Coaches
Head Coach
Ed Walter
Coach Ed has been coaching Catalina Foothills since 2010 and has been a High School swim and dive coach in Phoenix and Tucson Arizona since 1986. Coach Ed has been named “Coach of the Year” for both men’s and women’s teams during his time with Foothills and with previous HS teams. While coaching CFHS Swim and Dive, both the Men’s and Women’s teams have achieved multiple HS State Titles and several State Runner’s Up. Individually, CFHS has produced many HS State Champions in both Swim and Dive as well as “Top – 4” performers and several All Americans. Many of our CFHS swimmers and divers have gone on to compete with collegiate programs such as the United States Naval Academy, the University of Arizona, Florida State, University of Hawaii, Tulane University and more.
Before coming to Foothills Ed coached with several other successful HS Swim teams including Rincon/University High, Canyon del Oro and Chaparral HS. He has also spent time coaching USA swimming and was the Head Age Group Coach at Scottsdale Aquatic Club (SAC) and Tempe Desert Aquatics (TDAQ). Ed has been an SAAA Coach on and off since the mid – 1980’s and is currently the Head Coach of Highland Vista Aquatic Club.
Coach Ed is also a Middle School History teacher and enjoys spending time with friends and family, especially his daughter, traveling and seeing the world.
Assistant Coach
Mary Kain
This is Coach Mary's third year coaching swimming at Catalina Foothills High School. She has always been around water. She swam for Farmer John Meats during high school under Dick Jochums. She was state champion in the breastroke and was a high school All-American in Breastroke and All-American consideration in IM. She swam for the University of Washington on scholarship and has coached summer league swimming for a short while in Seattle. She is looking forward to another great year!
Assistant Coach
Robin