Travis Sandifer

ASCA Level 4

Coach Travis Sandifer comes to us with 20+ years of swim coaching experience, and is an ASCA level 4 coach.  He has spent most of his coaching career in the GULF with USA Swimming Clubs, 17 years with KATY Aquatics as both Head Age Group and Head Coach.  He has also coached at Aquastar and Pearland Aquatics.  During his coaching tenure, Coach Travis has developed swimmers that have competed and excelled at many levels ranging from local age group meets, TAGS Champions, Junior National and US Open Finalist to competing at Canadian and USA Swimming Olympic Trials. 

• As the Head Coach of KATY Aquatics, his team placed in the top 100 out of 2400+ USA Swimming Club teams in the Virtual Club Championship rankings for 8 straight seasons from LC 2004 to SC 2006/07.
• His swimmers have placed in USA Swimming’s National rankings (Top-16) over 60 times.
• He has coached swimmers that received 47 USA Scholastic All-American Awards.
• He has been awarded Gulf Swimming Coach of the year award 4 times, twice as Age Group Coach of the Year (1996 and 1997) and twice as the Senior Coach of the Year (2001 and 2005).

Coach Travis has stayed actively involved in swimming governance holding various positions on USA Swimming Committee’s and the Gulf LSC Board of Directors.  He currently serves on the Gulf board as an AT-Large Member. 

• Gulf Swimming Safe Sport Coordinator (2013-present) 
• Gulf Swimming Board of Directors (1998-2007 and 2010-present)
• Gulf Swimming Open Water Coordinator (2003-2007)
• USA Swimming Domestic Open Water Committee (2003-2006)
• Gulf Swimming - Senior Vice-Chairman (2000-2002)
• Gulf Swimming Age Group Vice-Chairman (1998-2000)            

Coach Travis has a degree in Economics from the University of Houston.  He enjoys fishing, kayaking and camping in his spare time.  He has a daughter Paige, who is a Senior at Friendswood High School.

Office Hours:  Mon - Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM

Erica Brissee
Learn to Swim Co-Director

Erica started as a Learn to Swim Instructor
in July 2012 with Katy Aquatics. She 
became a site supervisor in 2013 and 
began working as the Asst. Learn to 
Swim Program director in 2015. She became 
the Co-Director in 2023.

She earned her Bachelor's from Texas
Lutheran University in 2011 in 
English and worked as a PE Aide
at an elementary school for 4 years
before becoming the Assistant 
Director for the Learn to Swim 
Program. She loves teaching 
swimmers of all ages and 
abilities and is passionate about
water safety in our community. 

Erica has her Lifeguard and Lifeguard 
Instructor Certifications and is certified in the
Swim Whisperers® Program, Level 1.

Office Hours: M,T, TH: 9:00 - 1:00 PM
Wed, Fri: 1:00 - 4:00 PM 
email: [email protected]

Ashlee Nguyen

Asst. Learn to Swim Program Director

Coach Ashlee started as a
Learn to Swim Instructor in 2019
and became a supervisor in 2020.
She began working as the Asst.
Learn to Swim Program Director in 
2023. She Currently runs the
Seven Lakes Learn to Swim
program. 

She earned her assosiates in STEM
from HCC in 2023. 

Office Hours: M, W, Fri: 9:00am - 12:30pm
Tues and Thurs: 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Email: [email protected]

Ashlee is certified in the
Swim Whisperers® Program, LEVEL 4

Tristian Lee

SwimAmerica Site Supervisor
Future Stars Coach

Coach Tristian started as a Learn to Swim
Instructor and was promoted to Learn to
Swim Site Supervisor. He is one of the
coaches for our pre-competitive
Future Stars program and also helps coach
Intro to Age Group 2. 

Email: [email protected]

Kaden Nguyen

SwimAmerica Site Supervisor

Coach Kaden started as a 
Learn to Swim Instructor and 
was promoted to become a
Learn to Swim Site Supervisor.

Email: [email protected]

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