Chris Erickson
Program Director / Head Coach
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In addition to
being SSCD's Program Director and the primary coach for the Blue and Silver
training groups, Chris Erickson serves as the Head Coach of the Kamiak High School Boys
and Girls swim teams during the school year, a position he has held
since 1998.
Chris holds a BA from the University of
Washington and currently teaches Earth & Space Science and
Aquatics Instruction at Kamiak High School.
Chris's many swimming related
accomplishments include:
- American Swim Coaching Association Certified
Level 4 Coach.
- Selected Alaska All-Star Coach by his
peers.
- Selected Coach of
the Year by Washington High School Coaches Association 2002 &
2008.
- Selected Regional Coach of the year by the
National High School Coaches Association, 2009.
- Head Swim Coach, Storm Aquatics,
2006-2007.
- Head Age Group Coach, SSCD,
1998-2004.
- Head Swim Coach, Cascade High School,
1995-1998.
- Head Swim Coach, Everett Parks Sharks,
1992-1998.
- Assistant Coach, University of Washington,
1989-1995.
- Head Coach, Viking Swim Club Petersburg AK,
1983-1989.
- First Aid, CPR, Safety Training for Swim Coaches
Instructor.
- Lifeguard Training
Instructor
- Certified Aquatic Facility
Operator.
Patrick Hamilton
Assistant Coach
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Coach Patrick Hamilton
began his coaching career in 1993 coaching at the Wedgewood Summer
Pool in Seattle. Since then he has coached at several swim clubs
including serving as the senior development coach at
the Shilshole Aquatic Club, the head coach and head age group
coach for Swim Seattle, the head coach for Central Area
Aquatic team, the head coach for the Shorecrest High Schools boys
and girls team earning "Coach of the Year" in 1995, and as an
age group coach for King Aquatic Club. Patrick has also served
as a coach for the 2001 PNS All Star Team and the 2002 PNS Zone
team.
Patrick attended
Lousiana State University and the University of Washington where he
competed as a swimmer and is ranked in the All-Time Top Ten
List at both schools. During his high school years, he
competed for Interlake High School and earned High School
All-American Honors as a swimmer in the 1987 State Championship
team. When he was not swimming on his high school team, Patrick
competed for Chinook Aquatic Club. He was a National Age Group Top
16 swimmer, Junior National champion, Senior National qualifier,
and member of the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival
team.
Patrick lives in
Redmond with his dog, Sugar. In his spare time he likes to
surf on the west coast and trail run.
Bruce Richards
Interim Assistant Coach
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Coach Bruce Richards
comes to SSCD on an interim basis bringing with him more than 50
years of swimming experience as
a swimmer, supporter, or coach.
Bruce holds a BS
from Michigan State University and a MS from Stanford University in
Electrical Engineering, which he used during his 33 year career
with Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies, before retiring in
2003.
Bruce is very active with Habitat for Humanity and in the design
and development of the new Snohomish School District Aquatic
Center. His hobbies also include
woodworking, model trains, kite flying & skiing. Bruce and his
wife Karen celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary this
Summer.
Bruce's many swimming related accomplishments
include:
- Four years on the Pacific Northwest
Swimming (PNS) Board of Directors as the Age Group Vice Chair.
- Served as Team Manager for the PNS All
Star, Western Zone, and North American Challenge Cup travel trips
for athletes and staff during his four years on the PNS Board of
Directors.
- Seven years on the coaching staff for the
StingRay Swim Club.
- Volunteer on Snohomish HS coaching staff (7
years with the girls & state titles in 1998, 1999 & 2000; 5
years with the boys).
- Inducted into the Washington
Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005
for high school swimming accomplishments.
- Division I College All American Swimming
Team for 3 years at Michigan State University.
- All American at Wilson High School in
Tacoma. (IM and breaststroke).
- Won high school state titles & held
state records for both individual medley (1966) and breaststroke
(1964-66).
- Wilson High School Academic and Athletic
Hall of Fame.
- Swam for Dick Hannula at both the Tacoma
Swim Club and Wilson High School.
- Life member of American Swimming Coaches
Association.
- Certified Aquatic Facility
Operator.
Erin Quinn
Assistant Coach
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I’ve coached middle
and high school swimming for 17 years (not easy since I’m
only 29! haha). I currently coach the Bronze group at SSCD, and
also am the Head Coach for the Harbour Pointe Middle School Swim
Team and Assistant Coach for the Kamiak High School Boys and Girls
Swim Teams during the school year.
I enjoy coaching swimming
because it’s a dynamic sport where kids can continually
improve. I like that swimming is both a team sport with teamwork
and camaraderie and also an individual sport in which athletes are
constantly competing against their own best times.
I continue to enjoy
swimming myself and have two boys (ages 10 and 7) who swim for
SSCD. When I’m not at the pool (which is practically never!)
I enjoy reading, gardening and hanging out with the
boys.
Ryan Powers
Assistant Coach
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I began swimming at age 6
and continued until my high school senior year when a shoulder
injury requiring surgery forced me to stop swimming
competitively.
Early in high school I
began teaching swimming lessons which eventually carried me
into swim coaching where I strive to provide the
best possible instruction, encouragement and support for all
swimmers.
I joined SSCD in
September of 2009 and coach the Masters Group
swimmers.
