Coach Abby spent her childhood swimming with Santa Barbara Swim Club. She attended Gordon College, a Division III liberal arts school on the East coast, and swam 4 years on the college swim team while earning a degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology. She has coached age group and high school swimming on and off over the years and most recently began coaching age group at Buenaventura Swim Club in the fall of 2021. Her favorite events are the 200 free, 200 backstroke, and 200IM. She enjoys coaching and encouraging athletes to reach for their goals.

Coach Rebecca has been swimming since she started to walk. After moving to Ventura in 2014, she joined the Buenaventura Swim Club under Coach Betsy. She competed for the next 6 years until she injured her knee. She came back to the swim club as a Coach in 2022. She loves teaching kids the strokes and seeing all their hard work pay off.

Kylie started swimming competitively at the age of seven and spent much of her club swimming career at Dads Club Swim Team in Houston, TX. She attended Auburn University where she swam and earned a degree BA in Communication.

After starting her career in Human Resources, she went back to Dads Club to coach age group swimmers. She has a deep love for the sport of swimming and has continued to pursue this passion on and off over the years for various masters’ teams, most recently swimming for Ventura County Masters team. Her favorite events these days are the 100 IM and 50 back. She is a USMS Level 1 Certified Coach and enjoys creating a positive environment where swimmers can achieve their personal goals.

Coach JJ has more than 26 years of professional coaching experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to Buena Swim Club. His coaching background includes serving as Senior Assistant Coach and Head Age Group Coach at Santa Barbara Swim Club, where he developed extensive experience in team leadership, designing and leading workouts and dryland training, and managing meet entries.

Throughout his career, he has worked closely with head coaches to coordinate training programs, practice schedules, and long-term development plans for swimmers of all levels. Coach JJ takes great pride in creating training environments that are structured, supportive, and tailored to the unique needs of each athlete.

He is committed to helping every swimmer grow, improve, and reach their full potential.

Coach Eric is a lifelong competitive swimmer, surfer, and triathlete. He is the head coach at the Ventura YMCA and the JV coach at Buena High School. Eric holds a Level 3 USMS certification and attended the USMS National Coaches Conference in Houston, TX. He values the connection and community that Masters swimming creates and is committed to helping swimmers of all levels progress and enjoy the water.