I have the privilege of
working as Head Coach of both the FOG Swimming family and the
current Central Coast Section (CCS) and West Coast Athletic League
(WCAL) Champion Saint Ignatius Women's Swim team. I have coached
numerous All - American, State, Sectional and Far Western level
swimmers over the past decade of working with both
teams.
My general coaching
philosophy is starting at a place of speed and technique and
elongating the intervals. FOG focuses on race pace training in the
water and supplements with power, strength and injury prevention
with drylands. This blend of training allows swimmers to stay
healthy and adds continually changing stimuli for the athletes to
adapt to. I believe in supporting our athlete’s goals whether
it is to just make your high school JV team or swimming
collegiately in D1 and beyond.
Prior to my full-time swim
coaching from 2009 – 2013, I was the head coach of The UC
Berkeley Triathlon team. During my tenure, the team never placed
worse than 3rd as a Combined team at the Collegiate National
Championships, earned 4 National Titles (2013 Women’s Team
Title, 2012 & 2013 Relay National Championships, 2013
Women’s Individual National Champion) and 2 Runner – up
National Titles (2013 Men’s Individual, 2013 Men’s
Team, 2013 Combined Team, 2012 Women’s Team). I was named UC
Berkeley Sports Club Coach of the year twice (2011 &
2013).
I attended Saint Ignatius
College Prep and graduated in 2003. Upon going to Cal, I decided to
give up my collegiate eligibility and turned professional in the
sport of triathlon at 18 years old. It was an honor racing for my
country around the world. I was the Collegiate National Champion in
2009, 3x Ironman distance Vineman Champion and lived and trained
out of the Olympic Training Center from 2007 - 2009. I currently
still hold a professional license in the sport of triathlon and
have been an All - American Master's Swimmer and Pacific Swimming
Swimmer of the Year.
