SANDY KOS, LEAD SENIOR GROUP COACH
May 2017-Present, Email:  [email protected]
 
Sandy has been around swimming her whole life as either an athlete or a parent of SCA athlete's.  A NCAA Divison 3 All-American swimmer in the 200 butterfly, Sandy earned a B.S. in Microbiology and Economics at UCSD and a masters degree from UC Irvine.  Sandy is a former SCA board president and currently a swim coach at San Clemente High School and the Master's Coach at the Aquatic Center.  Sandy coaches the Silver, Senior, and FitPrep groups for SCA.
 

DORIAN JOHNSON, SENIOR GROUP COACH

June 2019-Present, Email: [email protected]
 
Dorian joined the club in 2009 and swam for a total of 10 years until he graduated from SCHS in 2019.  In that time, he broke numerous records and still holds the record for both the 1500 meter and 1560 yard freestyle.  Dorian has been coaching since June of 2019.  He is excited to give back to the sport that means so much to him.  
 
Senior Group

The Senior group is for high school students whose goals are to level up their training and performance level, work their way to the National group, or race at meets which are higly encouraged but not mandatory. We are an IM based group with our focus primarily on stroke development, increasing our endurance and developing our sprinting skills. We swim 6 times per week and we offer dryland twice a week focusing on athelticism and strength through a diverse array of exercises and movement patterns.

 

Character and Teammate Expectations:

 

  •   Demonstrate strong self-driven and work ethic
  •   Willingness to physically and mentally push themself
  •   Be an encouraging and positive teammate
  •   Develop a growth mindset approach to training and racing

 

Swim Requirements:  

 

      •  Read a Pace Clock and stay on intervals

  • 16 x 100 Freestyle @ 1:30
  • 10 x 100 IM @ 1:45
  • Kick 10 x 50 @ 1:00

 

Equipment:  Kickboard, Catalyst Hand Paddles, Fins, Pull Buoy, snorkel, mesh bag, hydration and smile is a must!

 

A Tryout is required to join this group.  Click here for tryout information.

 

The San Clemente Aquatic Team assigns swimmers to practice groups based on skill/ability and age.  Coaches are able to focus on techniques, skills and intervals that are best suited for our swimmers’ development while enhancing aerobic and speed capacity.  Each coach strives to create a fun yet challenging environment for our swimmers.  

Although practice attendance is not mandatory for most groups, we do encourage swimmers to attend all or as many practices as possible, attendance + effort = success.  Swim meets are optional for some groups and mandatory for others.  Swim meets are a chance for swimmers, coaches and parents to see progress. 

Move-ups between groups tend to occur at the end of our short course and long course seasons.  Coaches will review all aspects of move up timing, including test sets, leadership in the lane and group, mental, physical and emotional readiness.  Attendance and practice effort will also be considered as variables.