Coach Anthonie is a lifelong Niagara resident from Beamsville, a graduate of Economics and current Masters student at Brock University. During his time at Brock he was a six year varsity swimmer qualifying for and competing at four U-Sport National Championships in Breaststroke and IM events while serving as captain for three seasons and being named team MVP twice. In addition to his 13 year competitive swimming career, he has nearly a decade of coaching experience with multiple teams and organizations in the Niagara Region ranging across various levels of competitive swimming.