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Coach Merri Wada (Head Coach) |
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Started swimming at age 10 for Kaneohe Swimming
Association. Age 13 moved to Aulea and swam under Al
Minn. Western Zone Championship Qualifier. Started
coaching at 17 (Feb 1994)for Aulea until 1995. Then
coached for HSC at Kaimuki for a bit before joining
Rainbow Aquatics under Head Coach Don Chong in 1996
until the fall of 1999 when she became the Head Coach. |
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Coach Kenny Chew (Senior/Gold Swimmers) |
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Started swimming in 1978 at The Windward YMCA, then
moved on to Aulea, Kaneohe and then Punahou. Also swam
for Kailua High School – all 4 years. Then on to
Willamette College for another 4 years. Specialty was
breaststroke. Zone Championship Qualifier.
Started coaching in 1994 and is also currently The
Kamehameha ILH Head Coach.
Keeps busy serving as LSC Board Chair for Age Group
Swimming.
Philosophy on swimming: Work hard, you’ll get results.
Swimming idol:
Mike Barrowman
(Olympic Breaststroker) |
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Coach Eric Nagoshi (Bronze Swimmers) Team Captain |
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Eric is a senior at Punahou School. He began
swimming in 1997 at age 7 with Aulea Swim Club. In 2003,
he transferred to Rainbow Aquatics.
Eric was named Team Captain for BOWS in January 2006. He
then started coaching in 2007. In his free time he
enjoys diving. |
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Coach Shanley Roxburgh (Intermediate Swimmers) |
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Started swimming competitively in 1994 for Punahou
Aquatics (neat fact: Coach Kenny was my first coach).
And also
swam for Punahou School
from 7th -12th Grade.
Went on to swim in college at Willamette University for
four years where I specialized in the distance free
events (500, 1000, 1650), the 200 Back, and senior year
the 400 IM.
I came over to Rainbows in the summer of 2006 to train
with Kenny’s group in preparation for my senior year
swim season. It was an amazing summer and I quickly
learned that Rainbow Aquatics was much more then just a
swim team, but a family as well. I loved how everyone
got along and how close the swimmers as well as the
parents were.
The first and foremost reason why I coach is that I love
swimming. I love watching all of the swimmers grow and
improve not only their times, but their techniques as
well. |
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Coach Morgan Ross (Beginner Swimmers) |
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I started swimming at age 8 for Punahou Aquatics.
During high school,
I played water polo and I was also on the paddling team.
I also
taught swimming at Leahi Swim School for a few summers.
I recently graduated from Vassar College with a degree
in Geology. While studying there, I
joined the swim team where I swam distance freestyle and
butterfly.
I enjoy hiking and surfing
in my spare time.
I am also enjoying coaching and getting to know the
swimmers. |
