A native of Durham, New Hampshire, Blitzshaw joined the Exeter community in 2021 as the head coach of girls water polo, assistant coach of boys varsity water polo, and assistant coach with the varsity swimming & diving program.
Blitzshaw attended Phillips Academy Andover where she played water polo, swimming and rowing all four years. She then moved on to Bucknell University, where she played Division I water polo all four years and served as captain of the Bison water polo team during her junior and senior seasons. While at Bucknell, Blitzshaw re-wrote the record books, setting all-time program records for goals in a season, career goals and career points.
After her illustrious playing career, Blitzshaw immediately joined the coaching ranks, spending four years at Lake Forest Academy. She was a biology and environmental science teacher in addition to coach of the boys' and girls' swimming program while also starting a club water polo program. After her time at LFA, Blitzshaw traveled to Australia, where she earned her master’s degree in Applied Environmental Science while playing and coaching water polo with the Sydney Uni Lions team.
After returning stateside, Blitzshaw joined the faculty at Choate Rosemary Hall, where she served as coach for both the boys and girls water polo program for six years. Following her time at Choate, she moved to Georgetown Day School as an instructor in biology, environmental science and developed a health and wellness curriculum on campus. While in D.C., she played water polo with the Washington Wetskins, a team founded as a gay men’s team that has become an open, welcoming, and inclusive program and was also able to represent the team at the 2018 Paris Gay Games.
In addition to her coaching duties, Blitzshaw is also an instructor in the Science Department.
Blitzshaw returned to the seacoast with her husband, DJ, and black lab, Vega.
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