Meet The Coaches
Grace Pyne, Founder
Assistant Coach, Maple (Grace’s dog/best friend)
A 2018 graduate of Northeastern University with a BS in Business Management, Grace has always loved being in and around the water. Her love of swimming started at an early age and she began swimming competitively at seven years old. She continued to swim competitively through high school at Choate Rosemary Hall, where she was the recipient of the Bob Burns Award for Excellence in Swimming her junior year.
Grace has extensive experience teaching lessons to children and adults of all ability levels. She has been teaching on Nantucket for the last six years with Swim with Grace, conducting thousands of cumulative lessons. Her past experience includes years of group and private lessons taught at the Middlebury, VT Town Pool where she was also a lifeguard. Grace also has a year of experience as a Nantucket Lifeguard where she patrolled all the town beaches. Grace desires to share her love of the water with others and help them feel safe, comfortable, and confident no matter the aquatic environment.
Swim with Grace was started in 2018 from Grace’s love of swimming and desire to have fun in the sun!
Grace holds the following American red cross certificationS:
Water Safety Instructor
Lifeguard
CPR/AED
First Aid
Bella Cutone, Nantucket Coach
Bella is a recent graduate from University of New Hampshire where she earned a master's degree in occupational therapy. Born and raised on Nantucket she has been competitively swimming since she was ten years old and continued throughout high school. She is a passionate staff member and volunteer with Nantucket S.T.A.R. where she supports children and young adults with diverse needs through adaptive sports and activities. Bella is known for her enthusiastic and bubbly personality, creating a fun, welcoming, and inclusive environment where swimmers of all ages and abilities can feel safe and supported. Whether she’s helping new swimmers build confidence or cheering on their little victories, Bella brings heart, humor, and joy to every moment in the water.
Finn Rosenbaum, Nantucket Coach
Finn graduated high school from Brunswick School this past spring and will join the 2029 class at Tulane University this fall. Finn has been swimming nearly his entire life. He has been a competitive swimmer and played water polo for the last 11 years. He annually comes to Nantucket over the summer and enjoys surfing on the beautiful beaches. Finn has also participated in Swim Across America to raise money for cancer for the last 5 years and will continue to do so this year! Finn joins the SWG team for a second summer and is excited to teach others how to not only be safe and confident in the water but also have fun! If you cannot find him, he is probably at the beach!
Aine McNally, Martha’s Vineyard Coach
Aine is a freshman at the University of Tennessee, and is originally from the north suburbs of Chicago. She has been going to Martha’s Vineyard annually her whole life, but this is her first summer on the SWG team!
After years of competitive swimmer Aine switched from to competitive diving in 2013. Though, she came back to her to her love of swimming when she started coaching. She enjoys working with swimmers of all ages and abilities, coaching them to enjoy the water and feel safe while doing so. Her goal is to make swimming fun and create a love for all things water related!