I’m Erin Turk and I will be the head coach of the Panther Creek Piranhas Swim Team! I am 19 years old and am going to be a Sophomore at the University of Illinois in the fall. I began swimming 14 years ago and have been an assistant coach at Panther Creek for the past 3 years. I am so excited for this swim season and to see all the new and returning swimmers!
Assistant Coaches
Karigan Books - Hi! I'm Karigan Books. I'm 18 years old and have been coaching for Panther for the past 3 years. I'm so excited to be back again this year! I've been swimming for 11 years with the Springfield YMCA. I will be attending Butler University in the fall.
James Overman - Hey! I'm James Overman. I'm 18 years old and I will be a freshman in the fall at SIUE! This will be my third year coaching and I'm so excited I get to coach these amazing kids again!
Maja Dey - I'm Maja Dey and I will be one of the coaches for the Panther Creek Piranhas Swim Team! I am 19 years old and am going to be a sophomore at the University of Iowa. I started swimming 13 years ago and have been a coach at panther creek for the past 2 years and can't wait for my third this year! I am so excited for this season and can't wait to see and coach all the kiddos!
Josie Kegg - Hi, I'm Josie Kegg. I've been swimming competitively for 6 years, and I have mainly swam with SPY. I have done summer swim team for about 8 years, and have swam in high school both my freshman and sophomore year. I am going to be a junior at Glenwood High School for the 26-27 school year, and I will be turning 17 in April 2027.
Sydney West - Hi my name is Sydney West! I'm 17 years old and will be a freshman at Missouri State University in the fall. I started swimming 10 years ago. This is my first year coaching at Panther Creek and I am super excited to see what this season will bring!
Malachi Hammon - Hi, I’m Malachi Hammon, and I’m excited to be helping coach the PCCC Piranhas this year! I am 16 years old and attend Sacred Heart-Griffin High School. I love sports and have been swimming since I was 5 years old. I’m especially excited to be part of this program again because I used to swim for the PCCC Piranhas when I was younger. I’m looking forward to helping these kids work hard, improve their skills, and most importantly, have a lot of fun this season!