Swim Assessments

Swim assessments are held from  6:00-7:00pm Monday - Friday.

Click on the following link to schedule your assessment: Assessment Sign-up link

Alumni & Drop in Swimmers (18 & up) click here to sign up for training: Alumni/Drop In Training

Come to the pool deck at Goldenwest College and ask for Coach Tracy.

New Member Registration link is on the home page.

HEAD COACH TRACY MAURER

Tracy made a great decision to come to California from Michigan in 2012 as Head Age Group Coach at GWSC. He has 38 years of experience in coaching, starting at the age of 18 with the Grand Rapids Gators Age Group program and the Raider Swim Camp at Grand Rapids Junior College.

A graduate of Central Michigan University, with Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Business Education, he coached for East Kentwood High School Girl’s Swimming and Diving and Assistant to Boy’s Swimming and Diving, achieving three Girl’s Conference Championships and four Boy’s Conference Championships. The following seven years (1986-1993), he was the Head Coach for Grand Rapids Junior College, which finished a top five contender during his tenure, three of those years as second in the nation at the National Junior College Championships and also voted NJCAA Coach of the Year three times with ten individual NJCAA titles. He was also elected to three years as the President of the NJCAA Coaches Association. From 1993-2003, Tracy was a parent volunteer coach with the Hammerhead Swim Club in Harbor Springs, Michigan. He became an Assistant Coach in 2004 and then was hired as the Head Coach in 2005-2012.

Enhancing the sport of swimming continues to be his focus and passion. The opportunity to inspire youth, and work with parents, comes with and from a solid relationship of trust in the philosophy of our program. “Being a father of six children (all are swimmers and some have also coached) has helped me develop an understanding of how children need to build character through the 4-D’s.”

“Dedication, Discipline, Desire, and Determination are the keys that I believe in, and will share with everyone each day they walk onto the pool deck.” Desire is an individual’s motivation to succeed, but it’s also the Determination and Discipline to an unrelenting pursuit of a goal – a commitment to excellence that takes Dedication. These four objectives will enable us to attain the success that we seek while swimming, and in life after swimming.
 

 

 

 

COACH DAVE PICKFORD

Coach Dave is a long time swim coach who was one of the original members of the Golden West Swim Club

taking the HAG position. Eventually promoted to Head Coach but continued the HAG position until moving to Clovis to start a new program at a new high school, Buchanan. Lots of experience as a successful coach working concurrently with a high school program and manning a club swimming position throughout most of the time on deck.

He is the Current Coach of the Golden West College Men’s Swimming and Water Polo United States Swimming Club. At the Clovis Swim Club, he served as Head Age Group Coach & Senior Assistant. At Huntington Beach Aquatic Club he was Age Group Assistant Coach & Head Coach for the High School. While at Buchanan High School in Clovism, California he was the Director of Sport Boys Swimming/Water Polo. He also coached at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, CA as the Head Coach Boys/Girls Swimming &

Boys Water Polo.

 

Coach Dave also taught World History at both Marina and Buchanan & Graduated from California State University Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts in History. He swam and played water polo for Golden West College and Edison High School.

He has two sons, Brian and Garrett, who both swam and played water polo in high school and continued in college and currently lives in Newport Beach with his wife, Karen.

 

 

COACH HANNAH CHABIN

Coach Chabin was born and spent most of her years in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Coach Chabin started off her career in swimming at the age of four swimming for a Summer swim program back home in Colorado. Since then, the love has never died and she began swimming competitively for Highlands Ranch Aquatics, and swimming Varsity for Mountain Vista High School.
 
Through a continued love that started at such a young age, as well as her hard work she was able to commit to swim at Concordia University Irvine where she competed for three years. Concordia University Irvine helped her continue the love she has developed for the sport over her entire life, as well as helped her achieve times and placements at conferences that she always had goals of achieving.
 
With her in depth love for the sport of swimming, Hannah has spent numerous years coaching on all levels of swimming. With different levels from the summer swim league to high school, Hannah has continued this as an integral part of her life because of the impact it has had on her.
 
She is extremely excited to be working with Golden West Swim Club to help cultivate a group of individuals that strives for excellence in and out of the pool through hard work and dedication.
 
Swimming has taught Coach Chabin an ample amount of lessons and joys that have been brought to her life. One of the biggest impacts of her time as a swimmer was always looking back to the coaches who she had along the way. Being one of those coaches that can impact these kids and their journey will be one of the biggest blessings and pleasures!
 

COACH AMELIA VOLLMAR

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Coach Amelia began her swimming career at the age of 5 with Orinda Park Pool's summer rec team. Her passion for the sport led her to swim year-round for Orinda Aquatics, where she also represented Campolindo High School during her formative years.

 

Her dedication paid off when she was recruited by Chapman University, where she competed for all four years. A highlight of her collegiate career was achieving a personal goal by reaching the finals in the 100-yard butterfly at the SCIAC Championships. That same year, both the men’s and women’s teams placed third overall. In the Spring of ’24 Coach Amelia graduated from Chapman with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and is now planning to pursue a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy.

 

Amelia’s coaching career began in high school, where she returned to her roots at Orinda Park Pool. Over the span of six years, she coached swimmers ages 4 to 18, starting with learn-to-swim lessons and progressing to technique and endurance training. Swimming and coaching have always been integral to her life, and she’s excited to bring her passion and expertise to Goldenwest Swim Club, where she’s committed to helping young athletes grow and succeed in the water.

 

When she’s not coaching, you can find Coach Amelia enjoying Laguna Beach, trying out new restaurants, watching basketball, or spending time with friends.