Coaches and Directors
Coaches and Directors
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Ashley Kirby (Coach AJ) Head Swim Coach Cypress
Email:
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Graduate of Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Biomedical Science major with a focus on Exercise Science. With a strong family legacy in swimming and a competitive background in both swim and diving, along with an extensive history of teaching, I have a comprehensive understanding of what it takes for swimmers to succeed in the sport. My coaching philosophy is centered around building and maintaining the trust of my athletes to guide them toward success in their performance. I am committed to fostering both development and growth throughout this journey, ensuring each athlete reaches their goals/ full potential. Through this process, athletes will gain a deeper understanding of the values and standards that define what it truly means to be part of a swim team. |
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Austin Van Overdam Head Swim Coach Woodlands Email: [email protected] |
Swam competitively growing up in the Houston area. Multiple time Texas State champion, competed in the 2016 Olympic Trials. Competed 4 years on scholarship for Texas A&M University, Texas A&M record holder, SEC finalist and runner up, multiple time NCAA qualifier, multiple time Academic All American. In his fourth year coaching swimming. Coaching philosophy: "To treat each athlete as a person first and a swimmer second. Swimming teaches many life lessons that I have carried with me long after I finished my swimming career. Swimming taught me discipline, the importance of timeliness, hard work, how to win gracefully, how to learn from a loss, and how to finish something you started. My entire goal as a coach is to pass these values/life lessons that I have learned through swimming onto the next generation of athletes. If I can help swimmers grow the way my coaches helped me I will have done my job successfully."
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Peter Wright - Coach Pete Head Swim Cinco Ranch Email: [email protected] |
Coach Pete begins his first year with Villa Sport as Head Coach of the Cinco Ranch location. He brings over 31 years of competitive coaching experience and a passion for developing excellent young men and women. Coach Pete believes in long-term swimmer development to give each athlete every opportunity to grow and learn as they progress through each level of the Villa Sport Program. Coach Pete has enjoyed competitive success at the highest levels. He is an ASCA Level 5 Coach. In his last two tenures as Head Coach with the Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club in South Carolina and the First Colony Swim Team here in Texas Coach Pete's athletes achieved the following: 21 YMCA National Team Championships 13 USA Swimming Olympic Trial Qualifiers 5 National Junior Team Members USA Swimming Gold Medal Team In addition, Coach Pete was: FINA Junior World Championship Team - USA Assistant Coach – Lima, Peru Head Coach for the USA Swimming's Women's National Select Camp 7 time YMCA Nationals Coach of the Meet 5 time South Carolina Swimming Coach of the Year Coach Pete was born in Overland Park, Kansas and grew up in New Jersey. He graduated from Oberlin College with a double major in Biology and History. He swam for four years at Oberlin and was Captain of the team in his Junior and Senior years. Coach Pete is happily married to his lovely wife Meghan and is the proud father to his amazing daughter Scarlet. He is also the happy daddy of his dogs Ace and Cotton. Coach Pete is a die-hard fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals. He enjoys listening to music, cooking BBQ, and working out. |
