Meet FAA LESSONS Coaching Staff

Cica Carvalho
Swim Lesson Instructor
&
Summer Camp Counselor
"COACH CICA"
Major
- Economics
- Senior
Career Accolades
- Named CSC Academic All-District (2025)
Career Best Times at FAU
- 50 Free – 26.65 at Nova Southeastern/Barry/FAU (10/11/24)
- 100 Free – 54.49 at Nova Southeastern/Barry/FAU (10/11/24)
- 1650 Free – 16:59.03 at 2024 Patriot Invitational (11/21/24)
- 50 Fly – 27.82 at Nova Southeastern/Barry/FAU (10/11/24)
- 100 Fly – 57.67 at Nova Southeastern/Barry/FAU (10/11/24)
- 200 Fly – 2:04.42 at 2024 Patriot Invitational (11/23/24)
- 400 IM – 4:26.63 at 2024 Patriot Invitational (11/22/24)
Junior (2024-25) ... at Florida Atlantic
- Open her career versus Indian River where she won the 500 free (5:08.05) and 1000 free (10:27.53)
- At the TYR Fall Classic posted another first place finish in the 500 free (5:05.56)
- Posted a pair of first place finishes in the 200 free (1:54.34) and 500 free (5:03.46) in a dual meet versus Keiser
- At the Patriot Invitational grabbed herself another first place finish in the 500 free (4:53.27)
- In a dual meet versus FIU had another pair of first place finishes in the 500 free (5:07.28) and 1000 free (10:25.07)
- At the American Athletic Conference Championships finished seventh in the 1650 free (17:00.36)
- Competed in the CSCAA National Invitational Championship in three different events
At McKendree University (2022-24)
- Holds 1650,1000, 500, 800 relay school records
Sophomore (2023-24)
- 2023-24 Brother James Gaffney Scholar
- 2023-24 Academic All-GLVC
- 2023-2024 CSCAA Second Team All-American
Freshman (2022-23)
- 2022-23 Academic All-GLVC
High School
- Attended Colégio Loyola
- Swam for Minas Tênis Clube under Head Coach Sergio Marques
Personal
- Born August 2003, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Daughter of Jaqueline Oliveira and Marcos Bacellar
- Majoring in Economics
- Hobbies include cooking and reading
- Professional goal is working in the economics field in a company with a good culture and that is welcoming. Plans to get a master’s degree

Bella Answeeney
Swim Lesson Instructor
&
Seasonal Swim Team (SST)
"COACH BELLA"
Major
- Sophomore
At NC State University (2023-24)
- Swam in five meets for the Wolfpack
- Finished in first place in the 200 YD backstroke at the NC State/GAC Invitational with a time of 2:01.37
- Had top 10 finishes in the 100 YD fly three times- Bulldog NCAA Qualifying meet (56.74-10th), NC State vs. UNC-Wilmington (56.39-6th), NC State vs. Texas (56.03)
Personal
- State champion in 100 butterfly and runner-up in 100 backstroke
- Junior Nationals bronze medalist in the 200 butterfly
- Academic All American
- Best Buddies Club Coordinator
- Likes to volunteer at the Clearwater Marine aquarium
- Hometown: Tampa, FL

Ethan Udagawa
Swim Lesson Instructor
College
- Sophomore
High School
- Swim Tampa Aquatics
Personal
- Born in
- Majoring in Biology
FAA LESSONS ADMINISTRATION

Nick Shaffer
Lead Age Group Swim Coach:
NATIONAL DEP. Grp
&
ADMIN: Swimming / Lessons
- Lessons
Email Nick at FAALessons@gmail.com
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