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LAS has a continued
tradition of attracting top-level
coaches.
Meet our current full-time
coaches.
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 your athlete's coach. For all questions related to
administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please
contact one of the board members.
Coach Jennie
Coach Jennie swam for 15 years,
first in Colorado, and then in Santa Clara, California. While
training on the Santa Clara Aquamaids' top team from 2003-2006,
Coach Jennie won four consecutive Senior National Championships in
the team event, and placed in the top four in the duet event with
her twin sister. She was a National Team member from
2003-2007, and she was a member of the 2008 Olympic Training
Squad. Coach Jennie has been coaching synchro since 2004,
including coaching the Santa Clara Aquamaids' 11-12 Team to a 1st
place finish at Age Group Nationals in 2009. In 2011 Coach
Jennie was part of the LASSC coaching team that took one of our
second year club swimmers and coached them to a third place
national title in 11/12 figures.

Coach
Amy
Coach Amy swam for
Riverside Aquettes on their age group, junior, and senior level
teams. During this time she won two consecutive Age Group National
Titles. In addition, Amy also competed in varsity water polo
and swimming at her high school. Amy graduated with honors
from UC San Diego. Amy began coaching for San Dieguito in 2009 and
then joined the Los Angeles Synchronized Swim Club coaching roster
in 2011. She is an experienced choreographer and coaches our
age group level swimmers.
Coach
Morgane
Coach Morgane has been
swimming for 10 years. She first started with the City of Los
Angeles Synchro program before moving on to Los Angeles Synchro at
the age of 9. While training on LA Synchro's top team from
2004-2007, she competed in U.S Age Group Nationals, U.S Junior
Nationals, and U.S Opens where she competed and placed top ten in
team, small routines, and combo events. Morgane graduated with a
four year degree in Biology, and is a certified
lifeguard.
Coach
Courtney
Coach Courtney first fell
in love with synchro at the age of six years old and hasn't stop
loving it since. In 1992, she joined the San Francisco
Merionettes. She has competed in solo, duet and team
routines. She has had great success as a synchro swimmer
including her team taking third place at U.S. Nationals in
2000/2001! Coach Courtney has never lost her love of the
sport and passes on that enthusiasm to the athletes that she works
with. Coach Courntney graduated from San Jose State
University with a BA in Creative Arts and a minor in Radio,
Television, and Film.
Coach
Maddie
Coach Maddie started swimming with Los
Angeles Synchro at the age of 9 in 2003. In 2004 she qualified for
her first Age Group Nationals at the Regional meet, but was too
young to compete at Age Group Nationals. She has attended Age Group
Nationals from 2006-2012 placing in the top ten not only in team
routines but also in small routines. In 2010, she competed at her
first U.S. Jr. National competition in team and combo. Her combo
placed sixth. That same year, she qualified for U.S. Jr. Team
Trials. In 2011, Coach Maddie qualified and attended the U.S.
Junior National Team training Camp in Indy. She continued to
qualify and attend Junior Nationals through 2012, swimming a small
routine at U.S Junior Nationals as well. From 2010-2012,
Coach Maddie qualified her small routines to attend U.S Open.
At U.S. Opens in 2012, both her small routines placed in the top
ten. In January 2013, Maddie decided to continue her passion
for synchronized swimming as a Coach. Coach Maddie enjoys
working with all levels of the athletes on L.A.
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Coach
Bianca
Coach Bianca is our
specialty coach training our athletes in stroke development.
In addition to coaching for Los Angeles Synchro, she was part of
the UCLA coaching staff as an undergraduate assistant coach in
2012-2013.
Coach Bianca comes off an
outstanding four-year career in Westwood and an appearance at the
NCAA Championships as a senior at UCLA. She competed in the 200 fly
and 100 fly, finishing 38th and 45th, respectively. At the Pac-12
Championships, Coach Bianca was sixth in the 200 fly (1:57.03) and
10th in the 100 fly (53.10). She also swam on the winning 200 free
relay team against USC that set a school, facility and meet record.
Coach Bianca claimed 100 fly race victories against Arizona and
Arizona State, also winning the 200 fly versus ASU. She earned the
team's Bruin Pride Award, as well as the Iron Effort Award for
swimming.
Last season wasn't the
only one that Coach Bianca competed at the NCAAs, as she also swam
in the 100 and 200 fly, and 200 IM, at the 2010 and `11
Championships. As a sophomore, she broke the school record in the
200 fly at the NCAAs with a time of 1:54.87. She finished seventh
to earn All-American honors. Coach Bianca also finished 17th in the
100 fly (53.06) and earned honorable mention All-American accolades
in the 400 medley and 800 free relays at the
NCAAs.
Outside of UCLA, Coach
Bianca competed at the Olympic Trials in 2012 in the 100 and 200
fly. She also participated at U.S. Nationals in the 100 and 200
fly, and 200 IM, in 2011 and the 200 fly in
2010.
A native of Poway,
Calif., Coach Bianca is finishing up her degree in chemical
engineering.
Additional Coaches:
Coach
Meghan
Coach
Meghan swam competitively for 12 years. She swam on the Riverside
Aquettes from 2001-2007 and also competed on the US Junior National
Team from 2004-2006. She then went on to train as a member of the
US National Team 1, and along with her teammates, she took the
bronze medal in the combo event at the 2007 World Championships in
Melbourne, Australia. Meghan then served as alternate to the US
Olympic Team in 2008 in Beijing, China. While attending the Ohio
State University from 2008-2010, Meghan competed in the duet and
trio events as a college athlete. She was proud to contribute to
their consecutive overall National Championship while she was a
Buckeye. This is Meghan’s first year coaching with Los
Angeles Synchronized Swim Club.
Coach Margo
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