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IVST Coaches 2011
Sam Dix, Head Coach
Welcome back to another wonderful season all IVST Families!!
I am very excited to be the new Head Coach of Indian Valley, a team that is like a second family. After last Summer, I began working up at Kids Only Club, giving me the chance to see many swimmers, every single day. I just recently began substitute teaching in the Walnut Creek and Acalanes School Districts, which has afforded me the opportunity to get my foot in the door and gain experience in the teaching world. I was just accepted into a credential program at Chapman University and will begin classes very soon.
I am very excited for the swim season to start and get back to the pool deck, where we have a lot of hard work and fun planned for everyone, this season. As a young swimmer, I always looked up to the coaches and it gives me great honor to take on the role as head coach. We have a great group of coaches this year!
I hope everyone has a great rest of the school year and I look forward to getting back in the pool and making some waves, this Summer!!!!
GO IVST!!!!
Coach Sam
Garrett Lenahan
Hi Indian Valley swimmers and parents!
I hope everyone is having a great winter and beginning to get excited for this summer. I am thrilled and thankful to be returning to Indian Valley to coach again. This will be my 4th year coaching and 15th year on the team. I am currently in my second year studying at UC Santa Barbara and majoring in Environmental Studies. It is incredible down here, but I also cannot wait to return to the pool deck and see everyone. We had a great season last year, and I look forward to another terrific summer filled with fast times, strong workouts, and fun times. Have a great spring!
-Coach Garrett
Bonnie Ha
Hello IVST Families!
I am so excited to be back on the pool deck this summer. This will be my 16th year as part of IVST, with 13 years having been a swimmer, and my third year as a coach. The last time I was a coach for the team was in 2007, when I was still a student at UC Santa Barbara. Since then, I have graduated from UCSB with a BA in Global Studies. I moved on to pursue my career as an elementary school teacher in January 2009 at St. Mary’s College. I student taught at Indian Valley and Buena vista during the 2009-2010 school year, and completed my credential program in May of 2010.
The summer of 2010 seemed like the hopeless pursuit of a teaching job in the area. However, two days before the start of the 2010-2011 school year, I interviewed for and landed the job as a fourth grade teacher at Buena Vista Elementary. I still cannot believe how fortunate I am to be working in the Walnut Creek School District, and I am loving every second of it. It has also opened my summers back up for coaching IVST, something I was sad to have left behind a few years back. I am thrilled to be coming back this summer, and excited to see what changes the team has made since I last coached. I am also eager to catch up with old families and meet all the new editions to the IVST family! With Sam as the new head coach, I know great things are in store for us this summer, and I am counting down the days until the season begins. See you all back on the pool deck, and go IVST!
Lindsay Forbes
Dear Indian Valley Swimmers and Friends,
I am so excited to return to IVST as a third year assistant coach! This will be my 18th year with the team, and I am filled with IV Pride! I am currently finishing my 3rd year at UCLA, where I am majoring in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, and minoring in Spanish. School is both challenging and exciting, but I am looking forward to the summer, and coming home to Indian Valley. The 2011 season will rock as we improve strokes, drop times, and unite as a team, creating memories that will last a lifetime. I can’t wait to get back home and see everyone on the pool deck!
-Coach Lindsay
Michael Jamieson
I'm completing my sophomore year at Fresno State where I am studying Kenisiology and I am a member of the cross country and track teams. Even though these endeavors make for long days I am thoroughly enjoying myself. However, I am definitely looking forward to returning to the IVST family for my 15th season; second as a coach! Get ready for a summer filled with fun, friends, best times and IV Pride! See you on the pool deck in May!
GO IVST!!
Scotty Russell
Hi IVST Families!
My name is Scotty Russell and I am very excited to be on deck this summer as a swimmer, an IVST Assistant Coach and Head Guppy Coach!! The Indian Valley Swim Team has been a huge part of my life, literally since the day I was born! I was only 2 days old when I went to my first conference meet so that my parents could watch two of my older brothers swim! Being an IVST coach during my final swim season will top off my entire experience with the team!
GO IVST!!!
Ryan Sevilla
Hello IVST Families!
I am so excited to be a coach this year for the best team around! Currently I am finishing my senior year at Las Lomas High School where I participated for the Varsity Water Polo and Swim teams. Right now I am undecided on where I will attend college in the fall and I’m currently waiting on schools. I’ve been swimming for Indian Valley since I was 5, and I couldn’t be happier to know that I am going to be a coach for such a great team. I’ve been looking forward to this summer ever since Conference of last year and I can’t wait to be back around the pool. This summer, I hope to see some fast times, improved strokes, and of course tons of fun! Can’t wait to see to see you all back on deck, this summer’s going to be great!
Coach Ryan
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