Richard Thornton

Head Coach

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SRVLA Senior Group Coach

Head Coach SRVLA since 1984

Over 22 years coaching experience

BS Physical Education, U.C. Berkeley, MS St. Mary's

Member of 1980 US Olympic Team

American Swim Coaches Assn Award of Excellence 1988-1994

1997 Pacific Swimming Coach of the Year

Nominated Pacific Swimming Coach of Year 1994-2000

Asst. Coach USA National Junior Team Paris France 1994
Asst. Coach USA National Team Furuoka, Japan 1997
Head Coach USA World Championship Team 1995 Rio De Janerio , Brazil
Coached: Olympic Finalists, World Championship Finalists, European Championship Finalists, NCAA All-Americans, World Record Holder

Paschalis Ntatsos

Age Group Coach

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 Coaching Career

• Over 11 years coaching experience. Managed teams of 500 plus swimmers from 4 years-old to senior international levels.
• Age Group Coach SRVLA since 2006.
• Work Out Trainer - Hellenic Police Academy - Athens, Greece. (2002-2005)
• Partnered with Zoltan Kollar, voted Hungary’s Coach of the Year 1994 through 1998 and developed specialized programs for elite athletes enhancing their technique to achieve international status. (2004-2005)
• Head Coach of Senior Level Team - Panellinios Athletic Club. Athens, Greece. (2001-2004)
• As a Head Coach achieved 1st  place in the team standings for Panellinios Athletic Club in the National Championship, scoring the highest  for all age groups. (2003 & 2004)
• Professor of Swimming Practice and Theory-Private Institution of Education (TORCH) - Athens, Greece. (2001-2003)
• Head Age Group Coach Panellinios Athletic Club- Athens, Greece. (1999-2001)
• Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education and Sport Science. Major in swimming. University of Athens, Greece (1999)

Swimming Career

• Member of the Greek National team, 23-year swimmer, 10 plus times National Gold Medalist.
• Gold Medalist, National Championships, Athens, Greece (1989 - 2000)
• 8th place 4 x 100 Medley Relay  - World Championship - Athens, Greece (2000)
• Gold Medalist in Balkan Championship – Individual and relay events  (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
• National Record Holder of Greece - 100 Free, 200 Free, Seniors. (1996-1999)
• Gold Medalist in 200 Free, Silver 100 Free, Military World Championship  - St Petersburg, Russia (1995)
• Silver Medalist 4x200 Free & 8^th place 100m Free, Mediterranean Championship - Bari, Italy (1997)
• Hellenic National Swimmer of the Year, Greece (1996)

Larry Baeder

Age Group Coach

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SRVLA Pre-Senior and Advanced Fundamentals Coach

Coach Larry has 10 years experience as a swim coach.  He Graduated from University of Wisconsin with a BS in Computer Science and Film. 

His coaching experience includes:

• 2002-2006  Head Coach at McFarland High School (Top 4 team finish each year and many NISCA All Americans).
• 2006-2009 Asst. Coach at UCSC, in charge of Brst. and IM (NCAA All Americans), as well as Santa Cruz Masters and Pre-Seniors at Cabrillo Threshers.
• 2009-2010 Senior Asst. at Santa Clara Swim Club
• 2010-2011  Head Coach at La Crosse YMCA where they finished 4^th as a team in the state of Wisconsin.

Chris Homonnay

Age Group Coach

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SRVLA Age Group Development Coach

B.A. in Political Science,  Princeton University , 1983

Swam competitively since age 7

Nationally ranked age group swimmer

Two years Princeton Swimming and Water Polo Teams

Post college: trained several summers with the Hungarian Olympic Swim Team.

Coached Westport Water Rats Swim Team: Age Groups U12 to U14. 

Coached AYSO Soccer in Easton , CT 1998- 2000

Proud father of two boys: Thomas and Matthew            

Speaks, reads, and writes Hungarian. Moderately fluent in French. 

Audra Grundy

Novice Groups' Coach

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SRVLA Novice Groups' Coach

AA Degree, Cuesta College

Southern California Junior College Swimming Champion

Coaching experience at High School and Recreation League levels

Patricia Lasalle

Assistant Masters Coach

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Although Patricia skipped her swim lessons as a kid in order to hang out with friends, she embraced swimming as an adult in order to compete in triathlons.  Serendipitously, she fell in love with the sport of swimming and has swam consistently, with the exception of a week or two, for the past 20 years.  Her swim training has allowed her to cross the finish line of all levels of triathlon, including Ironman Canada.  She continues to compete in triathlon and was 2012 USAT Honorable Mention duathlete. 

With her Level III ASCA coach certification, Level II USAT Expert Coach certification, and over 11 years coaching experience, she brings a deep understanding of adult learners as well as those who would like to compete at the highest levels. 

B.S. in Business Management, Cal State Bakersfield
A.A.S. in Merchandising, Las Positas College