Coaching Staff

Quinn Cynor

Director of Competitive Swimming

For Quinn, this is a homecoming. He grew up swimming for DCST before going on to compete at the Division I, national and Olympic Trials levels. Now he’s back where it all began, bringing his experience, education in kinesiology and health & human performance, and passion for athlete development to the next generation of DCST swimmers.

Donny Gramer

Lead Age Group Coach

Donny is another proud DCST alum — and his connection with Quinn goes all the way back to their days as young teammates. Years later, Donny served as Quinn’s deck coach at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. His championship-level coaching experience and deep knowledge of competitive swimming make him an incredible resource for our athletes as they develop and pursue bigger goals.

Michelle McGill

Lead Development Coach

Coach Michelle grew up in DeKalb and has always had a passion for swimming. Growing up, she spent summer days in her backyard and began teaching swim lessons at Kishwaukee YMCA at age 14. She swam on the DeKalb-Sycamore Co-op Team and DCST in high school and began coaching for DCST in 2011 until 2018. She started coaching again in 2022 after her two daughters joined the swim team. Michelle graduated from NIU with a degree in Elementary Education and has worked in the public school system teaching fourth grade and most recently she has been an assistant teacher at a Montessori preschool in Sycamore.  She loves to travel and enjoys spending time with her husband, two daughters and dog, Cotton Candy.