Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If you have any questions, from workouts to meet entries, please do not hesitate to contact your coach.  Billing questions should be directed to Mary Paden.

Coaching Staff

Jamie Thomas

Head Coach

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After 10 years experience as a swim coach, Head Coach Jamie Thomas started New South Swimming in 1993.  Since then, New South Swimming has produced several Junior National champions, US Nationals finalists, Olympic Trials qualifiers and National Team members.

Jamie is widely respected throughout competitive swimming for taking a disciplined yet caring approach to working with his swimmers.  He has earned recognition as:

  • 2010 North Carolina Senior "Coach of the Year"
  • North Carolina All-Star Team coach
  • North Carolina Age Group "Coach of the Year"
  • Coach at US Olympic Training Center Select Camp
  • Recipient of 2007 American Swim Coaches’ Certificate of Excellence

Andy Casasanta

Assistant Coach

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Andy Casasanta was born in Charlotte, NC and swam for nine years with NSS. During his swimming career he won two NC State Championships, and has traveled all over the US. Andy has been an age group coach with NSS since 2008.  He coaches the primarily the groups that practice at Charlotte Christian.  He graduated from Independence High School in 2006 and is currently attending school at UNCC and leaning toward engineering as a major. He is also a C-130 aircraft mechanic in the North Carolina Air National Guard.

This season Andy will coach the Pre I group.

Steve Romito

Assistant Coach

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Steve will be coaching the Bronze, Silver and Gold groups.

Philip Jones

Assistant Coach

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Philip will be coaching the Gold and Pre II groups.

Jonathan Piscitelli

Assistant Coach

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Jonathan will be coaching the Pre Senior II group.