Melanie Valerio grew up in Cleveland, OH where she became the fastest 100 freestyler out of high school. Accolades include 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, first female swimmer sponsored by NIKE, first ever TIMEX Fitness Director, and first Ironman athlete sponsored by a...
Piotr Florczyk is a former world-ranked individual medley specialist. He represented Poland internationally, winning medals at European Junior Championships, and the Mission Viejo Nadadores in the United States, where he won silver and bronze medals at U.S. Nationals...
Mohammad Khadembashi, Team USA National Swimming Coach A huge fan of the sport of swimming, Mohammad began coaching at the Santa Monica YMCA in 2006. He took over the YMCA team as head coach in 2011 and was able to increase membership and improve performance across...
Molly Huggins, Community Outreach Liaison Molly is a free-lance writer, 14-year Veteran of the Army National Guard, former helicopter pilot, and mom to four active, extroverted babes. She has a B.A. in English from Covenant College, an addiction to coffee, and...
Coach Devin Brady has been coaching swimming—novice youth teams up through college-level athletes and adult masters swimmers—for 14 years. He joined his first competitive swim team at the age of four and has been competing ever since, not just in swimming but in water...