Mary Nygren
Head Coach
Mary has been involved with swimming for over 26 years, beginning as a youngster and continuing on up to Masters. She has been involved directly with Masters swimming and this team for over 10 years. In her younger years, she competed at the Junior National level with her specialty being distance freestyle and the I.M. events. Coach Mary is ASCA certified, a member of USA swimming as well as USMS.Her emphasis on distance events as a youth has continued on in Masters. She enjoys participating in the open water events with swims including Trans Tahoe, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Bridge. She has placed in the top ten in her age-group in many of the open water and pool events. Her participation in swim meets includes several Masters Nationals, usually competing in the longer distance events.
Coach Mary began her coaching career by assisting with a variety of stroke clinics for Masters. The interaction with the swimmers and the range in swimming abilities inspired Mary to pursue coaching on a daily basis. She enjoys working with the diversity of swimmers that make up the members of Tri-Valley Masters. She also coaches an age-group USA team which allows her to keep current with all the latest swimming techniques. With her work with youngsters, she has coached the beginning swimmer up to the nationally ranked level. Stroke improvement is her goal in every workout no matter what age and ability she is coaching. She is known to give some great distance sets as well as challenging drill work with a friendly smile on her face!
