Katie Yost started swimming for the Little Rocky Run Stingrays when she was 7 years old, and became a Mason Mako quickly after. Katie started coaching when she was 12 years old and has been coaching for Swim with Beth since 2008. Katie swam year-round for a number of years and loves backstroke and butterfly. She graduated from Paul VI High School in 2013. While attending PVI, Katie was Captain of the Panthers Swim and Dive Team her senior year. Katie has coached for the Lake Braddock Lakers as their co-head coach and assistant coach, and is returning for her fourth year as the head coach of the Junior Swim Team at Army Navy Country Club. Katie graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Special Education. She is currently teaching in a K-2 emotional disabilities classroom at Laurel Ridge Elementary. Katie has been coaching and teaching children of all ages and abilities how to swim for 15 years and enjoys working with swimmers and watching their confidence and ability in the water grow. She has a true love for swimming and hopes to instill the joy of the sport in all her swimmers.