Coaches
Clint McLaughlin
Founder of San Diego East County Aquatics; Valhalla alumni; University of Pacific alumni (BS in Business); UOP water polo & swim alumni; Upper Hutt Water Polo semi-professional team (New Zealand); Cronolla Sharks Water Polo semi-professional team (Australia); Navy Seal recruit swim instructor (combat side stroke); Mesa College assistant water polo coach (2016); Grossmont High School boys head water polo coach (2008 - present)
Marcy McLaughlin (Wilson)
Founder of San Diego East County Aquatics; Granite Hills High School alumni; San Diego State University (BA in mathematics); Point Loma University (masters in education); Navy Seal recruit swim instructor (combat side stroke); American Red Cross WSI & lifeguard instructor; girls & boys water polo coach at Grossmont High School; Grossmont High School mathematics teacher
Ty Lackey
Patrick Henry High School alumni; Grossmont College water polo alumni; UC San Diego water polo alumni; former member of Team USA; NCAA Div II Player the Year; Peter Cutino Award Nominee; Community College Athletic Hall of Fame; water polo coach at various high schools and clubs in San Diego (2002-present); Grossmont College men's head coach (2015-present); Patrick Henry Special Ed teacher
Liam Zawadski
Grossmont High School alumni; Grossmont College water polo player; Grossmont High School Junior Varsity Coach
Cole Duffett
Grossmont High School alumni; Grossmont College water polo alumni
Chris Manley
Granite Hills High School alumni; Grossmont College water polo alumni; Head Coach Steele Canyon High School water polo; City of San Diego Ocean Lifeguard
Suzy Nelson
Grossmont High School alumni; Grossmont College and SDSU Alumni; former aquatics coordinator for East County YMCA, instructor and swim team coach; currently a Domestic Engineer and mom to 4 incredible boys
Chris Hinton
Monte Vista HS alumni; Grossmont College water polo alumni
Ty Case
Grossmont High School alumni; UC Santa Barbara student
Preston Burke
Grossmont High School Alumni; UCLA Alumni (BS in Aerospace Engineering); UCLA Club Water President (2020-2023); Milken Community Schools Head Swim and Water Polo Coach (2021-2022); Played for an international club in Sweden, Lithuania, and Hungary (2022)
Nathan Resch
Coach Nathan (Nate) Resch has over 20 years of water polo and swimming coaching experience at the club and community college level. He resides in San Diego with his wife and two daughters.
Serena Thurman
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Hannah Blum
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Cameron Williams
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Anson Rasmusson
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Joey Asaro
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Danial Drake
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Daniel O'Laughlin
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Zac Barclay
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Dan Shomo
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Alumni Coaches
Scott McCollum
Jesuit High School alumni; Chaminade University water polo alumni; American River College men's assistant coach (2007-2018); founder and head coach of Cal Republic Water Polo Club (2015-2018); swim and water polo coach at various high schools and clubs throughout California (1999-present)
Savanah Phillips
Grossmont High School alumni; San Diego Mesa College alumni; Wittenberg University alumni; Assistant Coach for men’s and women’s water polo at Princeton University
Kimmy Bond
Grossmont High School alumni; Cornell University student
Raquel Berk
Grossmont High School alumni; San Diego State student
Amelia Braun
Bio coming soon
Ben Berk
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McKenna Purdy
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Eric Bates
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Kaila Getch
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Wilson Ark
Valhalla High School alumni; Grossmont College water polo alumni