Marie McSweeney, Head Coach 
Marie McSweeney is Head Coach of the Tidalwaves Swim Team as well as the Head Coach of Tam Masters, an adult swim team recognized for its excellence in the US. Marie has developed Tidalwaves into a foundational swim and athletic experience for thousands of children in our community -- in fact, many of our team's current parents fondly remember being coached by Marie when they were young! Marie has the ability to encourage, motivate, and support swimmers, young and old, in a POSITIVE way that focuses on transferring her love of the sport to her swimmers. On top of that, she has an unbelievable memory for names and swim times. You, too, will marvel at the way she can tell them all apart even when they are all wet! This will be Marie's 30ish year with Tidalwaves. Have a coaching question or concern about your child? Coach Marie is always open to talking to you. However, during practice and meets Marie needs to be focused on ALL the kids in the water. This is for safety reasons as well as to ensure all swimmers get the most out of their practice and meet experience. The best way to let Marie know you have a coaching question or concern is via:
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Trevor Nestler, Assistant Coach Coach Trevor is originally from Santa Rosa where he grew up swimming for Santa Rosa Neptunes. He also swam Santa Rosa High School Varsity, and then swam some more at the SRJC.
- Favorite strokes: Butterfly, freestyle
- Favorite events: 100 Fly, 50 free, 100 free, and 200 IM.
- Favorite Swimmers: Michael Phelps, Nemo/Dory, and of course, Tidalwaves.
His hobbies include swimming, listening to his coaches, helping with chores, and eating his green vegetables daily. |
Laura Gross, Assistant Coach  Laura started swimming for the Sebastopol Sea Serpents at age 7. She swam competitively for nine years, breaking a team record in the 100 yard and 200 yard butterfly in the 9/10 age group. Over the summers growing up, she taught swim lessons and lifeguarded. She began coaching in college, and grew to love it!
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