Lisa has been coaching on LAC since 2010. She has coached JO Champions and Far Western finalists, Pacific All-Stars, and the developing athlete. In 2018 Lisa was nominated for USA Swimming's Age Group Coach of the Year after having coached 2 swimmers to several USA top 10 performances. Lisa's passion is to use swimming to help each individual grow to their fullest potential; she inspires young athletes to excel in and out of the water. Lisa is highly skilled at coaching the Pre Comp through Senior Elite athlete and is able to challenge athletes while seeing them for the unique human beings they are. As an athlete, Lisa swam for the University of California, Davis. She was a 3-year captain, NCAA D2 Qualifier, and a Top 10 Times swimmer. As an adult athlete she is a 2 time Masters Champion and an Ironman Triathlon finisher. Lisa currently lives in Livermore with her husband and 2 boys.
Scott Hartz
Scott has been coaching swimming for three years and was a competitive swimmer for over ten. Scott specializes in early to intermediate stroke development as well as endurance and sprint training. He strives to maintain a fun, yet challenging, atmosphere for his swimmers, boosting both their confidence and ability. Prior to coaching, Scott worked in the gaming industry for over a decade with companies such as EA and Namco Bandai. Scott is also a member of the Yale Alumni Schools Committee and has the privilege of interviewing and evaluating Yale applicants in the Tri-Valley area.
As a swimmer for the Santa Rosa Neptunes, Scott set numerous pool and team records, was Far Westerns champion, and competed at multiple Junior National events. Scott was also fortunate enough to swim for Yale University achieving the team's fastest 400 IM time his freshman year. Scott and his wife have been together since meeting through high school swimming and currently live in Livermore with their two girls.