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

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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