Swimming Background

Swimming Honors and Awards
• Second Place Gar Woods Lake Tahoe Polar Bear Swim, March 2006 (a 200 yard swim in 36.9F degree water)
• 10 mile solo Maui Channel swim (4:57:09), September 2005.
• Second place (4:59:50), 12 mile solo Trans Tahoe swim, July 2002.
• 10 mile Bay to Breakers Swim (Bay Bridge to Ocean Beach), May 2002.
• Fourth place(2:50.25), Capitola to Santa Cruz 10K swim , August 2001.
• First place, Pacific Masters Swimming Open Water Points Competition, Summer 2000.

Swimming Experience
• Currently training for a solo crossing of the 21 mile English Channel (to be completed in July 2007).
• Team member, Burlingame Aquatic Club Masters Swim Team, 2005-present.
• Team member, South End Rowing Club, 2000-present (Board Member 2006-2007).
• Team member, Strawberry Canyon Aquatic Masters, 1998-2005 (Board Member 2001, 2002, 2005).
• University of California, Santa Cruz four year Varsity Swim Team member (1994-1998).
• Team Captain, U.C. Santa Cruz womens' swim team, 1997-1998.
• Berkeley High School Varsity swim team, 1991-1994 (MVP, 1992).
• Team member, Golden Bear Swim Club, 1986-1994.

Swim Coaching Experience
• 2005- Swim Coach, Aragon High School, San Mateo, CA
• 2001-2003 Assistant Swim Coach, The College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA.
• 2000-2002 Head Swim Coach, Miramonte Swim Club, Orinda, CA.
• 1997-1998 Swim Coach, Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, CA
• 1997-1998 Assistant Director, U.C. Santa Cruz Nike Swim Camp, Santa Cruz, CA