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All of our coaches are members of the USA Swimming and the American Swim Coaches Association. Our coaching staff prides itself on professionalism, education, and experience.

Our coaching staff feels that communication is essential; therefore, if you have any questions, related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches, preferably your child’s coach.

For all questions related to the administrative functions of the team, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact our team Registrar, Teri Madill (contact info below under Board Members Section) or click here for more information.

Coaching Staff

Kevin James Wang

Head Coach

Personal Information

Age 28; Married to Serena, father of Lily Wang

B.A. Religion, Whitworth University 2004

Coaching Information

►20 years in competitive swimming
►Began swimming at age 7
►12 years coaching experience
►21 Time All-American
►Two NCAA Titles in the 400 IM
►Held the NCAA DIII Record in the 400 IM
►4 years at Whitworth University (NCAA Division III)
►2 Years Swim America Instructor
►2 years with Princeton Community Park (summers only)
►Issaquah Swim Team assistant for 1 year
►5 yeas Head Distance Coach for Whitworth University
►2 Years Head Coach Spokane Waves Aquatic Team

Lifetime Member of American Swim Coaches Association

►Level 4 Certified

Coached SWAT to 3 consecutive seasons: "Most improved based on National Rankings"

Named 2010 IES "Coach of the Year"

Coached:

►7 NCAA All Americans
►1 Sr. National Finalist
►1 Junior National Qualifier
►Multiple Western Zone, Senior Sectional, and Age Group Sectional Champions/Finalists & Record Holders

Kevin Eddy

Head Age Group Coach

Coaching Information

10 Years of Coaching Experience:

Lifetime Member of American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA)

Level 3 Certified

Spokane Waves Aquatic Team -- 2 years (Head Age Group Coach)

StingRay Swim Club -- 2 years (Assistant Senior Coach)

Gold Medal Swim Club -- 1 year (Assistant Senior Coach)

Moscow High School -- 1 year (Boys 1st at Idaho State, Girls 4th)

Lewis-Clark Neptunes -- 4 years (summers only)

Coaching Accomplishments

2010 ASCA Award for Coaching Excellence—Ages 14&U

Directly Coached:

3 Junior National Qualifiers (Laura, Brittney, Emily)

1 IES Record Holder (Matt), 1 PNS Record Holder (Bryan)

Multiple National Top 16 Times

Multiple Western Zone, Senior Sectional, and Age Group Sectional Qualifiers

Multiple PNS and IES Championship Champions and Finalists

Other Swimming Information

16 years in competitive swimming

Began swimming at age 12 with the Lewis-Clark Neptunes (LCN)

1 year at Seattle University (NAIA)

3 years at Whitworth University (NCAA Division III)

Personal Information

Age 29; Married to Amy, son Noah, twin daughters Kate and Glory

B.A. History, Whitworth University 2004

Hobbies include swimming, reading, gardening, and spending time with family

Rory L Buck

Assistant Coach - Age Group & Ripples

Personal Information

Age 23; Currently pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Business Management as well as Health Fitness and Physical Education and a Minor in Leadership studies.

Swimming Information

8 years in competitive swimming
Malawi National Swimming Team member - Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002
National Swimming Team Squad selected to represent Malawi at the 2006
Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne in March 2006.
Hold 11 Malawi National Swimming Records
Malawi Junior National Team Captain 2004 & 2005
20^th In the 200 Breastroke and 30^th in the 100 Breastroke at South African Olympic Trails 2008
2009 NCAA All-American (Honorable mention)
2009 Academic All-American
2010 NCAA National Championships - 2nd in the 200 Breastroke, 3rd in the 100 Breastroke
Hold the Whitworth University 100 & 200 Yard Breastroke records

Coaching Qualifications

FINA Level 1 and Level 2 Swim Coaches Certifications

Coaching Experience:

Namib Swimming Academy (Namibia) - Senior Coach from 2007 – August 2008
Ryan Skinner Swimming Academy (South Africa) - Assistant Coach from September 2005 – July 2007
Lyani Swimming Club (Malawi) - Assistant Coach from January 2003 – 2005
Selected as Namibian Junior National Coach to the Junior African Championship 2007 in Cairo Egypt.

Personal Website:

http://rorylbuck.wordpress.com/

Christina Hinkel

Assistant Coach - Ripples

Personal Information

Age: 21
Currently a Junior at Whitworth University
Persuing a B.A. in Elementary Education, a B.A. in Special Education, and a minor in teaching reading.
Hobbies (aside from swimming) include: singing, running, horseback riding, craft projects, creative writing, and spending time with friends

Swimming Informtaion

Have been swimming competatively since the age of 6
Currently a member of the Whitworth Varsity Swim Team
NWC top 8 finisher in the 400IM and 200 breaststroke in 2009
NWC top 16 finisher: 400IM-2008/2009/2010, 100 breastroke-2008, 200 butterfly-2008/2010, 200IM-2009/2010, 200 breaststroke-2009

Work Experience

Currently in 3rd consecutive year coaching for the WAVES
Coached for 2 summers for the Maverick Aquatics team in Gresham, OR
ASCA level 1 certified
Been teaching swim lessons for 7 years-both private and group lessons-both Swim America and Red Cross programs
Lifeguard/CPR certified
Currently in 3rd consecutive year as a teaching assistant for the Swimming for Fitness class here on campus

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