Coaches and Directors


Coaches and Directors

Coaching Staff
Rob Fox Head Coach, Owner

Coach Rob founded Fox Swim Club in 2011.  In the first five years of the club, Fox led the team to four Maryland Swimming Rising Club awards, and this past year a top-five finish at 14 & Under Maryland State Championships and Maryland Long Course State Championship meets.   He has more than 25 years of coaching in Maryland Swimming.  Fox is a four-time Frederick County High School Coach of the Year and is a former assistant coach of the Frederick Area Swim Team.  Fox grew up in Frederick, Maryland, and attended the University of Maryland at College Park.  At Maryland, he was a captain of the swim team and a four-time varsity letter winner.  Fox is married with two children.

Denise Adams Assistant Coach - Mount Airy Site

Coach D has been coaching since 1978.  She is a recognized ASCA Level 5 coach and has been recognized as one of the best age group coaches in the nation.  Denise has coached every level of swimming including Senior, Age Group, Masters, High School, Summer League, and College.  Coach D joined Fox Swim Club in 2017.  She currently is involved in all of the groups at the Mount Airy site specializing in individual stroke analysis.

Shane Hebert Assistant Coach - Mount Airy Site

Coach Shane has been coaching with Fox Swim Club for 5 years and has been coaching at various levels for over 25 years including the Hagerstown YMCA, Slippery Rock University and Germantown Masters.  He grew up in Hagerstown, Maryland where he swam for the Hagerstown YMCA and St. Maria Goretti High School.  Hebert attended Shippensburg University where he was part of three conference championship teams including the schools first championship.  He was a four-time varsity letter winner.  Hebert is married with three children.

Kathleen Capron Assistant Coach - Mount Airy Site
Gregory Courtois Assistant Coach - Mount Airy Site
Page Fox Strength & Conditioning Coach

Coach Page is a graduate of the University of Tampa where she participated all four years on the UT Women's Swim Team.  Page is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), and NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES).  She is a former Fox Swim Club swimmer and will be overseeing all of our on-land strength and conditioning programs.

Melanie Sasse Assistant Coach - Mount St. Mary's Site

Melanie has more than 30 years of coaching experience in competitive swimming and has been with Fox Swim Club since its inception.  Melanie oversees the Fennec program for the team.  She is the proud parent of William (University of Wisconsin), Karl (Merchant Marine Academy) and Josephine (member of FSC).