team Coach, Sara is happy to join the Swan Lake staff this year as Assistant Manager. Sara has been a member of the pool since she was two years old and is excited to continue making Swan Lake a great place for your family to spend the summer. She recently finished her freshman year at University of Maryland where she is a Biology major and in the Honors College.
Elias Gilotte (Head Lifeguard)
Elias has been a lifeguard for three years at Swan Lake and the YMCA. He plans to go to university for Computational Biology in the fall of 2022. In his free time, Elias enjoys hiking and researching various topics. He loves everything about biology and looks forward to whatever scientific endeavors lie ahead.
Katherine Gorman (Head Guard)
Katherine has been guarding at Swan Lake since 2016. She is currently studying for her Bachelor’s of Music in music composition with trumpet primary. Katherine writes mostly chamber music, eventually wanting to compose musical accompaniment, movie soundtracks, and orchestral works. Otherwise, she likes to keep busy with woodwork, sewing, embroidery, gardening, and of course, trumpet.
Amar Chhetri
Amar is going into his senior year at Friends School of Baltimore. He enjoys Russian and Music. He loves to play soccer and rides bikes. He is half Brazilian and half Nepalese. He loves to eat, play sports and laugh. His whole family has been members of the pool since 2015 and he is very happy to work as a guard to keep our families safe!
Annabel Morley
Annabel is a freshman at Smith College. She just graduated with honors from Baltimore School for the Arts, having majored in Film. She’s belonged to Swan Lake Swim Club for 6 years and is so excited to join the team of lifeguards this year!
Ian Gilotte
Ian is going into his junior year of high school. During his free time, he likes to swim, play video games, skateboard and spend time outdoors. He looks forward to telling kids to stop running and to keep everyone safe while they’re swimming.
Jack Holman
Jack Holman is a rising sophomore at Loyola Blakefield high school in Towson. He has been a member of Swan Lake Swim club for 15 years. He’s been swimming for the swan lakes stingrays since he was 5. He started swimming and playing water polo for his school this past year. He works hard every day wherever he is.
John Dodds
John swam competitively for 5 years year round, in addition to summer swimming with the Stingrays. He enjoys seeing his friends at Swan Lake and helping to keep everyone safe. He is interested in pursuing a medical degree in psychiatry. He hopes everyone has a great season swimming.
Julia Donn
Julia is a senior at Baltimore city college. she is currently taking IB course classes to earn a full IB diploma in 2022. She looks forward to traveling abroad after high school and is looking to pursue a career as an EMT/paramedic. She very much enjoys swimming and has even swam for her school’s swim team. Julia has enjoyed spending past summers at Swan Lake with friends and family when she is not visiting other family out of town and is happily spending this summer lifeguarding for the first time. in her free time, Julia enjoys camping, hiking and being outdoors as much as she can. she looks forward to seeing you around the pool!
Kenzie Rowe
McKenzie is going to University of Maryland College Park for Bioengineering. This is her second year working as a lifeguard at Swan Lake but has been going to the pool since she was born. She spends a lot of her time in the water and swimming on the summer swim team. Her hobbies include swimming, crew, spending time with friends, traveling, and being with the people she loves. She looks forward to working this summer and cannot wait to see what the season has to bring.
Lucas Lee
Lucas Is a senior at Poly and a member of the swan lake community for more than 10 years. He is also a year-round swimmer for NBAC with goals to swim in college. Lucas has worked as a guard at swan lake for two summers and hopes to help keep you safe and happy summer.
Maddie Smith
Madison, also known as Maddie, has been attending the Bryn Mawr School since she was four. She has been on the honor roll for her school since middle school. She is a part of the black student union and American sign language club at her school. In her free time, she likes to hang out with friends, travel, listen to music and play sports. The sports Maddie is involved with are swimming, basketball and volleyball. She loves to make new friends and be around family as much as she can! She has been a member of Swan Lake since 2018. Maddie can’t wait to see you at the pool!
Mickella Harris
Mickella, or Mickey, is a sophomore at UMBC and is majoring in computer science. Mickey was valedictorian and vice president at the institute of note dame where she also swam on the swim team. she also swam club at Merritt Swimming for 9 years. Mickey loves spending time at the pool and is also an assistant coach for our very own swan lake stingrays. Mickey is looking forward to seeing you all at the pool this summer!
Owen Koser
Owen going into his sophomore year at Baltimore City College. He enjoys math and science and hopes to attend Penn State University to pursue a career in engineering. He enjoys soccer and running track, as well as hiking and skateboarding. He also enjoys listening to music and drawing in his free time. He is glad to be a part of the Swan Lake Swim Club family this summer.
Sophie Valkenberg
Sophie is going to be a junior at Loyola University Maryland. She is a Biochemistry major with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies on a pre-med track. She is hoping to either study to work as an OB/GYN or work in the field of environmental sustainability. She has been a member of Swan Lake since 2009 and swam as a Stingray until her senior year of high school. She has taught swim lessons at Swan Lake, coached for the Stingrays, and worked at the snack bar. This will be her 5th year working as a lifeguard and she’s very excited to still be a member working within the community!
Spencer Clokey
Spencer is an Honor Roll student at Broadneck Senior High School. He has been on the Honor Roll his entire high school career. He is beginning his college search and is looking forward to being a college student! He hopes to travel and explore the world throughout his career and beyond! He has spent many summers traveling cross-country with his family, but this summer plans to stay in Maryland and lifeguard. Spencer has been involved in many sports including swimming, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and even MMA. He is currently enjoying working out and spending time at the gym. In his free time, he loves to be outside biking and going on hikes with his friends and family. Spencer is looking forward to seeing you at the pool!