Aaron has achieved success on the pool deck with over 20 years of experience. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and swam for his hometown Bearcats at the University of Cincinnati. Aaron has held various coaching roles, most notably, as the founding coach for the Mercy HealthPlex Sea Wolves. The Sea Wolves served more than 2,000 athletes during his 13 year tenure. His teams finished seven years in the top 10% with USA Swimming's Virtual Team rankings before moving on. Aaron won numerous awards as a head coach, including the YMCA Southwest Cluster Coach of the Year in 2004 and the Ohio Age Group Coach of the Year in 2009. He's attended USA Swimming's Diversity swim clinic in Colorado Springs and been a guest speaker for several workshops in the region. Under his leadership, Aaron coached numerous state record holders and champions, National top 10 finishers, Junior National qualifiers, National qualifiers and Olympic Trial qualifiers. Over 400 of Aaron's athletes have competed in college swimming. In addition to club swimming, Aaron shares a passion for Master's swimming. Over the past 15 years, Aaron has trained numerous local and national Master's YMCA qualifiers as well as an open water National champion. He's most proud of the positive impact his athletes have made in their community. Aaron resides in Cincinnati with his wife and two children.