Bob Staab
Head Coach
Coach Bob became the 15th Head Coach for the Splash Club in April of 2000. He also served as volunteer Head Coach of the Bartlesville High School Bruins from 2000-2002. Prior to joining the Splash Club, he served as the Aquatics Supervisor for ConocoPhillips from November 1997 through March 2000. Coach Bob has been involved in competitive swimming since the age of 13. He swam for the Tulsa Hurricane Swim Club and Memorial High School in Tulsa. From there he went on to swim at Hendrix College in Conway, AR where he graduated with a B.A. Coach Bob also has a M. Ed. From the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, in Exercise Science. During his 16 years of coaching, Coach Bob also has coached: the Hendrix AquaKids, Fayetteville Youth Center, Fayetteville High School, Little Rock Racquet Club, Jonesboro Swim Team, and the Trojan Aquatic Club of Tulsa. Prior to joining ConocoPhillips in 1997, he served as the Age Group Programs Coordinator for USA Swimming. Coach Bob has always been active in the governing of swimming at both the local and national levels. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Arkansas Swimming, the USA Swimming Club Development Committee, and the Board of Directors of USA Swimming. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Oklahoma Swimming serving as the General Chairman. Coach Bob also serves on the Olympic International Operations Committee and the National Team Evaluations Committee for USA Swimming. Coach Bob served as the assistant manager for the 2006 USA Swimming National Junior Team, the Head Manager for the 2007 USA Swimming Team that went to Japan, and the Head Manager for the 2008 USA Swimming World Short CourseChampionship Team.
