Coach Jan brings her passion and knowledge of swimming to the HSA coaching staff. She moved to Alabama in 2015 from Boulder City, Nevada to be near family. Coach Jan spent over 20 years with the Boulder City – Henderson Swim Team in Nevada, as well as a year with Madison Swim Association as an age group coach. She started coaching for HSA in 2016. She brings her coaching experience to all age groups and levels. Her main focus is developing young swimmers to reach beyond their expectations. Coach Jan’s swimmers have been Southeastern Champions, Sectional swimmers, State and Junior Olympic champions, USA top ten, and competed at Jr. National, National, and Olympic Trials .
Coach Jan grew up in New Mexico and was a state champion basketball, volleyball, and tennis player. She is a graduate of West Texas State A & M University with a degree in communication graphics and marketing, and worked as a graphic designer before coaching. Coach Jan started swimming at the master’s level and believes this has contributed to her enthusiasm and dedication to the sport both as a swimmer and USA Swimming Coach. She enjoys yoga, gardening, art and design.
Family – Coach Jan and her husband Blake Bunch live in Decatur. Her daughter Blakeley Bunch is an Auburn University graduate and lives and works in Madison. Blakeley is a four-year Auburn athlete in swimming and competed in the 2008 USA Olympic Trials. Blakeley has a son Zander that swims for HSA, and who is Jan’s only grandchild. Dylan Bunch is her son who is a graduate of The University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, where he lives and works. Dylan swam at the NCAA championships throughout his collegiate career, and competed in USA Olympic Trials 2012 and 2016.
Coach Jan looks forward to her HSA swimmers’ success in and out of the pool.
