Coach Craig grew up in Western Pennsylvania and as an age group swimmer started out at the North Hills YMCA in Pittsburgh. At age 10 he moved to the Pittsburgh Aquatic Club (now Team Pittsburgh). At age 12 his family moved to the Chicago area and Craig swam for the Hinsdale Swim Club and Hinsdale Central High School. At Hinsdale Central, he was a two time NISCA All-American and an Illinois State High School Champion in his junior year. After graduating, Craig went on to swim at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. 

After college Craig began his coaching career and spent three years at the Larose Regional Park in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. In 1986, Craig was hired by the Guatemalan Olympic Committee and the Guatemalan Swimming Federation to coach their National Team. In 1994 he moved to Puerto Rico and coached for three years at the Albergue Olimpico. In 1997 Craig moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee and along with Cindy Baker formed the Middle Tennessee Swim Club.

Craig has coached swimmers of all levels ranging from novice to the Olympic Games. While in Guatemala, he had one swimmer compete in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, five swimmers compete in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and one swimmer compete in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. 

At the Middle Tennessee Swim Club Coach Craig has coached swimmers that have reached almost every level including SES Champions, Junior and Senior National qualifiers, NCAA and U.S. Open qualifiers, and Olympic Trials Qualifiers. Thirty-two swimmers have gone on to swim in college.

Coach Craig can be reached at 615-734-9552 or by email at gringodelnorte@hotmail.com

Cindy Baker began her swimming career in 1985 when she was hired as a swim teacher, primarily teaching babies. Over the year as the babies grew up, she found herself teaching competitive strokes and began looking for a competitive swim team. In 1997 she met Coach Craig and together they formed Middle Tennessee Swim Club. For three years she coached alongside Coach Craig in Hendersonville while waiting for the Jimmy Floyd Family Center (JFFC) to be built. In late 2000, 30 competitive swimmers joined the JFFC and began their practice there. In 2021 she became the Aquatics Manager, and facilitated the start of high school swimming in Wilson County. After retiring from the JFFC in 2013, Cindy can be found in Chattanooga, Ruskin Florida or here in Lebanon. She handles all administrative duties of MTSC.

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!

Coach Randy grew up in Iowa and was involved in YMCA, summer

recreation league, AAU Age Group, High School and Collegiate

swimming.  A state qualifier all years of high school with a

top 5 finish in 100 breaststroke, top 7 in the 200 IM and two relay

runner up finishes to his credit.  Randy has been a US Masters

swimmer for the past 30 years, competing in local and National

level meets. Retiring several years ago afforded Randy opportunity

to give back to the sport that has been a mainstay in his

life.  “My hope is to bring a lifetime of swim knowledge

and bit of wisdom to a new generation of

swimmers”.

Coach Erin: has been a swim coach since 1995, starting with the JFFC league. While attending Tennessee Tech, coached MTSC swimmers in Cookeville as well as the YMCA of Cookeville team. After completing her bachelor's degree from MTSU she moved to Chattanooga and coached for the Baylor swim team before finding her way home to Lebanon where she started her own very successful swim program. in 2022 Erin accepted the position of  Aquatics Director of the Jimmy Floyd Family Center (home of our Lebanon location). She is a former Lebanon High School swimmer and currently coaches for us five days a week.

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!

This coach is awesome!