Alejandro joined the CHS Swim & Dive staff in 2023 as an assistant coach and moved to the head coach position in 2024.  Coach Alejandro smoothly transitioned into coaching after concluding his swimming career at Saint Peter’s University (NJ) where he was a member of the MAAC All-Academic Team. He began with individual and group lessons, gradually expanding into more specialized coaching roles. Throughout his coaching journey, Alejandro gained valuable experience working with athletes of various ages and skill levels. He served as an assistant coach at Swim Stars Swim Club and Scarlet Aquatics at the club level. At the collegiate level, he volunteered at his alma mater, Saint Peter’s University, and later took on the role of Graduate Assistant at East Stroudsburg University (PA) where he also earned a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science. His diverse coaching background showcases his dedication to the swimming community.

Dave has been a swim coach for more than 40 years coaching at the age group, high school, and collegiate levels.  Dave has been a coach at CHS since 2021.  Prior to joining the Elks, Dave came aboard the WTRC Sharks in 2018  He was the head swim coach at Urbana University from 2011-2018.  During his tenure, the team was named Collegeswimming.com's Most Improved Team in NCAA Division II, while Dave was named Appalachian Swimming Conference Men's Coach of the Year.  He was the coach of the Springfield YMCA swim team for 29 years and also served as the coach for both the Springfield North High School and Springfield High School teams.  In 2002, Dave was inducted into the Springfield City Schools Hall of Fame.  In college, Dave swam for Miami University where he was 3-time MAC champion in the 100-yard Breaststroke and a member of the MAC champion 400-yard Medley Relay Team.

Rick is from Bedford, Virginia where he swam at the club and high school levels before swimming for the College of William and Mary.  He held the position of Head Age Group Coach for the Bedford YMCA from 1998-1999 and the Lynchburg YMCA from 1999-2001.  Rick served as the head coach of the Brookville High School Swim Team from 1999-2001, earning District Coach of the Year honors on the men’s side in 2000 as the Bees were district and regional champions and finished 4th n Virginia’s Group AA State Championship meet.  Additionally, he has many years of experience as a Head Coach of summer swim teams.  Rick has been involved in swimming in the Centerville area for over a decade, as an assistant coach with the WTRC Sharks and the Elks from 2011-2013, the coordinator of the Suburban Swim Association, a local summer swim league, since 2012, and with the CHS Swim & Dive Boosters from 2018-2024.