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Piranhas Coaching Staff

Head Coach / Gold Group Coach:

Mark VanHuis: Mark has been a competitive swim coach for the past 9 years. Mark has had swimmers ranging from novice to national reportable swimmers. Marks swimming career also spans over a decade. you can reach mark at work (360) 598-1066 or by E-mail: mvanhuis@nksd.wednet.edu

North Kitsap Pool
General Staff Info

Manager

Greg Schmidt - North Kitsap Aquatics Manager. You can e-mail me at gschmidt@nksd.wednet.edu.

Full Time Employees

  • Mark Van Huis
    ~ Assistant Aquatics Manager
  • Kerry Bowden
    ~ Senior Swim Instructor
  • Friede Monuszko
    - Senior Cashier

Instructors

We strive to maintain a cadre of well trained instructors. Whenever possible, instructors are WSI certified. Intern instructors are also used when needed.

Instructors are evaluated by our patrons and management staff regularly. The NK pool's expectation for swimming lessons is: #1-Safe, #2-Fun, and #3-Educational. The instructors are expected to be caring, supportive, enthusiastic, and encouraging.

Lifeguards

All of our lifeguards are certified in First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Lifeguarding, Automated External Defibrillation and Oxygen Administration for the Professional Rescuer. We are currently training all of our guards in Emergency Repsonse. The American Red Cross version of first responder. Guards attend three hours of mandatory inservice training every month. They are also periodically tested with surprise simulations during regular work hours.


Silver Group Coach:

Tom Springer: Tom began coaching in the spring of 2005. He has was a collegiate nationally ranked swimmer in 1992-4 specializing in backstroke and the Individual Medly. "Joining the Piranhas as a coach has been a wonderful experience. I'm very excited to be able to pass on my knowledge and experience to the next generation of swimmers."

Bronze Group Coach:

Marina: