Leigh Anne Patterson
Leigh Anne started swimming at Erlton Swim Club. She also swam for Jersey Wahoos and Cherry Hill West. Leigh Anne went on to study Elementary Education & Sociology at Villanova University. While at Villanova, she swam for the Wildcats. She specialized in distance freestyle & butterfly. After graduating from Villanova, she coached at Jersey Wahoos for 4 years. Leigh Anne now teaches third grade at Central Elementary School and coaches at SJAC.
Brianna Shaw
Brianna started swimming at Ramblewood Swim Club at age 7. She swam for Jersey Wahoos/South Jersey Aquatic Club and Lenape High School. Brianna went to study Physical Education at Kean University, where she served as captain, NJAC Rookie of the Year and 2x MVP. She specialized in IM and Butterfly. Brianna is now a Health and Physical Education teacher at Winslow Twp High School and is a coach at South Jersey Aquatic Club.
Bennett Wright
Bennett started swimming at Wedgewood at age 5 and spend 6 years with Jersey Wahoos, specializing in freestyle and backstroke. He also competed for Haddonfield Memorial High School for 1 year, helping the team win a state championship. Throughout high school, he was a part of Wedgewood’s Learn to Swim program. Bennett also joined the HMHS cross country and track teams, and helped lead the program to several state championships. He was honored as an All-South Jersey as well as All-American athlete on 3 separate occasions. Bennett is currently pursuing a double major in Finance and Health Science at the University of Richmond, where he competes on the cross country and track teams.
Kate Hoover
Kate Hoover dove at Wedgewood for nine years before she started coaching. Before graduating in 2022, Kate competed for Haddonfield Memorial High School where she participated in multiple state competitions. After diving with Centennial Dive Club for six years, Kate became a part of Germantown Academy Dive Club, due to the pandemic. She attended AAU diving nationals in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Kate is currently diving for Colgate University where she was awarded most valuable diver after two first-place finishes, three second-place finishes, and two third-place finishes her freshman season. Kate is studying neuroscience and psychology.
