RICK WHEELER
Head Coach
Email: [email protected]
Coach Rick had decided to live out his childhood dream and accept his dream job in Arizona, where he had always wanted to live. After 19 years of living overseas, Coach Rick returned to the US and called Oregon home while starting his own USA club team in Molalla. While overseas, he worked as a swim coach and raised his children amongst various cultures and thrilling adventures.
Coach Rick is a believer in creating opportunities for yourself. His passion for swimming began in 2009 while being on deck during his eldest
daughter’s swim training, he dove into learning as much about the sport and the passion has continued to grow ever since!
Coach Rick has been a professional swim coach for the last eleven years. Within those eleven years, he has built and run Learn-2-Swim Programs,trained and certified coaches, conducted private training for all ages, and even coached a few national-level swimmers in Vietnam.
Coach Rick was the Aquatics Director at the British International School in Ho Chi Minh City, founded and served as the Head Coach for the traveling H2O Sharks team, and even brought Peak Performance Swim Camp to Ho Chi Minh City, the first of its kind.
USA Swimming ADM Core Certification 2024
USA Swimming ADM Age Group Certification 2024
USA Swimming ADM Senior Group Certification 2024
ASCA Advanced Backstroke Certification 2024
ASCA Advanced Freestyle Certification 2024
ASCA Level 3 Certification– Mar 2017
American Red Cross Life Guard Certified – Dec 2016
ASCA Stroke Technician - 2015
Owner/Program Director of Swim America Certification – Mar 2014
USA Swimming Coaching Certification – Nov 2014
Aquatic Director Certification – Jul 2016
US Master’s Coach Certified – May 2017
Peak Performance Senior Level Coach – 2019
Peak Performance Swim Camp Business Manager May 2020- present
Along with these certifications, Coach Rick credits his style of coaching to the many years that he’s worked alongside Nick Baker at summer camps throughout the US. Nick Baker is a former Olympic coach and is the owner and founder of Peak Performance Swim Camp.
Coach Rick strives to teach and instruct swimmers to be better Individuals in and out of the pool and passionately believes in developing the swimmers’ technical and mental skills.
Outside the pool, Coach Rick enjoys running, golfing, and hiking. He also enjoys motorbike rides along the coast and playing volleyball and softball. He shares a passion for construction.
Zoey Chambers
Age Group Coach
Assistant Coach
Amanda Patterson
