Coaches and Directors
Ned played water polo and was an All-American for the Diablo Valley Junior College in 1974 and 1975. He continued his education at Pepperdine University, where he swam and played water polo. At the University, he was an All-American water polo player in 1976. Ned has participated on several AAU water polo national championship teams. Even though Ned claims that he is not as fit as he used to be, he continues to swim with the San Diego Swim Masters. He loves to swim in the Rough Water competitions and has won his age group numerous times.
Ned Maggiora has been a swimming coach in San Diego since 1978. He has taught swimmers from Novice to the Senior National level with the El Centro Sundivers, Chula Vista Aquatic Association, and the Eastlake Swim Team. Some of his swimmers have held or continue to hold San Diego-Imperial records. Ned's life-long love of swimming has been passed on to the thousands of athletes that he has touched.
Coach Andy Randazzo has been involved in swimming nearly his whole life. He started out as an age group swimmer and continued to swim through high school and college. He also stayed in the sport as a masters swimmer, showing that his love for swimming never stopped. On top of that, he has also been a swim parent, supporting his own kids in the sport.
For the 10 years, Coach Andy has been coaching swimmers. He currently coaches a group called Senior Prep with South Bay aquatics His job is to help swimmers take the next big step in their swimming journey. That might mean getting them ready for high school swimming, college swimming, or even competing at the national level with USA Swimming.
Coach Andy understands what swimmers need because he’s been in their shoes. He pushes his athletes to work hard, believe in themselves, and always aim higher. He knows that every swimmer is different, and he takes the time to help each one improve and reach their goals.
Coach Andy’s experience as a swimmer, parent, and coach helps him guide young athletes not just in the pool, but in life too. He’s all about building strong swimmers—and strong people.
Tom Paradowski is the Head Coach of South Bay Aquatics. Tom began his swimming career at the age of seven with the National City Swim Club. As a nationally ranked age group swimmer, he broke many records. He was a CIF Champion swimmer for Sweetwater High School and attended the University of Tennessee on a swimming scholarship. He graduated from San Diego State University in 1979.
Tom began his coaching career with the Coronado Navy Swim Association as an assistant coach in 1976. In 1980, he became the Head Coach of the Southwestern College Men’s Swim Team. In 1982 he took over as Head Coach of the National City Swim Club, the oldest continually chartered USA Swimming team in San Diego. In addition to his club responsibilities, he was the Head Coach of the Sweetwater High School Swim team from 1984 to 1993. In 2000, he was selected as San Diego – Imperial’s “Age Group Coach of the Year”. Tom's dream of a united South Bay became a reality in 2001 when three teams, National City, Eastlake and Chula Vista, merged to form South Bay Aquatics. Tom has acted as both a San Diego-Imperial Swimming, All-Star and Western Zone Coach. As an active member of the San Diego-Imperial Swimming (LSC) Board of Directors, his dedication to the promotion of swimming is apparent.
