Incessant splashes dominate at the Evelyn Kirrane Aquatics Center, the swimming pool located only a few steps away from the main school building, where swimmers have been practicing harder and harder each day since the season’s start.

Jared Killgoar, the new head coach of the boys swim team, looks forward to his first season.

“I had always wanted to be a head coach; it had been a dream of mine,” said Killgoar. “When I found out the position was open for Brookline, I decided to talk to the athletic director, and it turned out it was a good match.”

Although Killgoar is new to Brookline, he is an experienced coach. He was the assistant coach for the Framingham High School boys swim team for the past six seasons, and he is currently a chemistry teacher at Framingham High School.

Since Killgoar has only been coaching the swimmers since Nov. 28, the new coach is still beginning to assess the team.

“It’s been going good,” said Killgoar. “We have a lot of room to improve, though. I’m looking forward to seeing how that goes.”

One of the primary challenges that Killgoar is facing is the team’s size. According to Killgoar, there are just over 60 swimmers on the team this year, which is the largest team he has ever coached.

“We have between eight to 10 swimmers in every lane, so that’s a challenge to fit everybody in and create workouts where they are not swimming over each other,” said Killgoar.

The disparity in the swimmers’ skill levels is another challenge.

“It takes a lot of coordination and it takes a lot of practice before you can learn your stroke and do it well,” said Killgoar. “So we have broken down into different lanes based on their abilities, and we do a lot more drill and skill technique work with the beginners.”

Despite all of the challenges, Killgoar is hoping for significant improvements.

He suggested that swimmers should be more focused in practice and that there should be more structure in each individual lane.

“They shouldn’t have to wait for me to tell them to do something if the workout is already on the board,” said Killgoar.

The swimmers themselves also said that there are areas where the team must improve.

“Our team needs to improve on technique,” said junior Tim Huang, “for those who just joined this year have no swimming experience.”

Senior Zach Albert, one of the team’s captains, hopes for positive improvements in overall performance from the new coach.

“We hope that he can be more focused on keeping us focused and that he can really try to get loud and motivate kids more than our last coach did,” said Albert.

Killgoar’s personality is also an equally influential deciding factor on the team’s mentality and performance, said Albert.

“We need someone that can really relate nicely to the kids and can be comfortable talking to everyone about stuff besides swimming,” said Albert. “We just hope that he is good for the chemistry that we have.”

As the season moves forward, Killgoar will be watching for the swimmers’ dedication, which, he believes, will lead to a productive season.

“This is where we win. In January and February, we win by training now, and by training hard,” said Killgoar. “It takes a lot of preparation and a lot of work ethic in order to get to that level.”

Amy Park can be contacted at [email protected].