Our Coaches
Joe grew up swimming for the Blue Dolfins and owned several state and national records by the time he was 10 years old. A Winter Park High School alumni, Joe was a high school team captain and helped lead the Wildcats to three consecutive state titles. He was also a 9-time All-American and won eight state titles before heading to swim for the University of Florida under legendary coach Randy Reese. Joe was later inducted into the Winter Park Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
As a USA Swimming coach for nearly 30 years, Joe originally coached on deck with Harry Meisel. He then gained experience as a coach for the Miami’s Stingray Aquatics, Highlander Aquatics, and Longwood Aquatics before returning to the Blue Dolfins in 2007.
Joe has worked with swimmers on all levels, age group through college over the years. He has had many swimmers set state, national, and international records, as well as qualify for the US Olympic Trials, British Olympic Trials, Pan American Games, and South American Games. He has also helped numerous swimmers achieve their goal of collegiate swimming, including many on the Division I level. For the 2023-2024 collegiate season, Blue Dolfins Winter Park has 13 athletes currently swimming in college.
Joe also founded the Florida Swim Network (FSN) in 2010, which produced swim-specific sports coverage through meet broadcasts and television shows such as “On Deck” for Bright House (now Spectrum) and “College Swim Day” for the SEC Network. FSN was also tapped to broadcast collegiate swim meets for ESPN. Joe was later on deck in Rio covering aquatic sporting events for the 2016 Olympics, before the network was acquired in 2017.
Kim Burke grew up swimming for Harry Meisel and the Blue Dolfins. She was also part of a legendary era at Winter Park High School where they proudly won their State meet every year before she went on to swim for the University of Kentucky.
Also a former Masters Swimmer, Kim is still ranked Top 10 in many short course meter events in the 30-34 year old category.
As a coach, Kim had a short stay with Rick Benner and the Central Florida Y before coaching age groupers for the Winter Park YMCA for 8 years. She is also a longtime coach with Winter Park High School's high school team and the Blue Dolfins since 2017.
Coach Scott Caron has spent the past 2 seasons with Trinity Prep Aquatics as the Head High School Coach, Senior Group and Junior Group coach. Scott brings with him a wealth of swimming and coaching experience in the Central Florida area.
Previous to that, he spent the past six years as the Head Coach and Aquatics Director for Silver Hawk Aquatics and Lake Howell High School. While at these programs, he developed and coordinated all programs including swim team, swim lessons, summer camp, and outside group usage. Silver Hawk Aquatics grew to over 100 swimmers with many FLAGS, Senior Champ, Sectional, and High School State meet qualifiers.
Before the Silverhawks, Scott spent 12 years at Patriot Aquatics as the Head Age Group Coach. His positions with Patriot Aquatics included Head Age Group Coach, Assistant Coach for Lake Brantley High School, Summer League Director, Masters Coach, and assistant Pool Manager. While at Patriot Aquatics, the team consistently finished in the Top 10 at Florida Age Group Championships, swimmers set several individual and relay State records as well as being nationally ranked. Prior to Patriot Aquatics, Scott was the Aquatics Director and Head Coach for the North Central Florida YMCA.
With over 20 years of coaching experience, he has gained an American Swim Coach Association (ASCA) Level 4 certification and is currently on the Florida Swimming Board of Directors as the Age Group Chairman. He is also a past president of the Florida Swim Coaches Association (FSCA). In 2001, Scott was USA Swimming Select Distance Camp Assistant Coach and in 2002 received the ASCA Award of Excellence. In 2003, he was a speaker at the Eastern Coaches Clinic. Scott was also selected as a coach for the Florida Zone Swim Team in 1999 and 2005.
Scott has coached swimmers to high finishes at the YMCA National Championships, high school All American honors, and has helped them advance to college level swimming. Scott has also coached several “Florida Swimmer of the Year” athletes, numerous Junior National Qualifiers, YMCA National Record Holders, and Olympic Trial Qualifiers.
Scott will be the head coach of the Junior Group on a daily basis, as well as assisting all coaches with their groups having an emphasis on creating a competitive training environment with a keen eye on stroke technique. He will also develop a summer league for swimmers, in Winter Park, as well as lead all lesson programs with Blue Dolfins.
Scott is originally from Seminole, FL, and competed for West Florida Lightning Aquatics for 9 years. He competed at Junior Nationals, was selected to the Florida Zone Team, and was a part of state record relays. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a degree in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism.
He is the proud father to his children, Grace and Hunter.
Sidney MacGillivray
Flippers Coach; Junior Assistant Coach
Sidney grew up in Kansas City and swam competitively at the club level before going to swim at William Jewell College. After 2 years at WJC she transferred to Biola University in Los Angeles, swimming for 2 more years and graduating with a business degree in May 2024. While at Biola she was a team captain and earned PCSC Conference honors.
Sidney is in her first season coaching with Blue Dolfins and prior to this she has taught swim lessons for 6 years, focusing on stroke development. She has taught lessons both privately and in group settings for Lifetime Fitness.
Sidney has a love for the sport of swimming she is excited to share with all of the athletes she coaches!
Sam Cronen
Fins Coach
Sam is a proud Orlando native having grown up in the Oviedo/Winter Springs Area in the early 2010’s. He swam for Joe Auer at Oviedo Blue Dolfins who was his age group coach and who gave him the bug for competitive swimming. Sam then moved on to swimming with the legendary Charlie Rose and Oviedo Blue Dolfins contingent.
Sam was an Oviedo high school state finalist and pursued club swimming at Florida State University where he also learned to teach lessons and help coach other club swimmers. Sam was also the assistant head coach for the Oviedo swim team, coaching under Charlie Rose.
Sam has spent the last several years working in the technology industry and has now decided to shift back to a more local community presence in Orlando and work with some of the people that gave him the skills that he uses today. He is passionate about working with the new generation on the great sport of swimming. Sam will also be helping the foundation raise funds for the new pool!