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Coach Darby has been with the Buehler Blue Marlins since 2000. She took over as the Head Coach Summer of 2005. She is ASCA Level Two certified and Level Four Educated. Coach Darby graduated from Hoffman Estates High School where she swam and ran track. She then moved on to Harper College for one year where she continued to swim and qualified to Nationals, she also ran track. Coach Darby then attended Eureka College where she graduated with B.S in Physical Science (chemistry & physics) with secondary education endorsement. She continued to swim and qualify for Nationals. She even placed in the top 8 in the country achieving All-American Status. Her senior year she was named captain of the swim team. Coach Darby also was on the pom pon squad, wrote for the school newspaper, was president of her dorm, named to the dean’s list, a member of sigma zeta (math and science honor fraternity), and graduated with honors. After college, Coach Darby returned to Hoffman Estates High school where she taught chemistry and physical science and also coached the girls’ swim team. After Hoffman, she moved on to Hersey High school where she coached the pom pon squad. After teaching for a few years, Coach Darby moved to the private sector and became a chemist. After 8 years of being a chemist, she retired when she got married to Dave Brtva. Coach Darby & Dave welcomed Alexander John Brtva into the world on September 9th, 2008. Coach Darby currently coaches the Striped and Black Groups. She had the honor of coaching the Blue Marlins’ first ever-national qualifier and currently has coached 4 national qualifiers. She also has had the honor of coaching the first ever girls’ 8 & under district champs and the boys’ 8 & under State Team Champs both in 2008.. She also has the honor of coaching several district and state champions through out the 9 years she has been with the team. One highlight of her career is that in 2008-2009 season, Coach Darby was one of 5 finalists for YMCA National Swim Coach of the year. Another was having two of her swimmers recurred to swim collegiately Fun Facts Coach Darby Provided for us: My favorite swimmer past or present is….. This is hard, I have had the chance to meet so many swimmers Pablo Morales, Anita Nall, Diana Munz, Gary Hall Jr., Rowdy Gaines. They were all so down to earth and nice. I think Janet Evans, Amy Van Dyken, and Jenny Thompson influenced me during high school and college. Now that I am older, I am impressed by Dara Torres. I think there are many great swimmers out there, but the ones that really stand out are the ones that are great roles models. They are someone I would want my team to look up to. They make good choices in and out of the water. My favorite movie…. Do I have to pick one??? I am a huge Disney fan. I really like Finding Nemo and Chicken Little. But on the flipside… I love horror movies!!! I like being scared!!! I love musicals and I will never miss a chance to watch Gone With the Wind. My favorite past time…. If I am not in the water swimming myself, I am surfing the web, playing a computer games, or spending time playing with Zander. My favorite food… tough choice… I love deep dish cheese pizza, McDonald’s French fries, and Chinese food. Quote… Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Till the good is better, and the Better is Best! My favorite book…. I really don’t have a lot of time to read, but when I do… it is normal Dean Koontz… it is supernatural scary type of stuff. My favorite sport other than swimming… I like baseball, Go White Soxes!!! I like football, in fact I have won my mom’s work football pool for the past 5years. My favorite cartoon character… Snow White Favorite group/singer… I like all types of music.
How to contact Coach Darby E-mail: dbrtva@ymcachgo.org Phone: Voicemail at the Y : 847-410-5234
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