Vicky grew up in Redlands, California and now hails from Hertford, North Carolina.  She has swam for clubs and schools in California including Northwestern University where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology.  She also earned her master's degree in kinesiology from Cal State Long Beach.  Vicky has experience swimming for the United States National Team as well.  She has been a swim coach for 22 years and she won the ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year for SoCal Swimming.  Her hobbies include swimming, stand up paddle boarding, painting, photography and scuba diving.  Vicky's advice to her swimmers is to have fun because swimming is an activity that can be done for the rest of your life!

 

 

Josh Dreano

Josh grew up in Virginia Beach and swam for Bayside High School. He has been working for the City of Virginia Beach as a lifeguard since 2013 and became a Water Safety Instructor in 2014 and has been assisting with coaching ever since. This is Josh's second year coaching for the Gators. Outside of the pool, he doesn't stay inside because he's surfing, fishing, or most likely out playing/teaching disc golf. Josh's advice to his swimmers is always put your best effort forward. When you give more effort than you think you can, you've created new limits to break.

                

Roberta (Roby) Hudgins

Roby grew up in Naples, Italy and started swimming at the sporting club, San Gorgio, in Italy.  As she got older, she swam competitively in middle and high school on a year-round team.  She competed at a national level in Italy, with the 100-meter butterfly being her best event.  Roby has traded in her competitive swimming days for offering swim instruction to both adults and children, and has been a Water Safety Instructor for eight years.  This year marks Roby's seventh season as a coach for the Great Neck Gators. She coached Broad Bay swim team over the summer and learned more working with coaches from Cox High School while at Broad Bay.  She enjoys spending time with her family, company and photography.  Roby's advice for swimmers is to remain focused, try hard, and most importantly, have fun.

 

 

 

Billy Campbell

Welcome to the team!  I am your swim team representative.  I have worked for parks and recreation for over 10 years now.  I spent 5 years as lifeguard, coach, and swim/surf instructor wit​h Virginia Beach, 2 years as pool manager and training instructor for the City of Norfolk, and I returned to the City of Virginia Beach of as a recreation specialist. I have a personal training and fitness certification earned from Tidewater Community College.  I grew up right here in Virginia Beach and love the community I serve.  I am an avid sports fan, CrossFit enthusiast, and outdoorsman.  My advice to our swimmers is focus on fitness and other skills will become easier.​

​ Great Neck Swim League Supervisor:  Billy Campbell​

Swim League Coordinator: Karen Connolly