Project Leadership: About NTA

Honored to Lead, Committed to Community.

New Trier Aquatics is proud to lead this fundraising initiative in partnership with families, coaches, community representatives and supporters from across the region. With a deep commitment to water safety, youth development, and community wellness, our leadership team is working to create an aquatics center that serves athletes, families, and residents for generations to come.

Meet the NTA Leaders Committed to Success

  • Chris Wolford

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    • Coached swimmers to the Pan American & World University Games

    • 2 Junior National Team titles

    • 7 National Age Group records

    • 5 athletes named to the US Junior National Team

    • 2-time Ohio Coach of the Year

    • 17 Olympic Trials qualifiers

    • Multiple pool capital projects

  • Jeremy Meserole

    DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

    • Coached a swimmer to Jr. Pan Pacific Games

    • 2 swimmers to Olympic Trials

    • Led dozens of swimmers to Junior National championships

    • Led Academy Bullets satellite to all time high membership

    • Held numerous Illinois Swimming state leadership roles

  • Laszlo Hruza

    DIRECTOR OF WATER POLO

    • FINA Lecturer & Coach

    • International Outreach Coach for Barbados & Ghana

    • Coach for the Canadian National Team

    • Assistant Coach for Arizona State University

    • Assistant Coach for Michigan State University NCAA Title team

  • Misty O'Connell

    DIRECTOR OF NON-COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

    • Grew NTA Swim School from 70 to 370 participants in one year

    • Grew previous swim school from 1 site to 4 sites

    • Developed partnership with 6 local park districts

    • Coached numerous state champions

    • Coached Rosary High School to 5 state titles

NTA serves over 1,200 swimmers and water polo players every year.

  • The original and largest program with over 400 competitive swimmers between the ages of 6-18

  • Over 150 athletes between the ages of 10-18 that compete at the highest levels of the sport

  • Programming for adults to practice, compete and connect through swimming and water polo

  • Instructional programming for over 450 swimmers ages 4-14

A track record of success

Over the past 40 years NTA has demonstrated success. NTA proudly boasts a prolific list of athletes achieving success at every level of competition.

  • Olympic Trials qualifiers

  • US National Team members

  • NCSA Junior National champions

  • National Age Group Record Holders

  • USA Youth National Team members

  • NCAA student-athletes

  • IHSA State Champions and Record Holders

  • IL Swimming Senior State Champions and Record Holders

  • IL Swimming Age Group State Champions and Record Holders

  • Midwest Elite Champions

  • Countless NTA athletes have achieved All-American and Academic All-American Honors

Contact Us

If you’re interested in learning more about the project and how you can make an impact on our community aquatics for decades to come, we’d love to talk. Please fill out this form or contact us and we’ll be in touch as soon as possible.