Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members.
Coaching Staff

Alex Silver

Head Coach

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 Alex has been coaching swimming since 1999.  He was the Associate Head Coach with the Oakland Undercurrents, where he was instrumental in helping the team grow to over 150 swimmers, including Junior Olympic and Far Western Champions, and Oakland City League Record Holders.  Alex also served as Head Coach of Montgomery High School, where he coached a National Record Holder, and as assistant coach with the Santa Rosa Neptunes.  

            Alex also has International and Collegiate coaching experience as a coach at Plivaj's Najobli Swim Camps in Croatia  and volunteer assistant for the Cal men's swim team.  As an age-group swimmer for the Neptunes, Alex was a Far Western Champion and NRT ranked swimmer.  At UC Berkeley, Alex was the Captain of the 1999 4th ranked men's team, was a Pac-10 Finalist and NCAA qualifier, was ranked 11th in the Nation and 50th in the world in the 400 I.M., and competed at the 2000 U. S. Olympic Trials. 

Lisa White

Head Age Group Coach

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     Lisa has been involved with competitive swimming for over 20 years.  As an athlete she started at the summer recreational level and then committed to USA Swimming.  She excelled in high school, earning 8 Varsity letters in water polo ans swimming ans qualifying 4 years for NCS and USA Swimming Sectionals.  Lisa continued swimming for University of California at Davis.  She was a 3-year captain, NCAA Division 2 Qualifier, and Top 10 Times swimmer.

     After college Lisa has not traveled far from the pool.  She still competes at US Masters swim meets, Open Water races, and Triathlons.  As an adult athlete she set team and personal records and has achieved a 2 time National Champion title in the 200 Fly.  As a Coach, Lisa has been able to coach age group JO and Far Western finalists, PRT level swimmers, and the developing athlete.  Lisa's experience in swimming has been evident in her coaching as she inspires young athletes to find their passion for swimming and excel in and out of the pool.

Cooper Dezell

Age Group / Dryland Coach

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      Cooper swam for the varsity team for two years at Libertyville High School in Chicago, IL.  He played college soccer at Savannah College of Art & Design before joining the Military in 2004.  He trained as a Navy Seal and became a Search and Rescue Swimmer before retiring from the Military in 2008.  Cooper has been coaching with LAC for over a year and brings great enthusiasm to the pool deck and pre-senior / senior dryland training.

Cindy Clark

Age group coach

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    Cindy brings a lot of swimming experience to LAC. Some of her swimming highlights include National Junior College Record Holder, 6 time All American and top 3 finisher at the Division I NCAA Championships.

Board of Directors

Tom Hayes

President

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Gayle Brennan

Vice President

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Don Swanson

Treasurer

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Yayoi Decosta

Secretary

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