Coaches & Directors

 

 

 

 

 

For all questions related to administration such as fees, billing, safety, or policy issues, please contact our General Manager, Sureen Gosal.

If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting and other swimming related needs, please contact your child’s coach.  We have an open door policy and are here to support the needs of our swimmers.

Click on the pool name below for a full coach list:

Crystal Pool (Tyee)

Saanich Commonwealth Pool (VASC)

West Shore/Seaparc Pools (Coho)

 

 Island Swimming High Performance Coaches 

Coaching Staff

Randy Bennett

Director of Island Swimming Association

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Randy Bennett has been the Director of Island Swimming and head coach since 2002 and is now Head Coach of a new high performance program called the Victoria Academy of Swimming. 

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Aaron Dahl

VASC Head Coach

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Aaron brings many years of experience in developing great athletes, coaches, and club programs. Aaron has developed athletes at all levels and has produced swimmers to provincial records, and provincial/national team appointments.

Neil Harvey

National Group Coach and Founder of Tyee

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Neil is a Level IV coach and has been coaching competitive swimming in Canada for more than 30 years.

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Cindy Mabee

TAG and Dynamo Entry Coach

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Cindy joined the Island Swimming coaching staff in 2002.  She is a certified NCCP Level III coach.

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Gord Veldman

Crush and Coho JDF Head Coach

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Gord joined Island Swimming under the mentorship of Randy Bennett in 2007, where he assisted Randy with the National and Senior Groups. Gord is a NCCP Level I skills coach and is currently working on his Level II certification. 

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Board of Directors

Leon Politano

Coho President

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Janet Morrice

Tyee President

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Andrea Kent

VASC President

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