Our Coaches
Braden Holloway
Braden Holloway
Braden Holloway
NC State Swimming/Diving Head Coach. 2025 Team USA World Championships head coach. 2024 Team USA Olympic Assistant Coach.
2022 Team USA World Championships head coach and 2023 Team USA World Championships assistant coach. Also led the 2019 Team USA World University Games. Current US National Team staff member. 9x ACC Men's Coach of the Year. 2x ACC Women's Coach of the Year.
Kevin Happ
Braden Holloway
Braden Holloway
NC State Swimming/Diving Assistant Coach & Director of Operations since 2017. In 2022 he became the Director of Operations for Wolfpack Elite. Coached Team Poland at the 2024 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary and 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Kevin swam for Indiana University then went on to coach at SwimMAC in Charlotte 2011-2015 then to Princeton University as Assistant Director of Aquatics.
Coleman Stewart
Braden Holloway
Coleman Stewart
A former NCAA Champion, World Championship medalist, and world record holder, Coleman Stewart brings elite-level experience to the Wolfpack Elite coaching staff. As a standout at NC State and a former Wolfpack Elite athlete himself, Coleman made history in 2021 by breaking the world record in the 100m backstroke (short course meters).
Michael Baric
Stefani Wendelschaefer
Coleman Stewart
NC State Swimming/Diving assistant coach. Michael served as an assistant coach for UNC-Chapel Hill from 2017-22. Prior to his stint at UNC, Michael volunteered with the swimming and diving programs at the University of Florida while pursuing a master of science degree in sport management. Michael was a standout swimmer for UNCW from 2010-14 and trained with Wolfpack Elite as a post-graduate.
Joao Mescolote
Stefani Wendelschaefer
Stefani Wendelschaefer
Current Wolfpack Elite coach and former member of the Brazilian Swimming Junior National Team. Joao represented and held school records for the LSU Tigers from 2014-18. As an athlete, Joao has qualified for 4 Brazilian Olympic Trials and was part of a winning Junior South American Games relay. As a coach, Joao has coached at Concordia University, Ball State, and Wolfpack Elite.
Stefani Wendelschaefer
Stefani Wendelschaefer
Stefani Wendelschaefer
NC State Swimming/Diving assistant coach. Previous assistant coach at Grove City College and Washington & Jefferson College.
Dan Kesler
Dan Kalupski
Dan Kalupski
Associate Head Coach for NC State Swimming/Diving., where Dan was a stand-out distance swimmer back in the day. Most recently spent 2 years as Head Coach for Utah Tech where he was named WAC Coach of the Year. Also spent 2 years as an assistant coach at Florida State University and 7 years as an assistant at Arizona State University.
Dan Kalupski
Dan Kalupski
Dan Kalupski
NC State Swimming/Diving assistant coach since 2017. Previous assistant coach at MIT and DePauw University. Current US National Team staff member. Dan specializes in coaching distance.