Courtesy: Crawfish Aquatics
Crawfish Aquatics is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mathew Mixon as the new Baton Rouge Senior Division Head Coach. Coach Mixon brings a wealth of experience, leadership, and a proven track record of developing swimmers at all levels—from age group to national competitors. Coach Mixon joins us from Sunkist Swim Club, where he led their program to compete in many national level competitions with top 8 finishes. He won Senior Coach of the Year as well as Age Group Coach of the Year in the state of Mississippi. His coaching philosophy emphasizes technical excellence, long-term athlete development, and building a positive and motivating team culture—values that align perfectly with our club’s mission.
Throughout the selection process, Coach Mixon impressed us with his vision for the future of our team, commitment to athlete growth, passion for the sport and overall knowledge of swimming at an elite level. We are confident that his leadership will inspire our swimmers and strengthen our club’s presence both in and out of the pool. That success was seen again this summer.
During a transitional period and a collection of staff leading the team beginning April 25, 2025, the spring and summer saw Crawfish Aquatics athletes and the team achieved high levels of success. The team was once again team champions at the Louisiana Swimming State Championships for both the Age Group and Senior Meets. The team placed top 10 at the Texas Sectionals without contesting relays or swimming the final day of competition. Athletes set 44 team records and 17 state records. The team had nine first time sectional qualifiers and three new Summer Junior National Qualifiers and two new Winter Junior National Qualifiers. Coach Mixon, along with Baton Rouge Senior Associate Head Coach Daniel Zielinski and Lafayette Head Coach Thomas Clavier will lead the senior coaching ranks. Organizationally, the founders, Steven and Jan Ripple, will continue to provide direction and inspiration to the team and staff while leadership and guidance from executives Shelly Ripple Rogers and Jayme Cramer will continue to guide the team.
More about Crawfish Aquatics can be found here: http://www.crawfishaquatics.
