Joyce U. Follis
Head Coach
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Coach Joyce has been living in Conroe since October of 2011. She is from the
beautiful island of Hawai’i where she spent her entire childhood and teen years
swimming competitively for Kona Dolphin Swim Club, Hualalai Academy High School
Varsity swimming, and Hawaiian open water swimming.
She has coached for USA Swimming teams and taught swimming lessons for the last
twelve years in Hawai’i, New York, and now Texas. Coach Joyce is also an ASCA Level
II Coach , Certified US Masters Swim Coach, YMCA Competitive Swimming & Diving
Certified, and has had the privileges of training in the summers with world renowned
coaches Skip Kenney and Mark Schubert. She has also attended numerous national
coaches conferences held by USA Swimming, the American Swimming Coaches
Association, and US Masters Swimming where she has been lucky enough to learn from
some of the greatest coaches, swimmers, and stroke mechanic analysts in the world.
She has spent the last year rebuilding the swim team at South Montgomery County
YMCA where she started with 20 swimmers in October of 2014 and now has 80
swimmers- 74 of whom have qualified for YMCA Lone Star State Championships. She
coached the Lone Star 8& Under and 9-10 top point finisher in 2012, 2013, and 2015.
She was also the assistant varsity coach at John Cooper High School in The Woodlands Texas
in 2013 where the women’s team placed 1st over all and then men’s team came in
3rd!!
She has also been lucky enough to coach triathletes this last year as well. One
triathlete finished first in her age division at the CB&I Tri with another placing first in
her swim and numerous others finishing in the top 20. She also trained triathletes for
the Texas Ironman; all triathletes had personal records for their swims this year.
She is unbelivably excited to return home to coach where it all began, Kona Dolphins!!
Kathy J. Clarke
Assitant Head Coach
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Coach Kathy Clarke is the owner and founder of the Kona Dolphin
Swim cClub, since 1999. She has coached age group and high school
swimming in Hawaii
since 1998. She brings
her love of swimming and enjoyment with working with the young
swimmers to the Kona Dolphin program.
Kathy was born and raised in
Venice
,
California
and began her
competitive swimming career at the age of 5. She swam for the
Santa Monica Swim Club and participated in the Junior Olympics from
1968-70. She attended
West
L.A.
College
in
Los
Angeles
, but soon made
Kailua-Kona her home. Her husband Tom and her two wonderful
daughters, Joyce and Bridget, enjoy sharing her love of the water
and are all active members with USA Swimming.
Coach Kathy enjoys expanding her swimming horizons by participating
in windsurfing and long distance ocean swimming, such as the Maui
Channel Swim. Coach Kathy and her 14 year old daughter Joyce also
teamed up to compete in the 2000 Ali’i Challenge, a 6 mile
open water swim and kayak race along the Kailua-Kona coast.
She has also competed in and finished the North Shore
Challenge, a 2.3 mile open ocean race from Pipeline
to Waimea Bay, in Oahu. Her personal goal is to swim
the Catalina Channel in
California
, a 20.14 mile cold
water open ocean swim.
Kathy is an active member of the American Swimming Coaches
Association, USA Swimming and Hawaii Swimming. She holds many
certifications, including Lifeguard Training, First Aid,
Professional Rescuer CPR, Water Safety Instruction, Infant and
Preschool Aquatic Program, Safety Training for Coaches and
Community Water Safety Instruction. She continues to educate
herself by being an active member of the Aquatic Exercise
Association, American Swim Coaches Association (A.S.C.A.), HydroFit
Aquatic Fitness, and by attending seminars and clinics. In
2000 she attended the A.S.C.A. World Clinic held in
Lake
Placid
,
New
York
. It was an
incredible learning opportunity as well as a chance to exchange
with coaches from all over the world.
Kathy’s efforts have not been limited to the swimming pool.
In 1993 she received the Aloha Recognition Award from St.
Michael’s Church for her volunteer work educating children in
the parishes of Kailua-Kona and
Holualoa
,
Hawaii
. Her volunteer
efforts continued in 2000 when she led the St. Michael’s
youth group to the World Youth Day in
Rome
,
Italy
. This experience
inspired her to pursue an international competition geared toward
youth participation and cultural exchange. Her efforts culminated
in July of 2001 when 18 of her Dolphin team members competed in the
Stockholm Summer Games in
Stockholm
,
Sweden
. This
international event featured 12 countries, 14 different sports and
close to 5000 kids form all over the world.
Coach Kathy’s current endeavors include Water Aerobics
Fitness Instructor, Swim Instructor and Assistant Coach for the
Kona Dolphins. She also teaches private swimming and water fitness
classes. The Kona Dolphin Swim Club is blessed to have Kathy as
their assistant coach. Her cheerful, welcoming attitude and genuine
love for the children and the sport of swimming allows the Kona
Dolphin team to shine.
Johnnie Jonathan Kaihewalu-Enriquez
Crossfit Mobility Coach
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I grew up here in Kona as a very active youth but never took sports too seriously. I grew up skateboarding, surfing, swimming for the Kona dolphins, participating in local triathlons, cycling allot & helping with he morning rides at Bike Works, & just stayed very active as a youth. July of 07 my dad started training with Crossfit methodology up at our house which he had my sister & I try, but we never really took advantage of itor saw the benefits of it at the time. Mostly we were resistant to trying it because our dad did it so much. Fast forwarding to 2012 while traveling I found my self being not fat but definatly not fit. I seemed to be limited allot by my fitness or flex ability & for a 22 year old I was not feeling young. While in San Diego, Ca I started to train Crossfit again with a mindset of having goals & haven't looked back. Crossfit has changed my life. Taught me how to move & carry my self correctly. Crossfit gave me the mental tools & strength to get through trials or things in my daily life that wasn't attainable before. Crossfit has made me way more well rounded as a person & athlete. Highlighting the weaknesses & flexibility issues I have, through Crossfit I've been able to address these issues and correct them to get rid of bad tendencies I've picked up over the years. I believe in Crossfit so much as a life style, I've chosen to coach others in Crossfit to help them achieve the benefits I've gained & to achieve their goals. I've gone from having no interest in even trying Crossfit to not imagining my life with out it. It's given me a world wide family to be apart of. No matter where I travel, theres a Crossfit box with allot of like minded people to get to know & friends to make where you visit. Even to this day I'm learning new things & always getting better as an athlete & coach. I have my Crossfit Level 1 Trainer Certificate, Crossfit Mobility Certificate, & Sport Performance Level 1 Coaches certificate through US Weightlifting (USAW). The ten general skills of Crossfit is Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility, Power, Speed, Coordination, Agility, Balance, & Accuracy. With these 10 General skills & the Crossfit methodology you'll be surprised of what we can be capable of. I was up for the challenge to be a better me, are you? Make it happen!
Elizabeth Sarah Tracy
Assistant Coach
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Assistant Coach Elizabeth Tracy grew up in Wisconsin, and at the
age of 16 started working as a swimming instructor and lifeguard
with the local YMCA. A husband, and three kids later she still
loves teaching children how to swim and improve their skills! In
the beginning of 2016, Elizabeth and her family made Kailua Kona
their home. She is a certified USA swimming
coach, lifeguard, CPR, First Aid, and AED certified, and she
is also a member of the American Swim Coaches Association
(A.S.C.A.). Elizabeth is blessed to have the opportunity to work
with such great coaches, kids, and families!
