Directors of VKSC
Jason McIntyre Josh Clark
President Vice President
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Mackenzie Kroes Ian Adair
Secretary Treasurer
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Alanna Simms Dawn Goldie
Director – Administration Director – Club Development
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Kara Williamson Marina Brandner
Director – Meets Director – Social
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Roger Lore
Director – Ways and Means
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Vacant
Past President
Coaches of VKSC
Steven Vander Meulen
Head Coach – After 21 years of competitive swimming, including 8 on the Canadian National Team, Steven started up coaching swimming. This is Steven’s 28th year in coaching and is the coach for Tiers 1, 1A, 2 and oversees the club programs. This is Steven’s 14th year as a swimmer and coach with the VKSC.
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Renate Terpstra
Assistant Head Coach –
Renate was born in The Hague, in the Netherlands. As a Teacher Physical Education, teaching and coaching has always been a big passion for her.
After a cycling trip in 2000 on the Kettle Valley Railway from Castlegar to Penticton, Renate and her family fell in love with the beautiful nature in Canada. In 2002, together with her husband Dirk and their two sons Wouter and Floor, they immigrated to Canada.
Both boys started swimming with the VKSC in 2005 and both swam with the club between 8-10 years.
Being a coach with the VKSC from 2006-2015, Renate developed a passion to coach swimmers with a physical impairment. Many of the swimmers ended up swimming for Team Canada at the Paralympic Games, Para Worlds and the Para Pan Am Games.
In 2019/2020, Renate came back to help the VKSC for a period of six months as an Interim coach.
From 2015 - current, Renate is coaching swimmers with a physical impairment.
Renate is very excited to be back as a coach with the VKSC and happy to coach Tier 3 and 4 and to work together with Head Coach Steven.
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Morgan Mardiros
Assistant Coach – Morgan is in her 4th year of coaching with the VKSC. She is currently studying at post-secondary. As a VKSC swimmer from a very young age through to graduation she will provide direction and expertise to Tier 6 and Grassroots swimmers.
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Grassroots Coaching
Kerry Miles
Head Grassroots Coach – After a successful swimming career that included Canadian Records, Olympic Trials racing and top ten rankings in age group swimming in Canada, Kerry is now coaching our youngest, newest swimmers. Kerry is a certified at level 2 NCCP and will be directing coaching staff at the Grassroots level of VKSC.
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Tima Coad
Grassroots level 1 Coach – Hi I’m Coach Tima. I love everything in the water from surfing to swimming to scuba diving. I’ve taught learn to swim programs for 15 years as well as instructor development. I am always learning and I’m loving coaching in the club environment. My favourite stroke is freestyle. My favourite stroke to teach is breaststroke.
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Genevieve Diakow
Grassroots level 2 Coach - Gen has been swimming and coaching for the past 40 years. Learning to swim in the Cayman Islands and Vancouver with the Canadian Dolphins. Gen has done long distance open water swimming around Vancouver and area.
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Emily McWilliam - Coach with Grassroots 1. Emily has been a Vernon Kokanee and now coaching with VKSC.
