John Salvino
Head Coach & Masters/Adults Coach
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Coach John is the coach of the CROCODILES Junior/Senior swimmers as
well as the Adult (Masters) swimmers. He has coached 2 years with
the Corona Aquatics Team, both as Age-Group coach and Adult coach.
Before this he served 3 seasons as Assistant Swim Coach
at
California
Baptist
University
where he had the privilege to
coach numerous NAIA All Americans, and National Champions/Record
Holders. He also coached High School and Masters before this.
He earned a BS in Kinesiology (Human Movement) at Cal State
Fullerton and graduate studies in Kinesiology (Physiology of
Exercise).
Coach John initially became involved
in competitive swimming in ’72. He was voted "MVP" by
his teammates at
Mt.
SAC
in ’94, and was
awarded "Most Improved Swimmer" in ’96. He has
been involved in Masters swimming since 1993. He has competed at
numerous Masters Meets and Open Water competitions, including 3
National Championships and 1 FINA World Championships.
John has swum under or worked
with at least 13 great coaches, including Sandy, Ed, Gary,
Jodi, Jim, Diane, Rick, Charlie, Steve, Anne, Wayne, Janet,
Laura, and Marc. You know who you are, and I appreciate
you more than you know. John believes his nurturing "style"
most closely resembles that of his Dad, John Sr., who he will
always love, admire and respect, Thanks.
Brian Yu
Age Group Coach
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Coach Brian has spent just over a decade
of his life as a competitive swimmer, starting when he was 8 years
old. Growing up in the Hi-Desert, Brian swam
with Desert Aquatics and Mirage Aquatics in the Eastern Section of
Southern California Swimming. Later on in his
career, he trained with the Bakersfield Swim Club and the Irvine
Aquazots.
At age 12, Brian qualified to be a member of
Southern California Swimming’s 1998 Zone All-Star Team as a
freestyle sprinter in Federal Way, Washington.
There he competed against other swimmers from other various regions
of the Western United States. Brian attended
Serrano High School in Phelan, CA, and despite not having a high
school swim team, Brian still competed in CIF competitions and
represented his high school by swimming as a free-lance
swimmer. As a result, he qualified and competed
in the CIF Southern Section Finals for two consecutive
years. He was the first swimmer from Serrano
High School to ever do this.
Brian is
currently a graduate student at Cal State Fullerton, working on his
M.S. in Clinical Psychology. He graduated from
the University of California, Irvine with his B.A. in Psychology
and Social Behavior in 2007. His chosen area of
specialty is in Sports/Performance Psychology.
Ryley A Marble
Novice and Age Group Coach
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Coach Ryley loves the water and has been involved with swimming
his whole life. While attending high school he
competed for the Santiago High School Team right here in
Corona. He is currently certified in CPR and First Aid, as well as
a carded coach member of USA Swimming. Coach Ryley began
working with the Crocodiles in June of 2008 teaching swim
lessons. He continues to teach lessons as well as
coaching both Novice and Age Group II. Ryley loves
working with kids of all ages both in and out of the
water. Coach Ryley is an active member of
his church, serving as a leader for the 8th grade
boys and is currently working towards completing his general
education college requirement, at Riverside Community
College.
