Tony Schwingle is the Assistant GM, the Facilities Manager as well as Men’s and Women’s Coach at In’Finite ArtSports, Inc. Tony started competing gymnastics when he was 6 years old. Throughout his years competing, he was named State Champion every year as well as Level 9 Rings Regional Champion. Tony was also a competitive cheerleader for Hub City Allstars for 2 years where his team finished 3rd place at UCA National Championships in Disney World. He returned to gymnastics to compete again in 2008 as a Level 10 gymnast and was the State Champion.
In 2009, Tony moved to Texas to train with elites at Houston Gymnastics Academy and was coached by Kevin Mazekia (Olympic Team Head Coach). At HGA, Tony coached the Level 4 and 5 teams. Tony moved back to Mississippi in late 2009 and took a break from gymnastics. In 2010, Tony began coaching gymnastics again because of his love for the sport. In 2011, Tony was also awarded a cheerleading scholarship to Pear River Community College.
Tony has been coaching at Jump’In Gymnastics & Tumbling since 2014 when he started the men’s program. Over his four years at In’Finite ArtSports/dba Jump’In Gymnastics & Tumbling, Tony was promoted to Facilities Manager and most recently Assistant General Manager. Tony has also taken on the responsibility of women’s optional gymnastics team coach. In the summer of 2019, (after training with gymnastics consultant Carl Leland) Tony will be named the head coach of the MS Rebounders Gymnastics Team at Jump’In.
He has over 12 years of coaching experience and has produced State and Regional Champions nearly every year. Tony loves gymnastics because of the principals of life it teaches. He also enjoys seeing the way the sport actively teaches gymnasts to reach above their limits to achieve greatness. He is married to his wife Casey, and they have three boys Riley (12), Jacob (3) and Christopher (1).