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

Angela began coaching in 1995 as an Assistant Coach for the Cimarron Swim Team for three years, and then continued as their Head Coach for five more years. While attending the University of Houston, Angela coached at Katy Aquatics and Alief Aquatics in the late 90's. In 2010, Angela returned to Katy Aquatics as a competitive Coach. Then in 2013, she began a new chapter with Katy Aquatics as their Team Administrator.

Angela grew up in the Katy area where she participated on the Cimarron Swim Team for 13 years.  She was also a member of the Katy High School Swim Team where she gained the love for swimming with all of the challenges and excellence of being an athlete. She has enjoyed watching the growth of swimming in the Katy area, ad looks forward to the future with Katy Aquatics.

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