Meet the Team Behind FCST

Coach Ben is enjoying his 11^th year with FCST and his 2^nd year as the Head Coach. In Ben’s ten years with FCST he spent the first 8 years as the Head Age Group Coach before being named the Head Coach in 2024. Under his leadership, the Age Group Program has grown and elevated to being one of the top age group programs in the state. FCST has produced numerus National Top 10 athletes, many Futures Qualifiers and multiple Winter Junior National qualifiers within the AG Program. Coach Ben is an ASCA Level 4 certified coach that is very excited to lead First Colony Swim Team to new heights in the future.

Ben comes to us from Spartanburg, SC where he was the Senior Coach for the Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club.  Ben swam for Y-Spartaquatics for 13 years before attending the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Ben was a four year scholarship swimmer for the Seahawks at UNC-Wilmington where the team won four CAA Conference Championships. While swimming at UNCW he was awarded the Most Outstanding Swimmer Award his sophomore year and was named team captain his senior year. 

Ben took over the top Pre-Senior group and the Senior 2 group at Y-Spartaquatics in 2013. During his time there he has coached multiple State Champions, Sectional Champions, Y-National Qualifiers/Finalists, Junior National Qualifiers and Nationally Ranked Top 10 Athletes. He has also been part of the coaching staff that has lead the team to multiple Overall and Women’s Long Course Y-National Championships, the team’s first Short Course Y-National Championship as well as numerous State Championships. Ben was also selected to the 2015 Southern Zone Select Camp Staff where he got to work with some of the Top 13-14 year olds in the country.

Before becoming part of the Y-Spartaquatics coaching staff Ben was in Charleston, SC with the Southern Marlins Racing Team. From the time that he started in August 2009 he worked his way up from being the Gold Group coach to the Head Age group Coach. Ben produced multiple Age Group Sectional Qualifiers/Finalists as well as State Champions and athletes that achieved Top 16 times. 

Ben is extremely excited to come to First Colony to continue a tradition of excellence. He is very eager to apply his experiences and learn from the First Colony coaching staff to make the team its absolute best.

Coach Trenton Thome is currently in his tenth year with FCST coaching at all three levels of the team(Developmental, Age Group & Senior). Before FCST, Coach Trenton was with Katy Aquatics for one season, and also five seasons with Greatwood Gators summer league as the Head Coach amassing a 32-4 record in both SHRSL & WHALe. In nine total seasons at the club level of USA Swimming, Coach Trenton has coached a TAGS qualifying swimmer each season in addition to qualifiers at Senior Southern Zones, ISCA & Sectionals. His philosophy on deck is to establish an environment that promotes positive team attitudes and encourages self-discipline, sportsmanship and responsibility by being a positive role model for the athletes by instilling confidence, building up a winning work ethic, and providing motivation through sport.

Coach Trenton obtained his bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration, with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Houston in Spring 2014. He is an American Swim Coaches Association(ASCA) Level III certified coach.

Coach Trenton is originally from Ohio, however, moved down to Houston, TX at a young age and found a love for the sport of swimming at the age of 7, swimming for both Greatwood Gators summer league and also Lamar Consolidated High School. Coach Trenton and his wife, Lauren(January 2019) live in Sugar Land and have three children(Scarlet(6), Grayson(4) & Caroline(1)) He enjoys working out at the gym in his free time, watching endless hours of college football(favorite team: Ohio State) and being around his black lab, Cooper.

Coach Trenton will be the site director for Long Meadow Farms as well as leading Age Group 4, Pre-Senior 2, Pre-Senior 3 & Senior 3. He also has the role of Volunteer Coordinator with FCST for both Hosted and Away meets.

Coach Jerome has been working as an assistant coach with FCST for the past 3 years, working with Blue 1 and Blue 2, and Pre-Senior 1-3. 



Coach Jerome is in his 3rd year as the Head Aquatics Coach at Kempner High School in Fort Bend ISD and has been coaching at Kempner High School for the past 15 years. He is also an AP Environmental Science Teacher, AVID Coordinator, and AVID Elective Teacher. During the Summer, he coaches the Covington Wood Stingrays in SHRSL.

During his time in FBISD, Coach Jerome has help developed 2 UIL State Qualifying Swimmers, multiple Top 6 Regional Swimmers, and 7 District Champs. He believes the fast swimming starts with strong fundamentals and the development of an excellent work ethic. He hopes to meet every athlete where they are and coach them to a place they haven’t been before. 

Jerome received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology with an emphasis on Teaching from the University of Houston in 2004. When he isn’t on deck coaching or in the classroom teaching, Jerome enjoys working out, eating great food, and expanding his knowledge about anything. He likes watching sports, especially college athletics (GO COOGS!), cartoons, and anything related to Marvel Comics.

Coach Justin is starting his twelfth year with FCST and first as the lead coach for FCST White & Red. Justin has a bachelor's in Computer Science from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. 

Before coming to FCST, Justin was an assistant coach for the Beaumont Area Swim Team (BAST) for 7 years, and has several years experience in teaching lessons. Justin also competed for BAST for 8 years and with Clifton J. Ozen High School for 4 years. 

When Justin isn't on deck he enjoys watching anime, horror movies, reading comics, parkour, and playing video games in his spare time.

Caleb fell in love with swimming at the age of five and has carried that passion throughout his life. He brings five years of coaching experience, beginning with summer league coaching at Greentree before joining Blue Tide Aquatics. At Blue Tide, he progressed from Assistant Coach to Lead Coach and had the opportunity to work with swimmers across all levels, from learn-to-swim athletes to Winter Junior A finalists.

Swimming has provided Caleb with countless opportunities as both a swimmer and a coach. He has traveled to different cities, attended a select camp at the Olympic Training Center, and had the opportunity to meet and learn from coaches and athletes throughout the sport. He was also selected as an ASCA 30 Under 30 coach, a great recognition of his dedication to coaching and the swimming community.

Caleb is looking forward to getting to know our swimmers and families and making a positive impact on the First Colony program.

Away from the pool deck, Caleb enjoys cooking, working with electronics, working out, Star Wars, and superheroes—especially Spider-Man. He has also skydived twice and built his own computer! One of his guiding beliefs is: “If you have the ability to do good, you have the responsibility to do good.”

Coach Colin is now in his second year coaching for FCST. However, he has been a Gulf Swimming coach for the past 7 years in addition to being the Head Coach of the recreational swim team First Colony Gators for the past 3 years. 

Colin swam for FCST for 6 years before swimming for Texas Christian University for one year. He has always loved swimming and also is very competitive. He is excited to coach for the team he used to swim for and to be a Lead Coach for Blue Group at New Territory.

Colin, in his own time, enjoys playing video games as well as going to the climbing gym. He also enjoys the occasional hike.

Coach Susan is starting her 12th season as part of FCST Coaching Staff and this will be her fourth season as Lead Coach for Senior 1 and Pre-Senior 1 groups in the New Territory area. She started in FCST's 10-week summer Learn to Swim Program, was Lead Instructor in all levels of Swim League and worked as an Assistant Coach for all groups in the Developmental, Age Group and Senior Divisions both in New Territory and the First Colony area. 

Coach Susan is ASCA (American Swim Coaches Association) Level II certified. Has a Bachelors degree in Architecture and was a competitive swimmer for 12 years in her native country of El Salvador. She came to the United States in 2005 and, after joining FCST's Masters program, competed with them in several open water races and in two USMS National Championships.

Coach Susan has been married for 30 years and has 3 boys. Her oldest son Fernando has a Physics Degree from the University of Texas at Austin and lives in Manchester, NH where he recently got married to his HS sweetheart Helen Li; her middle son Carlos was part of FCST's Senior Elite group, was on the swim team at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where he graduated with a Chemistry Degree and is now studying a PHD at Duke University in Durham, NC; and her youngest son Gabriel decided to stay close to home and is studying Computer Engineering at the University of Houston.

In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, having quiet days at home with her husband and travels to El Salvador to visit her parents whenever there is a long weekend available.

Coach Brooks has completed ten years of coaching for FCST after competing on the team growing up in the area. Brooks feels fortunate to have worked with many of the groups in the Developmental, Age Group, and Pre-Senior divisions, and to have collaborated with many outstanding athletes, parents, and coaches along the way. As co-Head Developmental Coach for First Colony, he seeks to support coaches and athletes by promoting the power of a positive learning environment where each member feels comfortable progressing toward growth.

As the lead for Age Group 1 and Pre-Senior 2 FC, Brooks strives to foster an environment where each swimmer is recognized, developed, and challenged to grow as athletes and as people. He is an ASCA certified level three member and has guided swimmers to individual and relay team records as well as achieve individual and relay championship finishes at TAGS and national age group top ten rankings.

Brooks is a graduate from the University of Houston. In his spare time, he can often be found in the water swimming at one of our master's practices.

Ben will be entering his 7th year of coaching and will lead our Age Group 4 FC swimmers. In his career, Ben has coached many athletes to the Gulf AG Champs, TAGS, Sectionals, and Futures levels. 



In addition to leading Age Group 4 FC, he will assist with Senior Elite. Coach Ben found his love for coaching after serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, and he is excited to help FCST’s swimmers achieve their goals.

Coach Macy is going into her 5th season at FCST coaching Blue, Age Group 1 & 3 at the Seven Meadows. Macy has been coaching for 8 + years and loves every aspect of swimming and what the sport teaches individuals. 



Coach Macy graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology and a minor in Business Management. Macy started her coaching career with Blue Tide Aquatics in 2016. During her time there she coached developmental, age group, and helped with the national level swimmers. Some of Macy’s coaching accomplishments has been swimmers qualifying in TAGS for SC/LC 2017, LC 2018, and SC 2021, SC 2023, LC 2023, SC 2024, LC 2024, SC 2025, and LC 2025. Coach Macy is a level 2 ASCA member. 

Coach Macy has been married to her wonderful husband Jacob for 4 years and have two beautiful children Maiya and Bryce.

This is Coach Will's third year with FCST and his first year with the competitive team. He has been working with our non-competitive groups for the past two years.

He grew up swimming competitively in SHRSL & for Kempner High School over the years. During his career, he qualified for UIL State, UIL Region, Top 3 in the district, as well as leading his high school team as the team captain his senior Year.

Will is currently in school studying to get a Bachelors in Nursing, with a specialty in pediatrics. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, learning new skills, and being active.

Coach Danielle has been with FCST since April 2022. She grew up swimming in the Sugar Land area, beginning her swimming career in Southwest Houston Recreational Swim League. She continued swimming at SPA and SWAT. She finished her competitive career in high school at Clements and Travis, where she became a team captain. 

Danielle graduated from the University of Houston in 2020 with a degree in Kinesiology with a focus on Fitness and Sports. Danielle started teaching lessons and coaching for USA swimming in 2016. 

In her free time she likes to listen to music, eat spicy food, attend dance practice, and travel.

Coach Katie is a proud Texan who has been soaking up the the sunny vibes of Southern California for the past two decades. Before her move back to the Lone Star State, she was a Lead Coach for Horizon Swimming, a Southern California USA Swim Team. She guided and motivated swimmers ages six to thirteen. Her competitive swimming journey stared early at the age of four and continued all the way through high school. Along the way and into adulthood, she has donned various hats - lifeguard, swim instructor, swim team coach and even aquatics director. You could say that she has made quite a splash in the world of aquatics. Coach Katie even spent a few years as a private coach with unattached USA swimmers. 

He heart goes out to her wonderful husband, and together they are raising a spirited trio: two lovely girls and an energetic young boy. Her girls both swam competitively until they each found their love of the theater in their tweens. Her son found his passion for baseball early, so his sights are set on the MLB.

Her life isn’t all about chlorine and laps. Her home is a a mixture of a mini theater and a baseball diamond. There is a wonderfully colorful mix of drama and sports that fill each day! It is a whirlwind and she loves it! Being a part of this team is her daily escape to the shimmering world of competitive swimming, and she is so excited to share her love of the water with your young swimmers!

Coach Myka is starting her ninth year with FCST. Myka has had the privilege of working with every group, from White Group to Seniors. This year, she steps into an exciting new role as the lead coach for White, Red and Blue. She is thrilled to bring her extensive experience and love for the sport to help this talented group of swimmers reach their full potential.

As a young swimmer, Myka demonstrated exceptional dedication and skill, eventually serving as the team captain of her high school swim team for two consecutive years. Her leadership and commitment to the sport have been unwavering, and she strives to instill the same values in her athletes.



Myka is an avid reader, always eager to dive into a new book and explore different worlds through literature. Additionally, she loves traveling, particularly to California, where she enjoys spending time with a close friend who works in the film and television industry.

Coach Jessica brings with her a lifelong passion for swimming, over a decade of experience in education, and four years of coaching in both summer league and club settings.

A former swimmer with ATEX in Spring, TX, Jessica went on to compete at the collegiate level at the University of Wyoming, where she was a Mountain West Conference finalist and team record holder. Her coaching journey began during college summers in Spring and continued after graduation with the Laramie Swim Club in Wyoming.

Outside of the pool, Jessica has dedicated over ten years to elementary education in Fort Bend ISD, as a teacher, mentor, and team leader. Her commitment to student development was recognized when she was named Teacher of the Year in 2022.

Jessica and her husband, Buddy, live in Sugar Land and are proud parents to their son, Jack, a former FCST swimmer who will be swimming for the University of Wyoming this fall. In her free time, you will find Jessica swimming with the master’s team and traveling.

Jessica is excited to work with FCST families and athletes, bringing energy, structure, and encouragement to every practice and meet.

Coach Trevor is the Assistant Director of non-competitive operations at FCST. He works closely alongside Coach Jerome, the Director, to ensure swimmers of all ages and skill levels can enjoy a fun, safe, and engaging environment to learn in.

 

Coach Trevor is entering his third year with FCST where he is proud to have made meaningful connections with both the coaches and the community to help all swimmers develop a love and a passion for the sport of swimming.