Doug Gross
Head Coach
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Doug Gross has been a competitive swim coach
for over 30 years and has been the Head Coach of the Dolfins
since the fall of 1996. Starting his swimming and
coaching career in the Western New York area at local
teams, he has coached at the White Plains, NY, YMCA, Glens Falls,
NY, YMCA, Holyoke, Mass., YMCA, along with various summer and
country club teams. Doug has coached finalists at the
National YMCA Championships, Junior National
Championships, the Speedo Series Championships, and
at the Eastern Zone Championships. Doug was a YMCA
Program Director for over 20 years before becoming the full-time
Head Coach of the Dolfins. Doug also coached the boys team at
Bethlehem Central for 3 years and the girls team for 6 years, with
two Section 2 Championships and one Runner up titles
while his swimmers also set a number of school records. Doug
resides in Halfmoon, NY, with his wife, Jackie, and their two
Golden Retrievers, Sonny and Dooley.
Sheila Le
Assistant Coach
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Sheila is in her debut year of coaching, starting at the Delmar
Dolfins in the Spring of 2009. Her love of competitive
swinning started when she was in middle school watching her older
sister swim at the varsity level. She made a big splash
herself in her first year of swimming for the Glens Falls High
School swim team, earning the top spot on the medley team and
specializing in the backstroke. Sheila continued her
successful high school swimming career by taking additional command
of other strokes like the butterfly and contributed to breaking a
15-year old high school record in the 200 Free Relay. Upon
graduating high school, Sheila set aside the more competive aspects
of swimming to focus on completing her degree in Biology at the
University of Massachusetts - Amherst. After completing her
degree at UMASS, Sheila turned to swimming as a form of
recreational exercise and a de-stresser as she worked full time as
a research technician for Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
and the David Axelrod Institute in Albany. Currently, Sheila
dedicates her time working at the New York Neural Stem
Cell Institute. She never let go of her love of swimming and
is happy to be with others, peers and up-and-coming swimmers alike,
who share the same competitive spirit and drive for the sport.
Naia Rizea
Assistant Coach
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Naia Rizea joined the Dolfins in the spring of 2009. She comes
from Spring Valley , NY where she swam at the high school varsity
level from 8th-12th grade for The East Ramapo
Girls Swim Team. She was voted "most spirited" in her junior year
and honored with the privilege of being Team Captain her senior
year. From her sophomore to senior years she also swam
competitively for the Condors Swim Club out of Rockland County .
Naia was an assistant to the coaches for the Learn to Swim program
whenever she was needed. After graduation from high school she
went on to continue her swimming career at State University of New
York at Oneonta for two years. She later transferred to University
of Albany to pursue a degree in Sociology and Business. As
a recent graduate of the University of Albany, Naia continues
to swim for her own pleasure and feels the essence of swimming is
that it is a lifelong sport. As a new member of the Dolfins,
she is eager to develop a rapport with all swimmers and coaches.
Nicole Rohrs
Assistant Coach
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Nicole Rohrs started coaching with the Delmar Dolfins since 2006
while working on her Master’s Degree in History and Political
Science. She has a long history of swimming, starting with
competing on club teams in Rockland County. She also swam on
the Clarkstown North High School swim team. She then
continued to swim for The College of Saint Rose (mainly focusing on
distance freestyle), where she was captain. Nicole currently lives
in Delmar with her husband Brandon.
Tara Rothenberger
Assistant Coach
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Tara has a great background in competitive swimming. She
began her swimming career at the YMCA of Greater
Oneonta Swim Team (G.O.S.T) as an age group swimmer and
proceded to compete Oneonta High School from 7th to 12th
grade. Tara graduated from Hartwick College where she swam all
four years and was voted Captain her junior and senior years.
Tara coached many summers at the Hartwick Swim Camp, sponsored by
the college, gaining valuable experience with skill
development. She currently resides in Albany where she works
at the Albany County Family Court as a Social Worker.
