Important Note About Contacting Coaches
In an effort to maximize coaching during practice and meets, we ask that parents respectfully wait until before or after to interact with the coaches.
Please do not interrupt practice for a question/comment unless it is an emergency.
Coach Marlee is available by email or phone for your questions as well.
This is Marlee's first year as head coach of FMS, but she has been the head coach at the high school for the past two years.
Marlee began swimming at the age of 7, where she swam for the Northside YMCA and PACK. She then continued her career at Central High School, where she broke multiple school records and holds them to this day. Coach Marlee received a scholarship to swim at King College before a shoulder injury prematurely ended her career. Since then, she has coached for Jefferson County Swim Club, Emerald Youth Foundation, and Cherokee Country Club.
Coach Marlee was born and raised in Knoxville and lives with her husband, Matt, and two bluetick hounds, Neyland and Gracie. They absolutely love traveling & sports, especially baseball, so you'll catch them at Vols Baseball or Yankees games. In her free time, Coach Marlee loves to read (librarian, duh), work out, and watch Top Gun.
This is Marissa’s first year coaching with FHS and FMS!
Marissa grew up in Farragut and is a proud FHS alumna (Class of 2018), having served as co-swim team captain during her time as an Admiral. Her competitive swimming background includes years with Pilot Aquatic Club and Tennessee Aquatics, as well as GKAISA summer leagues with Village Green and Fox Den.
Marissa spent 5 years as Head Coach at Fox Den Country Club while also serving as the Head Coach for Christian Academy of Knoxville’s (CAK) High School and Middle School Swim Teams. After taking a brief step back from the deck to complete her Master’s in Marketing Management at the University of Hawai’i, Coach Marissa is thrilled to be back in Knoxville and coaching the Admirals!
Off the deck, Coach Marissa works full-time as a Director of Marketing and serves as an adjunct business professor at Pellissippi State Community College. In her free time, she loves staying active, traveling, spending time with family, hanging out with her schnauzers Marlie and Miley, and supporting her swimmers!
Fun Fact: Coach Marissa used to dress up as Admiral Dave for dance team rally events!