Director, Coach Bob Leete, holds a B.S. degree from Springfield College, Massachusetts, and M.A. degree from Trenton State College, New Jersey. He retired as Director of Athletics and Supervisor of Health and Physical Education at Wall Twp. Schools, New Jersey in 1992.  He has had thirty-three years of coaching, and administration, which included football and gymnastics and teaching experience at the high school, intermediate and elementary age group levels.   Coach Leete was the Director of Swimming at the Manasquan River Yacht Club (Brielle, New Jersey) for fifteen years; and in addition to his swimming school, he was club manager for four years. He is credited with teaching over a thousand students to swim during his fifteen year career at the yacht club.

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Co-Director, Nancy Leete holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts. She directly oversees the daily operations of the facility and the entire staff of approximately one hundred  employees.

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Co-Director/Head Swim Team Coach, Danielle Nestler (Woszczak), grandaughter of Robert and Nancy Leete,  holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Kutztown University, Pennsylvania. Danielle swam competitively throughout high school and college. She is currently the assistant coach for the Wall Township High School Swim Team and has worked with the New Jersey Race Club Swim Team.  In addition to overseeing the daily operations of the Swim School, Danielle is responsible for maintaining the high standard that Silton has become well known for. She works closely with each staff member to ensure that they are teaching each student to their fullest potential.

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Lynne Landis, our Head of Staff Supervisor, has been a valuable part of the Silton Family for over 30 years. She has been in the teaching field for over 25 years and is currently an elementary school Physical Education teacher in Tinton Falls, NJ.   She has been named Elementary Teacher of the Year for New Jersey in 2003 and Atchison School Teacher of the Year 2007-2008.

 It is the responsibilities of our Co-directors and Staff Supervisor to observe all classes, mentor new staff members, provide educational information and resources to staff members, and oversee field staff.

All of our instructors are CPR, First Aid and Life Guard Certified.

Our Pool Staff

• Our swim instructors have all undergone program training and are Red Cross certified in CPR, 1st Aid and Life Guard Training.  There are at least 2 certified EMT's on site during swim school hours. A percentage of our staff also hold WSI certifications. Many of our instructors are public and private school teachers during the school year. Some are certified in Special Education.  Many of our teachers have been employed at Silton for 5 or more years and are carefully selected by the owners of the swim school.

Our Field Staff

• Headed by Tom Westen, a Physical Education teacher at Wall High School, our full staff  remains in the field specifically to supervise and help facilitate the games and activities. 

 

Our office staff

• Our office staff is professional and courteous.  They understand the needs of students and parents alike, as they have over 50 years of combined teaching experience in elementary and high schools. They are there to help you with any problems or concerns you may have before or during your child's enrollment period. Please feel free to call or stop up to our office over-looking the pool.
   

 

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