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YMCA Synchro Swim Teams Welcome Olympian As Coach
Leah Pinette brings two decades of impressive competing to her new role in Andover.

There's big news from YMCA's nationally-ranked synchronized swimming team ANA Synchro, this week.
Leah Pinette, former captain of the 2011-2012 U.S. Olympics Selection team, has been named head coach of ANA Synchro.
Pinette was also a member of the U.S. National Synchronized Swim team eight times. She has competed both domestically and internationally and has won several gold medals.
"I am thrilled to kick off this season with ANA Synchro and couldn't be happier to join one of the top synchronized swimming teams in New England," Pinette said. "It's an extraordinary opportunity to come back to the East Coast and coach such a great team in a sport I grew up in and love."
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For information about joining ANA Synchro -- in various age groups -- contact Pinette at 978-685-3541, ext. 147, or lpinette@mvymca.org.
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