Kyle Mallory
Head Coach
kyle@hpacswim.org
Email: kyle@hpacswim.org
Phone: 224-786-1122
Coach Kyle started coaching swimming in 2007 in Indiana where he grew up around South Bend. Kyle has coached swim clubs in Indiana, Michigan and now Illinois with Highland Park Aquatic Club. He brings with him knowledge and experience of coaching at all levels of swimming. From learn-to-swim lessons, newly competitive swimmers, state level swimmers, and swimmers at the National level.
From the age of 6, Kyle has had a long history in the sport of swimming. Growing up swimming for the Michiana Marlins he won several state titles in Age Group and Senior swimming for the IM and Backstroke events. He swam for Penn High School where he was a State Finalist all four years. After high school he went on to swim at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI. There he swam the 400 IM, 200 IM, and 200 Backstroke.
Today Coach Kyle takes pride in building great people out of the sport of swimming. Swimming is a unique experience where you get to build a sense of team as well as self. Learning to excel at both is what he looks for when mentoring young athletes..
Coach Kyle is our Head Age Group Coach.
Nicole Aarts
Lead Coach
nicole@hpacswim.org
Email: nicole@hpacswim.org
Meet Coach Nicole, From Hoboken, New Jersey! With a love for swimming that started at age 8 (2006), She competed through college specializing in backstroke (best events being the 200 and 100 back). At 18 she moved to Chicago and swam varsity at Northwestern University from 2016 - 2020, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2019. As a senior, she earned her first Division 1 NCAA qualification, but unfortunately, the competition was canceled due to the pandemic.
Starting her coaching career in the spring of 2024, she's excited to be back involved in the sport that shaped her into who she is today. She loves the sport of swimming for the team camaraderie and the thrill of seeing the swimmers go a best time in a race. You'll find her cheering very loudly for her swimmers and is excited to see some fast racing from HPAC at future meets.
Claire Lasovska
Lead Coach
claire@hpacswim.org
Lead Mini Giants & Little Giants
Allison Loerch
Assistant Coach
aloerch621@gmail.com
Assistant Coach
Laura Diana Cirstea
Assistant Coach
dianac78@yahoo.com
Assistant Coach
Callan Heidkamp
Head Senior Coach
callan@hpacswim.org
This coach is awesome!
Matt Nolan
Head Developmental Coach
matt@hpacswim.org
Email: matt@hpacswim.org
My name is Matt Nolan. I am originally from Washington, D.C., and moved to Chicago in 2023. I have loved swimming for my whole life. I began swimming competitively when I was five and never turned back. I swam for the DC Wave Swim Team as my USA Swimming Team, The PG Pool Killers Whales as my summer league team, and the School Without Walls Penguins as my high school team. I loved each of these programs, and my coaches there have shaped the coach I am today. I swan on the University of Pittsburgh club team my freshman year of college but switched to the spirit program, where I was a mascot and cheerleader for the rest of my time at Pitt. After spending some time in Pittsburg, I moved to Chicago to complete my Master's in Sports Administration at Northwestern.
I have been a coach at HPAC since 2023, and I coach the Little and Mini Giants. My goal is for every kid to be the best swimmer they can be while having as much fun as possible. My favorite events were distance freestyle and IM events, and I am a big believer that everyone is a distance swimmer at heart :)
Coach Matt is our Head Developmental Coach
Sonny Tran
Senior Assistant
sonnyktran@gmail.com
Senior/Giants Black Assistant Coach
Illinois Swimming Official
Officials Coordinator
Sarah Blanck
Assistant Coach
sarahblanck11@gmail.com
Assistant Coach
Melissa Laboy
Assistant Coach
bamfam0812@gmail.com
Asssitant Coach
Dan Miller
Lead Coach
dfmsplash67@gmail.com
