Jeni started teaching swim lessons when she was 16 and has moved through the ranks to include 15+ years of experience in high school and NCAA levels, including launching the Florida Tech swim program and coaching at FIU, St. Francis and Ohio State, she currently is the head coach of Creekside High School girls swimming. Coach Ritter hopes to bring unmatched energy to our team. She currently leads aquatic operations at UNF and still competes in masters swimming!
Summer’s swimming journey began at the age of 5 in Saint Johns County and continued for 18 years. She swam Division 1 at LSU, later going on to swim & complete graduate school at the University of Utah. She is a 2x Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 backstroke and an NCAA Championship qualifier in the 200 backstroke, 200 IM, and 200 butterfly.
Summer gained valuable coaching experience working with Utah Swim Camps and Stroke Clinics, as well as volunteering with the UFIT Adaptive Youth Sports program. She is passionate about helping young swimmers build their confidence both in and out of the pool. Summer currently assists in coaching the developmental groups at SwimRise Aquatics, where she helps swimmers build strong fundamentals in all four competitive strokes.
When she’s not on the pool deck, you’ll find her working her cybersecurity job or playing fetch with her golden retriever.