Remote Skills Instructor/All Tiers
Claire is a former USA National Team Swimmer from the Santa Clara Artistic Swim Club. She is currently in her Medical School Residency and will resume part time coaching at the pool when she completes her medical program.
Remote Skills Instructor/All Tiers
Coach Jade is a former USA National Team Swimmer from Irvine, California. She is currently in medical school for nursing and upon completion, will return to the pool to coach in person.
Remote Skills Instructor/All Tiers
Coach Hannah is our Intl AWD Social Media Outreach Coach. She is on the Jr. National Team and manages the AquaGrace monthly international webinar program for global AWD.
In'tl AWD Coach
Coach Yuliya is our Int'l level AWD Coach who travels with our team to International Competitions for our advanced swimmers Tiers 4 through 6. Coach Yuliya has been a part of our team for the past 11yrs and has coached AWD swimmers for 16yrs. She is currently a high performance coach for the Santa Clara Artistic Swim Club in Northern California as well as a Gold Medalist swimmer for years with the Santa Clara Artistic Swim Club.
Team Rep & AWD Coach
Coach Sarah is our Team Representative who works alongside of our Head Coach and Staff. She is also our Pre-comp/Tier1 Program Lead and in pool coach. She is also an Occupational Therapist. Coach Sarah brings great leadership skills for our swimmers and staff and represents the Team at competitions and events.
AWD TIER1 Coach & Athlete Safety Rep
Coach Takako brings many years of experience with athlete safety for our team and is one of our pre-comp/Tier1 coach and assists with long term athlete development and is currently working on her certification as an artistic swim technical judge for novice figures competitions.
Coaching Assistant/Skills Instructor
Coach Olivia is currently a National Team Swimmer and swims for the Santa Clara Artistic Swim Club. She brings a lot of experience as an artistic swimmer and manages a summer camp for neurodivergent kids called Aqua Villagers. She aspires to go into the medical profession and loves working with our athletes.
Coaching Assistant/Skills Instructor
Coach Anusha is one of our in pool skills instructors and brings a lot of experience as an artistic swimmer. She swam for years with the Santa Clara Artistic Swim Club and loves working with our athletes with disabilities. Coach Anusha believes that kids with disabilities can be just as strong swimmers as their nondisabled peers. Coach Anusha is enthusiastic about inclusion of AWD in our sport and enjoys working with all levels of our swimmers.
Coaching Assistants/Skills Instructors
We are blessed to have a wealth of high school and college bound knowledgeable and experienced swimmers on our staff. We are proud to continue expanding our staff to send out in the community to bridge the gap for our underserved population of youths with disabilities and to assist with the future of inclusion and success for our swimmers.
