Brian L Pajer
Head Coach - Azot 3 Irvine
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Brian Pajer founded the Aquazot
Swim Club in 1999. In the first year, Brian’s
leadership and coaching led the Aquazot team to win the SCS Junior
Olympic Championships and placed among the elite teams at the US
Nationals. Over the past 19 years, Brian has coached
Aquazot swimmers who have represented the USA at the Olympic
Games, World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, & Pan
American Games. Aquazot has been named a USA Swimming 'Gold
Medal Club' 5 out of the last 7 years.
Coaching Accomplishments:
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2x U.S. Open Women’s Club Champions
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2x USA Swimming State Club Champions
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5x USA Swimming Gold Medal Team Recognition
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6x USA Swimming Sectional State Club Champions
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Three USA National Championship Individual Event Champions
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2009 World University Games – One athlete
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2009 USA World Championship Team – One athlete
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2007 Pan American Games – Two athletes
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2004 Olympic Games – Two athletes
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2003-2009 Head Coach of the UC Irvine Men and Women’s Swim
Team
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2005 & 2007 Big West Conference- Coach of the year
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2007 Big West Conference - Men’s Champions
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2005 Big West Conference - Women’s Champions
Todd J Hickman
Coach - Senior 4 Irvine
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Todd Hickman started
competitive swimming at the age of 5. He was a well rounded
swimmer holding records in Orange County in fly, free, and
IM’s. At age 14 he broke the National Record in the 500 free
and was first in the nation that year in 9 events. He won CIF in
the 200 IM his senior year and was first in the nation in
High School. He received a full ride scholarship to the
University of Arizona and was an NCAA All American in 1987. After
college he competed in his 3rd and final Olympic Trials in 1992 and
was 9th in the 200 IM.
Since then, he was the
athlete rep for Southern California Swimming for the National
Convention; where he held positions in the Club Development
Committee, Time Standards Committee, Officials Committee, and
Athlete Accountant.
Coach Todd’s
everlasting devotion is that his swimmers realize and achieve
whatever particular goals they set for themselves; and they
find personal success and satisfaction in knowing they made
the effort to do the best of which they are capable according
to their own level of competency.
COACHING
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Helped make AZOT a USA
Swimming Gold Medal team for 5 years 2013 to 2017.
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2017/2018 National Junior
Team Coaches List
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Qualified 1 swimmer for
2012 US Olympic Trials
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Qualified 3 swimmers for
2016 US Olympic Trials
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Coached National Age
Group Record holder
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Coached 3 relay teams to
National Age Group Records
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Coached 5 relays and 7
Individuals to Southern California Records
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3 Swimmers at National
Select Camp
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1 Swimmer at National
Diversity Camp
Accomplishments:
- Olympic Trials qualified
& finished top 16 3 times 1984, 1988, 1992
- USA Nationals Qualified 9
years best finish 4th place 400 IM
- Full Scholarship
University of Arizona 1984 -1988
- NCAA All American
1987
- USA Junior National Team
1984-1985
- Ranked top 15 in the USA
and top 25 in the world 1984-1988 and 1991-1992
- Age Group National Record
Holder 13/14 boys 500 free
- Member US National
Lifeguard Team 1990
- High School Swimming 1st
in Nation 200 IM 1984
- Athletes Rep. Southern
California USA Swimming 3 years 1996 to 1998
Vanessa Manalastas
Coach - Azot 2 Irvine
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An Aquazot Alumna, Coach
Vanessa has been active in the sport of swimming since she was a
child starting out as an age group swimmer for Head Coach Brian
Pajer. After graduating from the University of California,
Santa Barbara, she returned to the pool and earned an Infant
Toddler Instructor Education Program certificate from the United
States Swim School Association. She transitioned back into
age group swimming and was recruited to join the Aquazot Coaching
staff in 2013. In 2017 Vanessa joined the JSerra High School
coaching staff where she currently leads the freshman/sophomore
swim program.
Combining the knowledge
she obtained through the certification program, her years as an age
group swimmer and high school coach, Vanessa delivers effective
instruction and training to children with a wide range of
personalities and learning styles. This is reflected in her
ability to help most of her AZOT 2 swimmers achieve Blue, WAG, JAG
and JO times.
In her free time Vanessa
enjoys swimming, surfing, and spending time with her husband and
friends.
