Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Victor Brasil
Coach Victor has been around swimming his entire life. Born and raised in Brazil, Victor started competing at a very young age and worked his way through national and international competition. In the US, Coach Victor swam at Linfield college, breaking several school records and conference records. He was also the first athlete to represent Linfield at the NCAA championship in several years prior to his arrival.
Coach Victor is very passionate about his job and aims to teach the kids life skills through the sport. “Swimming requires skills beyond the physicality of the sport. The balance between mental and physical skills is what creates differentiated athletes. It is my priority to develop young athletes from the very beginning to the highest level of competition providing them with the mental and physical skills to succeed in all areas of their life. Always having as much fun as possible in the process.”
Coach: Dan Evans
Coach Dan has been a swim instructor and swim coach for the last 30+ years. He is currently the Head Swim Coach for West Salem High School and has coached there for 20 seasons. He started swimming at a young age, qualifying for Regionals as a club swimmer. He was rated a Top Five Swimmer for Oregon and swam for South Salem High School in his teens. He later went on to swim for Willamette University, where he was the teams captain his senior year. He has attended the Coaches College, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado; as well as ASCA World Clinics and the State of Oregon Swim Clinics.
He is currently a PE teacher at Harritt Elementary School and has worked for the school district for the last 25+ years. His goal is to help facilitate the growth of Salem's swim community, and to make an everlasting, positive impact, on those he coaches. His passion is to teach as many people to swim as possible.
Coach: Michelle Phillips
Coach Michelle joined her local swim club at age nine and swam year-round with USA Swimming and later with Linfield University. She has a passion for swimming and delights in sharing that love with kids. She learned innumerable lessons about working hard and setting goals in the pool and made many wonderful swimming friends along the way. She hopes to encourage and facilitate the next generation of kids to learn and grow through the sport of competitive swimming.
Board of Directors:
President: Rosy Macias - [email protected]
Treasurer: Ishani DePillo - [email protected]
Secretary: Kathy Patty - [email protected]
Membership: Edith Hicks - [email protected]
Fundrasing Commitee: Cathy Gladow - [email protected]
Age Group Parent Representative: Kristian Ingebrigtsen & Curtis Tooms
