Coaches & Directors

Ben Cumnock-Francois

Head Coach

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Coach Ben comes to the Typhoons with five years of coaching experience. He is currently the Head Age Group Coach for the year round Texas Gold Swim Team and coaches the Aquatics for Georgetown Masters Swim Team. In recent years Coach Ben has been the Age Group Coach and Assistant High School Coach for the San Antonio WAVE Swim Club. Last summer he was the Head Coach for the Whispering Oaks Summer League Swim Team in San Antonio, and was an assistant coach for them for four years prior. In High School he was the Captain of both the Swim Team and the Water Polo Team, and swam for Club Teams and Summer League teams.  Coach Ben currently gives private swimming lessons, and holds USA Swimming and ASCA Level 1 coaching certifications, as well as Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certifications.

Outside of swimming, Ben's passions and interests include: playing ultimate frisbee and water polo, working on computers, and cheering on his three favorite sports teams, the Dallas Cowboys, the Boston Red Sox, and the San Antonio Spurs. His favorite band is The Beatles and his favorite movies are the timeless films of the Star Wars series.

Ben comes from a family of five kids, all swimmers. He began swimming when he was six years old and has never looked back.  His favorite stroke is the breaststroke and his favorite event is the 200 I.M. in which he competed at the Texas 5A UIL State Championships.  He has since used his talents in swimming to enable young people to make the most of theirs.

“Do... or do not.  There is no try”  - Master Yoda

Sarah Woodbury

Assistant Coach

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Coach Sarah comes to the Typhoons with six years of coaching experience.  She is currently the coach for the year round Anderson Mill Torpedoes Swim Club and summer Masters swimming program, along with giving private swimming lessons.  She is also coaching and giving swimming instruction at Austin Community College.  Coach Sarah coached for the NWSC Anderson Mill Barracudas for five years, River Place Country Club Swim Team for three years, and North Shore Swim Club in Auckland, New Zealand for one year while training with the National/Olympic Team.  She swam four years for Brigham Young University, she held school records at Westwood High School, and she swam seven years for Circle C and Longhorn Aquatics club teams.  Coach Sarah currently holds USA Swimming coaching certification as well as Lifeguard Instructor, Lifeguard, First Aid, and CPR certifications.

Sarah’s hobbies include rowing, baking, reading, and eating a lot of sweets!  An interesting fact is that she is one of the few girls on the planet that does not like chocolate.  Her favorite candies are Sour Patch and Skittles, and can usually be caught with a bag or two.  Sarah has a deep love for swimming and coaching.  Her best events were sprint freestyle and breaststroke.  Swimming has been a big part of her life over the past 17 years and has given her some of the best experiences of her life.  Her main desire now is to further facilitate a love of swimming for kids and help them to achieve their goals.  She is really looking forward to working with the Typhoons this summer and can’t wait to meet everyone! 

Josh Stanfield

Assistant Coach

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Coach Josh comes to the Typhoons with 5 years of coaching experience.  He is currently a Junior swimming for Southwestern University in Georgetown, and was recently named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) 2010 All-Sportsmanship Team, and Academic All-American (2009-2010) as part of the Men’s team which ranks in the top 40 in the nation.  Josh holds one school record as a member of the 200 Freestyle Relay, and his specialty events are the 100 and 200 Backstroke.  In recent years he has been an Assistant Coach and Lane Instructor for the Huntsville Lakers Swim Team, as well as swim lesson instructor, lifeguard, and pool supervisor in Huntsville and Wichita Falls. Coach Josh currently holds First Aid, CPR, and American Red Cross Lifeguarding certifications. 

Josh is very excited about coaching the Typhoons, bringing a passion for the sport that he hopes will inspire swimmers of all ages.  He believes that the coach-athlete relationship is one of the most important aspects of swimming, and looks forward to connecting with all of the swimmers.  He also believes that team unity is very important.  Josh says that he feeds off of his teammates, and looks to them for inspiration.  But that goes both ways, as his coach tells him that he is “the heart and soul of the team.”  This summer, Josh is looking forward to adding that spark to the Typhoons.

Matt Jones

Assistant Coach

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Coach Matt returns to the Typhoons for his third year coaching with the team. He also swam for the Typhoons for nine years before that, making this his 12^th  year with the team!  He swam year round with the Anderson Mill Torpedoes for five years, and Cedar Park High School for three years.  Coach Matt gives private swimming lessons and currently holds CPR and First Aid certifications.