Fort Collins Area Swim Team : Coaches & Directors

Evan A Welting - Head Coach; Senior and Pre-senior Groups email Evan Welting comes to FAST from the Greenwood Tiger Sharks where he has been an assistant for the past two seasons. Evan grew up and swam for the Lakeside Swim Club in Louisville, KY. (Mary T Meagher also swam for Lakeside.) Evan was a Junior College 400 IM national champion and academic All American. He finished his college swimming career at Western Kentucky where he was captain and school record holder in the 400 IM. Evan has had extensive coaching experience at all levels including coaching masters. Recently, Evan was honored as the 2009 Colorado Age Group Coach of the Year.

Denise Anstett Welting - Platinum Group email Denise swam competitively for 14 years with Estes Park Swim Club and 4 years with the High School team. She also played club water polo for three years at CSU. Denise has taught Red Cross and private lessons for 5 years, she was the head coach of Huntington Hills summer club team in Fort Collins before coming to FAST. Denise is currently in the CSU graduate program working towards a Masters degree in Spanish. She coaches the Platinum group.

Glee Garlie - Pre-Competitive, Silver, and Gold Groups email Glee started with the FAST coaching staff in January 1998. Glee began her swimming career at age nine in Hawaii. She continued swimming for teams in Michigan, Kansas and Switzerland before swimming at the University of Kansas, where she was co-captain her senior year. After graduating, she taught Physical Education and coached in Hutchinson, Kansas. Glee also coached in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Boise, Idaho before coming to Fort Collins. She was awarded the Northern Colorado Coach of the Year in 2007. Glee coaches the Silver and Gold groups.

Reu G Smith - Master's Coach email Reu swam competitively for FAST while in junior high and high school. He also competed for Rocky Mountain High School swim team and participated in club water polo throughout high school. Reu now competes in triathlons and is active in the adult athletic community. His passion is to help take people to the next level in their swim program, no matter where they are today. Reu is the founder and president of rfi Marketing in Fort Collins. He coaches the Masters program for FAST.

MacKenzie Brown Lindstrom - Blue Group email MacKenzie graduated from Colorado State University in 2008 with a degree in Interior Design. After swimming competitively for 13 years at the club, high school, and collegiate levels, She began her coaching career. Before joining FAST in 2010, She coached for Poudre High School, Westfield Waves, and Vortex Swim Club. MacKenzie coaches Blue and High School Prep groups.