Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Robert Hastings Robert is currently a graduate student at Minnesota State University, Mankato in Sport Psychology. He did his undergraduate work at University of South Dakota in Psychology and minored in coaching. Robert has been a swimmer for nineteen years. He was a four year letter winner at the University of South Dakota. Before that he was a two time high school state champion in Nevada. His best strokes were butterfly and backstroke. Robert was a volunteer coach for University of South Dakota Swim Team during his last semester of school there. After graduation he helped coach age groupers for his old swim team, Reno Aquatic Club. He loved coaching at both places and being able to help up and coming swimmers. He looks forward to continuing his love and passion for swimming with Mankato Swim Club. Assistant Coach: Molly Huber Molly has been involved with swimming for about 12 years. She is a graduate of Kennedy High School in Bloomington where she swam for two years. The majority of her swimming experience was with the Barracuda Aquatics Club, now called Black Line Aquatics. Molly swam at state championships every year beginning when she was ten and in the summer of 2005, after being injured for six years, she made it to Zones. Molly swam for the MSU swim team until her injury became too limiting. Molly has coaching experience with the Black Line Club, where she helped coach the age group and developmental teams. She is very excited to share her passion for swimming with the Mantas Swim Club. Molly is currently an undergraduate student at Minnesota State University ­ Mankato where she is majoring in Chemistry. Her plans include attending graduate school to become a Physical Therapist.