Coaching Staff
Brian Elko Head Coach / Senior 1

Head Coach Brian Elko joined the Seahawks swim team as Head Coach in September 2002. As a national level age-group swimmer, Brian was a 2-time YMCA National Champion and 3-time NJ State High School Champion in backstroke and butterfly. He continued his college career at the University of Pittsburgh where he was a 2-time Big East Conference Champion in 100 Back and 4-time Big East Team Champions. Brian finished his swimming career at the 2000 USA Olympic Team trials in Indianapolis, IN where he competed in the 100 backstroke.  Brian has served as the Middle Atlantic Age Group Chair since April 2017.  In October 2017 Brian was a part of the open water National Team staff which traveled to Hong Kong. He and wife, Samantha have been married since 2002 and have three children, Meredith, Ian and Madelyn.

Robert Cornell Age Group 2

Bob “Billy Bob” Cornell join the Seahawks in the fall of 2008. He was raised and educated in the great state of Kentucky, where he graduated and competitively swam at Western Kentucky University. In 1993 he ventured to Cape May and began his 13 year career as an ocean life guard. During that time he enjoyed some success in local and national life guard races. After 2 years as an assistant, he became Head Coach of the Ocean City H.S. team in 2003. He coached the Women Raiders to 3 South Jersey Sectional finals and was name Courier Post Coach of the Year in 2004. In 2006 he became the Head Coach of the C-Cerpants where he coached 4 Junior Olympic Champions and earned 2 S. J. Summer League Championship Titles. Outside of coaching he works at Harborfield Detention Center as a Health and Physical Education Teacher were he has been employed since 2001.

Kevin Howarth Age Group 1

No matter your ability, it’s your choice to listen, apply, and push yourself to a higher level.

Coach Kevin Howarth was born into a swimming family. He learned to swim at the age of five by his father who competed and loved the sport. He passed on this love to his four sons, who in turn started a 3rd generation of swimmers. Kevin swam year round with his brothers, competed in many open water races, and was a member of the Ventnor City Beach Patrol. Entering Atlantic City High School, Kevin chose football where he was starting quarterback and also played basketball. After attending Atlantic Community College, he joined the Ventnor City Fire Department, retired as a fire captain after 32 years, operated and retired from a successful landscaping business and is currently employed as the lifeguard for EHTHS.

Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife Debbie of 32 years, and their four daughters; Paige, Mackenzie, Shannon and Bailey, who all swam for the Seahawks each for 13 years. Having worked for 20 years with the Seahawks, Kevin was a Seahawks board member and held the position of President for many years. He was instrumental in hiring head coach Brian Elko, in which together transitioned the team into a year round USA swim club. Kevin has been coaching since 1999 and is currently the age group 2 coach.

"I love to see the development of children from a young age to an adult. Not just in the sport of swimming, but also their development in life. I take great pleasure to be in a position to have an effect on their life as they mature through the years as a Seahawk."

 

Caitlin Moore Age Group 4

Coach Caitlin is a Seahawks alumni and an EHT High School class of 2020 graduate. She has been competitively swimming since the age of 6, joined Seahawks at the age of 9, and swam all the way through until her senior year. Even though she enjoyed competing in the pool she decided to try open water swimming and fell in love with it. She has done many races over the years including the Pageant swim 1 mile, Open Water Zones Connecticut 5k, Escape the Cape 5k, Swim for the Potomac 5k, Cedar Island 5k, Wildwood Point to Point 1 mile, and various Beach Patrol races for Brigantine Beach Patrol. Caitlin is currently enrolled at Atlantic Cape Community college continuing her education to get a degree as an Elementary school teacher. In her spare time she loves to workout at the gym, spend time at the beach, get in the water whenever she can, and hangout with her cat! Even though she is a college student, Caitlin decided to come back and become a coach for the team that fostered her love for swimming, and to spread her love and knowledge of the sport to the younger athletes.                                                                                                

 

   Sam Elko
                     Senior  2   
                     Email: [email protected]       

 

  Nick Steffanci
                    Supersquad
                    Email: [email protected] 

A lifelong Seahawk, Coach Nick swam with the EHT Seahawks from 1989–2000 before continuing his career at Holy Spirit (’99–’01) and TCNJ (’01–’05). He went on to coach at St. Augustine Prep (’07–’12), led Holy Spirit as head coach (’12–’14), and returned to St. A’s (’14–’21). Now back with the EHT Seahawks as both a proud swim parent and coach of the Super Squad groups (’23–present), Coach Nick is thrilled to share his passion and experience with the next generation of swimmers.

  Crista Dewitt
                    Developmental
                    Email: [email protected]

Coach Christa swam collegiately at William Paterson University (1988–1992) and continued her swimming career with Swim Florida Masters (1994–2000). She later coached at Oakcrest High School (2003–2007) and recently retired after 32 years as a Health and Physical Education teacher.
 
A dedicated Seahawk parent for 15 years, Christa also served on the board as Treasurer for 12 of those years. With both of her children—Dylan and Summer—now competing at TCNJ and Wesleyan University, she is excited to return to the pool deck as a coach for the Developmental groups, Dolphin and Sailfish, while also assisting with the Super Squads.

  Andrew Duff
                    Senior Assistant / Lead Dryland coach
                    Email: [email protected]

Coach Andrew graduated from The College of New Jersey with a degree in Kinesiology and earned a Master’s in Sport Science from the University of Pittsburgh. He’s a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA and a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach.
 
Andrew has coached swimmers of all ages—from 8 & unders through Masters—and has also served as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach at Carnegie Mellon University. He loves working with athletes who are eager to learn and work hard, helping them build the tools to succeed both in swimming and in life.

  Danielle Davidson
                    Age group 3
                    Email: [email protected]

Coach Danielle began her coaching journey in 2011, leading teams in Vineland and Ocean City for three years each before joining the Seahawks in 2018 as both a swim mom and coach. She loves the sport of swimming and is excited to share that passion with the swimmers of Age Group 3!