Coaches and Directors
Coaching Staff
Coach Barber
began coaching in 1996. He has been very successful with his
swimmers in the Junior Olympic group, many holding team records.
Chris is also known amongst other coaches and parents in Nevada and
California as Southern Nevada’s best age group coach. He has
always produced results with swimmers and many go onto Southern
California Swimming Selection Teams, International All-Star Teams,
and National Age group record holders. Chris was part of the
Sandpipers 2011 & 2004 Nevada State Club Championship Staff.
Chris is well educated in the sport of swimming and currently holds
a Level 3 ASCA designation.
Coach
Barber’s Records
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2008, 2007 Desert Committee Age Group Coach of the Year
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2013, 2012, 2011 & 2004 Nevada State Club Team Championship
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2002 - 2005 Southern California Winter Age Group Champions
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Junior Olympic Champions
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International All Star/Zone team qualifiers
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USA Swimming National Top 16 Age Group rankings
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National 1st place season ranking
His level of
education and experience gives our swimmers the best competitive
edge they deserve. With his encouragement the swimmers are
dedicated, focused, motivated, and have
fun!
Chris began
swimming when he was 10 years old for the Las Vegas team, Nevada
Rapids. Through high school he trained with the Las Vegas Gold swim
team and was coached by Bob Bowen. Chris also attended and
competed on the high school swim team at Bishop Gorman High School
for three years. Chris started his coaching career with three years
as a coach for the Clark County Parks and Recreation program. His
success led him to encourage many swimmers to join year round swim
teams, eventually leading him to year round swimming as a coach
with the Sandpipers. Chris is a 6th grade teacher with the
Clark County School District. His teaching experience enhances his
excellent ability to coach kids and understand their needs. Chris
and his wife, Diane, have 3 children, Sarah, Ryan, and
Cole.
Coach Katelyn started her swimming
career at age 6 for the Clark County recreational team. She joined
Sandpipers at age 11 and competed for the team until she graduated
high school in 2014. During her time on the team, Katelyn swam at
multiple State Championships, Winter Age Groups, and Junior
Olympics meets. She swam for Spring Valley High School where she
holds multiple school records, was Team Captain, and helped her
relay qualify for the Nevada High School State Championship
meet.
Starting in 2012, Katelyn coached for the recreational swim team and taught swim lessons for Desert Breeze. Then, in 2014, she began coaching Sandpipers Stroke School and White 2 groups. Coach Katelyn takes pride in helping young swimmers find a passion for the sport, while also teaching them that hard work and having fun can be done at the same time. Katelyn graduated from UNLV in 2019 with a degree in pre-medicine/biology. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Public Health.
Coach Abbey got her coaching start with the
LifeTime-Summerlin swim team in March 2016. She attended the
University of Kansas where she received a Bachelor of Science in
Journalism and Mass Communication. She swam for the Tsunami Swim
Team of Kansas City and Varsity all four years for the Liberty
Bluejays, where she also received All-Conference honors in the 100
Backstroke and was a Missouri-Kansas All-Star Meet athlete. Abbey
is a member of the USA Masters organization, where she continues to
compete in swimming and medaled at the 2019 Masters Nationals
Championship Meet.
Additional achievements: ASCA Level 4, Western
Zone 2019 SCS Coach, All Star Festival 2020 and 2022 Coach, AFAA
Group Fitness Certified, NASM Nutrition
Certification
This is Coach Ron's 22nd Season with the
Bishop Gorman Swim & Dive team. Coach Ron is a
Level 5 ASCA (American Swimming Coaches Association) swim
coach, a level achieved by only 1-3% of the highest rated coaches
in the United States. He has also been with the Sandpipers of
Nevada since 1994, and leads the team as the Executive
Director, Head Coach, and coach for the Sandpiper National
Team.
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