2016 and 2017 Pacific Swimming Coach of the Year nominee. 2017and 2018 ASCA Coach of the Year nominee. 2022 ASCA Impact Coach of the Year nominee. Lucas has coached Olympic Trialists and champions at the Jr. Olympic, Farwestern, Sectional, and Futures level. He is part of a coaching family that had a part in coaching two olympic gold medalists. He has coached a range of swimming abilities from beginning to Olympic Trials swimmers.
Lucas' own accomplishments have been: Top 10 placing at Masters Nationals, 8 Time Florida State Finalist, 4 Individual Finals, Masters competitor and Multiple Event Winner, Jr. Olympic champion. He has 6 years of ocean lifeguarding experience, placing 2nd in the Swim, Paddle, Run at the East Coast Regional Lifeguarding Championship. He has also participated and placed top 10 in multiple open water swims.
Lucas has a patient and relaxed coaching style that motivates each individual to rise to their own best, paired with a relentless focus on excellent technique.
Education: Lucas has a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from SDSU, a Master's Degree in Recreation and Sports Performance, with an emphasis in Coaching from Ohio University and is currently working on his Doctorate at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Kimmy Davis
Lead Age Group Coach, Soquel
Email: [email protected]
Coach Kimmy started swimming competitively at 4 and a half years old in Zone 1 South. Since 2000, Kimmy has been around Pacific Swimming and Zone 1 South coming from a family that is very immersed in the culture. Kimmy's dad has been a Pacific Swimming official since 2002. Kimmy competed in Junior Olympics, Far Westerns, and CCS along her career specializing in Backstroke and the 200 and 400 Individual Medleys. A career ending injury stopped her from competing at the collegiate level, but she always remained around the pool.
Coach Kimmy has her Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science from Arizona State University. She also has her Certified Personal Training License (NASM) and is continuing her education to go to Nursing School. Kimmy has been coaching competitively since 2018, coaching levels from 4 years of age to 18 years of age of all ranges of ability. Her passion lies with the 10-14 year old age group.
Kimmy's coaching philosophy is, "if you give me a 100% effort, I will never be upset at a bad time." Kimmy understands the human body and can focus on technique with little tweaks to the stroke. Kimmy wants her athletes to push at a 100% while having fun doing it.
Kim started swimming age group at 6 years old and went on to add surfing and paddling into her life in the cool Pacific. She started coaching, teaching swimming, and life guarding in high school at multiple pools and continues to coach and mentor OW swimmers today. Her dedication to improving strokes, giving lessons to all levels of proficiency stand today. Currently she coaches for Quicksilver Swim Team, teaches private swim lessons at Simpkins Family Swim Center, and coaches marathon, ultra marathon and channel swimmers in the Pacific Ocean.
Kim's first marathon swim was Seal Beach Rough Water in the early 1980's and was hooked! Favorite swims include a 25 mile Monterey Bay crossing (Monterey to Santa Cruz), the 20 mile Catalina and 12.4 mile Anacapa channels, 28 Miles around Manhattan Island, 12 Mile Mercer Island circumnavigation, The Strait of Juan de Fuca, Ice Swims in Lake Tahoe, San Francisco Bay, Semana Nautica, and daily swims at home in Soquel Cove. Kim is also a member of the South End Rowing Club.
