THE COACHES
The Coaches
Here at Garden School we have 6 dedicated Swimming Coaches
Jose Luis Larrosa - Head of Aquatics
Jose Luis Larrosa is a PE Teacher who also studied Sea Sciences and Biology. Has 23 years of experience in Swimming coaching (National Swimming Coach in Spain and Level 5 ASCA Swimming and Open Water Swimming). Holds a Master in High Performance Sports Training. Coaching experience in Lifesaving and Waterpolo. He is former International Open Water Swimmer and semi-professional Waterpolo player. https://www.openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=Jose_Luis_Larrosa_Chorro
Ignatius Carvalho - Swimming Coach
Ignatius Arunlash Carvalho is a swimming coach and a degree holder in Sports and Exercise Science From Tunku Abdul Rahman University. He has coaching experience in both Competitive and learn to swim for more than 7 years (ASCA level 1-3 and Austswim). He is a former competitive swimmer who competed in State level swimming competitions in Malaysia from the age of 10. He has a background in Athletics, competing in long distance track event and cross country. Besides swimming he spends his time playing various types of sports such as football, tennis and badminton.
Jimmy Chng - Swimming Coach
Jimmy Ch'ng holds a Bachelor's Degree of Hospitality Management. He has holds Swimming Teacher Association Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming (STA) and National Rescue Award for Swimming (UKRLSS). He has total 4 years of experience in teaching swimming. He represents for school when ages 11. His favorite stroke is Backstroke and Butterfly. He is a keen sportsperson and actively enjoys swimming, badminton and table tennis. Jimmy is passionate about swimming and enjoys encouraging students to develop their skills and achieve their potential in all sports.
Siow Yi Ting - Senior Performance Coach
Yi Ting is an Olympic and national record holding breaststroke swimmer from Malaysia. She swam for Malaysia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.
SEA GAMES Record Holder:
Competed in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 & 2011 Sea Games
Competed in 2002 & 2006 Asian Games
Competed in 2002 Commonwealth Games
Competed in 2006 Pan Pacific Championships
Competed in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009 & 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships
Competed in 2000, 2004 & 2008 Olympic Games
SEA GAMES Record Holder:
100meters Breastroke
200meters Breastroke
200meters Individual Medley
(Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siow_Yi_Ting)
Eileen Leung - Junior Performance Coach
Eileen Nicole Leung Chii Lin is a Malaysian swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle events. She represented her nation Malaysia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of three medals in an international competition, spanning two editions of the Southeast Asian Games. (Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leung_Chii_Lin)
Coach Tony (YunHung)
Tan Yun Hung started swimming when he was 6 years old and represented Selangor Swim Team for almost 12 years in a row in his swimming career since he was 11 years old. He then furthered his college education at Tiffin University in Ohio in the United States of America with a full athletic scholarship. He was part of the Tiffin University swim team to compete for the school in the NCAA Division 2 program for 4 years. He also won multiple titles in Great MidWest Conference Swimming Championship for the school. He holds two Bachelor's Degrees in Business Management and Supply Chain Management from Tiffin University. Yun Hung’s highest achievement in his swimming career was representing the state of Selangor at the Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) in 2016 and 2018, respectively, and winning multiple Freestyle and Butterfly events.
Lai Choon Fai - Swimming Coach
Choon Fai, a Malaysia Licensed Tourist Guide since year 2013, and he truly passionate about multiple sports, including swimming, cycling, badminton, table tennis, and more.
Choon Fai's journey as a certified swimming coach, which started in early 2022, he focuses on teaching swimmers at various levels, from learn-to-swim to pre-competitive level.
He is passion for researching and refining swimming skills and techniques to help swimmers reach their full potential in the pool.
- Professional Enhancement Certificate In Swim Teacher
- SSI Baby Swim Teacher
- Lifesaving Certificate