Coach Merci McCarthy is a busy coach -- with duties at Oakland Catholic, Central Catholic. Plus, she coaches age group swimmers with Steel City Aquatics. In the summers, she is leading efforts with Allegheny County Pools too. And, she has a business that helps to staff and manage other community and country club pools in the region.
You go!
The Central and Oakland swimmers are always ready to race and advance to states too!
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on many measures. In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many
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Read MoreNurturing Balance: A Guiding Light for Swim CoachesIn the relentless rhythm of coaching, where long hours and underpaid roles are the norm, finding balance might seem like an elusive dream. Yet, amidst the whirlwind of swim meets, training sessions, and team dynamics, it’s crucial to carve out a space where you can thrive not just
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