Alice is the owner and Head Coach of Olympic Cascade Aquatics.   

Alice has over 30 years of coaching experience and has helped developed several strong USA Swimming programs in the Pacific Northwest before starting OCA in 2009.  She is a great motivator and loves the challenge of competition and helping the athletes she works with enjoy the sport and achieve great performances in and out of the pool.  She has served on both Pacific Northwest Swimming and USA swimming All-Star and Select coaching staffs. 

Alice has enjoyed accomplished careers as both a competitor and coach in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington, and Alaska).  She followed a successful collegiate swimming career at the University of Oregon with a remarkable rise to the top of the sport of Triathlon including several, international and Hawaiian Ironman competition. 

Tyler began his swimming in Arizona where he was a six-time Arizona High School State Champion (Desert Edge High School), while also earning a spot on the USA National Junior Team (2009-2011).
He chose to attend the University of California-Berkeley, as a member of the CAL Men’s Swim Team (2011-2016), swimming under coach David Durden. Tyler's most notable achievements as a swimmer include: 2x American Record Holder (200 Medley Relay), a 2x NCAA Division 1 National Team Champion; 5x NCAA Division I National Champion; 15x NCAA All-American (50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 200 Freestyle) and a 4x NCAA Honorable Mention All-American. 

After Berkeley, Tyler returned to the deck as a coach for the Scottsdale Aquatic Club (AZ) and Conejo Simi Swim Club (CA), while also serving as a Lead Clinician with Fitter and Faster Swim Camps (2019-Present). 

Tyler's passion for swimming is evident in his coaching style. As the first person in his family to attend college, he has dedicated his life to helping swimmers reach their full potential in the pool, the classroom, and in life. Tyler credits his attention to detail and preparation for his success in the water. His technical knowledge, training methods, mindset techniques, customized dryland routines, “pre-hab” work and swim-specific exercises will not only keep swimmers mentally & physically strong, but also help them be more resistant to injury.

With his wealth of experience and knowledge as a swimmer and a coach at the collegiate and international levels, Coach Tyler is very excited to bring his experiences to OCA.

Nate comes from a very accomplished swimming background. He was on the Canadian Olympic Team in 2004 placing 14th in the 200 back and 23rd in the 200 fly.  Nate also competed for the University of Texas from 2001-2005 and where he was on the 2002 National Championship team and was a 4 time NCAA Division 1 All-American. Nate has coached both here locally at BCST where he was the Head Coach and also in Austin for the Austin Aquatics club where he was the Head Age Group coach. Nate lives in Renton with his wife and daughter. Nate is very excited to be joining the OCA staff. 

Troy grew up in NJ where he swam for his local YMCA team and would also compete in open water ocean swims. He continued to swim in college while he was completing his degree in Exercise Science. Troy has been coaching for 8 years, from age group through college swimming. Troy has most recently been a lead age group coach for the Jeffco Hurricanes in Colorado where he has helped lead multiple athletes to compete at the top level in the state. He was also selected to be one of Colorado Swimming Select camp coaches in 2018 and 2019. Troy is excited to join the OCA swim team and believes in good sportsmanship, self discipline, and teamwork, and wants to help swimmers achieve success both in and out of the pool.

Parrish is our Novice 1 Lead Coach. She grew up around the pool in Chapel Hill, North Carolina where she started swimming competitively at the age of 6 for her neighborhood summer league team (SVGC). She instantly knew this was the sport for her. From then on, every summer was spent swimming and eventually coaching for SVGC. She competed on two year-round Club teams, CHYSC and NCAC, but always returned to her neighborhood summer swim team! This love of swimming lead her to continue swimming competitively until her freshman year of college when she was forced into early retirement due to a shoulder injury.  

After graduating from Virginia tech (go Hokies!), with a degree in psychology and a minor in sociology, she moved to Charleston, South Carolina. There she continued to pursue her passion of swim coaching as an associate coach for Swim Charleston. In October 2021, after spending her whole life on the east coast, Parrish, her husband and their two dogs packed up and relocated to the Seattle area for her husband's new job. She is super excited to join OCA and is looking forward having a great season!

John was an owner and the Former Senior Coach of Olympic Cascade Aquatics.   

John was the co-founder and owner of OCA ,he passed away on August 18, 2018. John had over 25 years of coaching experience and had been involved with swimming in the Pacific Northwest since 2006.  He had the opportunity to coach extensively in the club, collegiate (Division I&III), and international arenas.  John reached the pinnacle of the sport as a member of USA Swimming’s staff at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He enjoyed assisting many young athletes embrace swimming as a lifetime sport while they achieved a high level of competitive success. John was proud of OCA’s accomplishment and loved working with its wonderful athletes and families. John will always be remembered for all he contributed to OCA and all Aquatics