2024 Head Coach
Coach Ryan has been part of the Barracudas swim team for many years, he first started here at the age of 8 and continued to swim for the Barracudas until about the age of 15. Ryan then transitioned to a coaching role, and has been a coach ever since! This will be his first year as head coach of the Barracudas.
A little about myself: I grew up in Austin and attended West Ridge MS and Westlake High School. I have two older brothers and one younger sister who all also swam for the Barracudas! In my spare time, I enjoy going to the gym, working on my car and going to concerts. When it's not summer, I work at the YMCA of Dripping Springs as a swim coach for various groups in the program. I am looking forward to my first year as head coach of the Barracudas!
2024 Assistant Coach
Adriana has been a Barracuda swimmer for 12 years and has coached the past 3 years. She has several high point awards from the All Star Invitational and holds Barracuda records in 3 individual events and was on 4 record holding relay teams. She was a competitive swimmer at Nitro Swimming for 11 years and 1 year at Whitecaps of Westlake. She was a TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming) finalist and qualified for the high school regional meet.
She attends Westlake High School where she splits her time between academics, NHS Co-President & marching and concert bands. She will be attending Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) in the fall and studying Biomedical Engineering.
Junior Coaches & Helpers
All of our awesome Barracudas that will be in the pool helping the younger kids.
- Braydon Cheang
- Emilia Fink
- Harry Forst
- Louisa Forst
- Harper Golson
- August Heller
- Phoebe Lingan
- Emma Neland
- Cierra Palosh
- Siena Sandoval
- Grayson Tuel
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Coach Expectations -
On Deck:
- Treat all swimmers equally
- Build Self-esteem in each swimmer using encouragement and praise
- Maintain a high level of sportsmanship at all times to promote team spirit
- Active participant in every practice, meet, and team event
- Maintain open communication with other coaches, board members, and parents.
Teaching Skills:
- Be responsive and sensitive to the needs of all swimmers of all ages
- Emphasize fundamentals of proper stroke and turn techniques
- Demonstrate drills and/or proper stroke techniques with in-water presentation
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Provide regular constructive feedback to all swimmers
- Explain technique and provide feedback on DQs before next meet.
Leadership:
- Arrive early and prepared to begin practice on time
- Assist with setup of pool area, for practice
- Attend all practices, meets, and team events
- Coordinate with fellow coaches to provide consistent coaching philosophy
- Be familiar with and prepared to implement workouts and drills
- Assist fellow coaches in keeping swimmers in productive activity
- Generate relays in preparation for weekend meets (using online tools)
Certifications (must be turned in prior to start of season) -
- CPR Certification - Coaches MUST have, at minimum, CPR certification per our insurance carrier. Certification MUST be from American Red Cross or American Heart Association and must have an in person component.
- Helpers do not require any certifications. We have many on staff as "helpers" without CPR, we just cannot call you a coach.
- Lifeguard Certification - We must maintain a lifeguard in the pool area at all times during practice. Therefore, head coaches and a small number of our coaches are required to be lifeguard certified.
- A background check (18&o) and references will be required.
Past Coaches
Natalie swam with the Barracudas from 7 to 17 and coached for several years. She attends Washington University at St. Louis where she studies BUCS (Business & Computer Science) and swims as a WashU Bear.
Westlake High School and has lettered on the Varsity swim team for 4 years. She swims year round at Nitro swimming.
Go Barracudas! Go Bears!