Daniel S Greaves
Head Coach
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Having been around competitive swimming my entire life, I truly
believe that swimming provides much needed structure in the lives
of today’s youth. I believe our roles as coaches is teaching
our athletes how to set goals, how to monitor success/failures, how
to overcome adversity and nurturing their desire to focus on the
small seemingly insignificant details that we know make a world of
difference in a race. Giving the athletes ownership of their sport
allows them to take responsibility for any breakdowns that arise
and most importantly allows them to take responsibility for any
successes they have. My job is teach them all of the necessary
skills that are required to succeed, instill confidence in them
that they are capable of achieving anything and then training them
so their bodies and minds have a symbiotic relationship.
Cameron P Tyson
Head Age Group coach
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With 8 years combine coaching talent, including collegiate and
age group programs, Cameron brings his passion and excitement to
the forefront of the Neptune program by heading our Healdsburg
training site. As a 14 year veteran swimmer and son of a former
swim coach, Cameron draws from a rich history of swimming ideals to
guide and develop new young talent. Cameron believes that
community, commitment, and confidence are the corner stones to
success.
Tony Scott
Assistant Head Coach
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Tony started competitive swimming at the age of five in Northern
California. He continued to swim with this team all the way until
high school graduation at which time he joined the Army. He served
3 1/2 years as an Airborne Ranger. He returned to California and
began coaching in 1998. He has coached age group, high school, and
Master?s swimming as well as taught collegiate swimming courses.
Under his guidance, swimmers have achieved high school titles,
regional champion titles, and national top sixteen time standards.
He has worked with all levels of swimmers from the novice to
Olympic trial qualifiers. Tony has a passion for the sport of
swimming and thrives on building individual relationships with his
swimmers.
Laraine Carter
Head Age Group Coach - Healdsburg
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Laraine has a background as a Division 1 swimmer at San Diego
University and has swum for Ernie Maglischo in Chico. She has
coached many different levels of swimming including age group, high
school and masters. From 1990-1996 Laraine coached young developing
age group swimmers. Laraine coached Healdsburg High School JV until
2000 when I took over the Varsity Boys and Girls coaching position,
which she still coaches today. Laraine approaches coaching with the
belief that inherent in every child is a high level of intelligence
and a yearning desire to achieve great things. "Many times its the
spirit in children that soars way beyond my high expectations of
them and makes coaching so fulfilling. I consider myself very lucky
and blessed that I am able to coach a sport which I love, with
those whom I love and have great passion for.
Hannah DeRousseau
Assistant Coach
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Hannah has coached the Neptunes off and on for the past
seventeen years. She swam competitively growing up and at UC Davis,
where she majored in Physical Education. After college, she
continued to compete in masters meets and coached an age group team
in Port Hueneme, CA. Hannah currently teaches math at Rincon Valley
Middle School. She enjoys sewing, knitting, needle crafts,
quilting, and baking when she isn’t busy teaching and
coaching. Hannah, together with her husband Brian and daughters
Mikaela and Karissa, makes her home in Santa Rosa.
Dave Pfeiff
Assistant Coach
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Dave has always had a desire to coach swimming; he even began
his coaching career while he was still a competitive swimmer. Over
the past six years Dave has coached many different levels of
athletes from pre-age group through high school. He enjoys the
process of not only developing an athlete but teaching how the
lessons learned in the pool can be applied to everyday life. Dave
graduated in 2006 from Sonoma State University with a Bachelors
Degree in English Literature and Liberal Studies with an emphasis
in education. Dave creates an atmosphere of hard work, dedication,
and determination as well as an exciting and fun environment for
his athletes.
