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Coaching Staff

Jim Triplett

Head Coach / Senior Coach

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Jim has been the head coach of the Cabrillo Threshers since 1975 and  the head swim coach at Aptos High School since 1981.  Jim  has won fifteen SCCAL team championships in girls swimming, placed in the top twelve at CCS six times, and coached fifteen high school All-Americans (nine boys, six girls). Over twenty of his athletes have gone on to swim in college, including Arizona State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. In 1995, Jim was selected as the girls Coach-of-the-Year by the California Coaches Association, and that same year he was also presented with the prestigious “George Haines Award” as the Pacific Association’s Men and Women’s Senior Coach-of-the-Year. In 1997, Jim was selected as the CCS Honor Coach in girls swimming.

Tanner Henning

Pre-Senior Coach

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This is Tanner's fifth year coaching with the Threshers, and he coaches the Pre-Seniors at Aptos High. Tanner started swimming with the Threshers in 1992 and he continued to swim with the team through college. After competing in swimming and water polo at Aptos High, Tanner continued to participate in both sports at Cabrillo College. At Cabrillo, he set a school record in the 1650 freestyle, and achieved All America status in several events. After 2 years at Cabrillo, Tanner transferred to Cal Poly: San Luis Obispo where he swam distance freestyle and backstroke for the Mustangs. Tanner received a BS degree in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration from Cal Poly. Tanner also coaches the JV swim team at Aptos High, and is currently student teaching at an elementary school with the goal of having his own classroom. In his spare time Tanner likes to watch all sports. He roots for the Raiders, A’s, and Warriors. Tanner also likes to play poker and hang out with his dogs Marlee and Kona.

Matt Nauman

Junior Coach (Simpkins)

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Matt Nauman has been the coach of the junior group at Simpkins pool since Summer 2012.  Matt was a competitive swimmer from age 5-22 with the Madison, WI Shorewood Sharks and Badger Aquatic Club .  At Madison West High School, Matt earned 3 Varsity letters in swimming, he reached the WIAA State Championship meet, and was elected team captain by his peers during his senior season.  Matt continued on to swim in college at UCSC where he is ranked in the all time top 10 in the 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle.  He achieved all conference honors in the 1650 and the 800 free relay and was again voted team captain his senior season.Matt is currently in his third season as an assistant coach for the UCSC NCAA swim team and coached 2 years at SLUG aquatics before joining Threshers in Summer 2012.

Barbara Daddario

Junior Coach (Aptos)

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Barbara has been coaching with the Threshers since 2004, starting as a pre-comp swim coach, then coaching Beginners and Juniors at Simpkins and is now our Junior Coach at Aptos. She started her swimming career with Santa Cruz Aquatics Team in 1992 when she was 7 years old and swam competitively for 8 years with SCAT (now SCCA). She moved to the Cabrillo Threshers in 2000 when she was 15 and swam with Jim Triplett for 3 years when a knee injury ended her club team swimming career. She took 2 years off and was able to swim on the Cabrillo College swim team for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, setting a school record in the 50 butterfly. She now swims recreationally whenever she can. Barbara graduated from Cabrillo College in 2007 with an AS degree in Culinary Arts and worked in a local bakery for a year and a half. She lives in Corralitos with her husband, Anthony and their dog, Stanley. Their first child, Titus, was born in April 2012.

 

Allison Lovell

Beginner & Pre-Jr Coach (Simpkins)

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Allie has been coaching since 2010.  She was an assistant coach for the Cabrillo College swim team, coached a season at Soquel High and also taught swimming classes at Cabrillo College for eight years .  Allie started swimming competitively at the age of eight on this very swim team.  She won many local and regional championships and placed at many National championships.  She attended Aptos high school where she was undefeated all four years in the league and was also a two-time All-American in the 100 yard backstroke. She is now a part of the Athletic Hall of Fame at Aptos High School.  Allie was a walk on swimmer at Arizona State University her freshman year, but shoulder injuries kept her out of the pool her second year.  She returned to the area and swam for the Cabrillo Seahawks  where she was a six-time Community College All-American, and state champion in the 100 backstroke in 1999.  She also competes at the Masters swimming level and placed 3rd in both the 50 and 100 meter backstroke at the World Masters Championships in 2006.  Allie has an A.S. degree in Early Childhood Education and her passion is to teach. Currently Allie works at an elementary school in a special education class and she just recently went back to school last spring to pursue her teaching career.  She is studying for a B.S. dual major in Elementary Education and Special Education.  She is really excited to be a part of this team and to teach something that she loves and that has been such a huge part of her life.

Katie Greer

Beginner & Pre-Jr Coach (Aptos)

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This is Katie's second season coaching with the Threshers. Katie started swimming with the Sebastopol Sea Serpents when she was 9 years old and at 15 a shoulder injury ended her competitive swimming career. She kept swimming for fun while learning to coach pre-comp & beginners. After high school she became the Head Age-Group coach for SSS, realizing her desire to continue coaching for life and eventually start her own team for low-income children. In 2007-2010 she was selected as a Zone 3 All-Star coach and in 2012 was selected as a Western Zones All-Star coach. Katie continued her education at Santa Rosa Junior College for American Sign Language and English, with a focus in Early Education. While currently taking a break from school, she plans on going back in two years. For now, Katie is enjoying living in Santa Cruz, playing with her animals, baking and reading.

Board of Directors

Teresa Leopold

Vice President & Acting President

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Stephanie Chamberlain

Secretary

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Tracie Lemmon

Treasurer

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Raychel Alonso

Coordinator: Billing

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Erika Brand

Coordinator: Communications

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Amy Anderson

Coordinator: Equipment

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Colleen Elliott

Coordinator: Events

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Angie Healy

Coordinator: Membership

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Nicole Amaral

Group Rep: Aptos High Beginner-Junior

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Dorte McBride

Group Rep: Pre-Senior

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Janet Bolender

Group Rep: Senior

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Kristen Winter

Group Rep: Simpkins Beginner-Junior

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Jim Triplett

Coach

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