Sue Barry-Miller
Head Coach
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We are thrilled to have Sue leading the Seahorses again!
Sue started swimming as a three year old and competed locally until
the age of 19. She swam for DVRA, Walnut Heights and the Aquabears,
and spent four years on the varsity team at Las Lomas. She formerly
coached swimming at Carondolet, helping the team win NCS in 2006
and place second in 2007. Prior to that, she worked for local
private swim schools and served in the Navy as a swim instructor
and coach. Sue is the current head coach at Las Lomas High
School.
Sue’s goals for this season: “I would
like to instill a love for swimming in all of our kids, to help
them achieve at a level that they never thought they could while
keeping a fun environment that nurtures self esteem and
confidence.”
Kim Carlson
Head Coach
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We are tremendously
fortunate to have Kim Carlson joining Sue at the helm. Kim comes to
us with over 20 years of experience in coaching at the
recreational, high school, masters and USS levels. During her high
school years, Kim was the CIF southern section champion in the 100
backstroke. At 17 she qualified for the Olympic Trials in the
200 meter backstroke. Kim attended Florida State University
(placing in the finals of the NCAA Division I Nationals in both the
200 medley relay and the 200 backstroke) and Cal Poly (from which
she graduated as a 5 time All-American).
While at Cal Poly,
Kim began helping out her club team as a Masters coach and assisted
with the USS club. After moving to the Bay Area, Kim continued to
coach rec swimming at Forest Hills in Martinez. When her daughters
and son showed an interest in swimming, she helped run pre-season
clinics for Indian Valley Swim Team. She also taught private stroke
lessons in her backyard pool. Itching to get back into coaching,
Kim signed on as an assistant at Carondelet High School in 2005.
She took over as Head Coach, winning an NCS title and high school
coach of the year honors for the section. Kim and Sue Miller had
such a great time coaching together at Carondelet, they thought it
would be fun to coach together again at Dewing.
In addition to her impressive career as a swim
coach, Kim has an illustrious radio career spanning 20 years; she
currently fills in at KGO radio using her maiden name, Kim Foster.
Kim is married to Mike Carlson and they have three kids, Kasey,
Taylor and Connor. Kasey and Taylor swim for the Terrapins Swim
Team and Las Lomas High School.
Brian Marker
Assistant Coach
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Brian is
looking forward to a great season! He’s been at
Dewing Park for 17 years, working his way up from the baby pool to
the age groups. He says he is “now living out a dream by
coaching the team I love. My favorite things to do when I am not
hanging out at Dewing include: camping, hiking, swimming, and
4-wheeling.”
Regarding
his goals for this year, Brian says: “I want to keep us at
the top with all of our swimmers improving on a daily basis.
Improvement is the most important concept in the realm of swimming.
To keep succeeding, we need to keep improving. Besides improving
our swimming abilities, I continue to support the strong
sportsmanship values that Dewing swimmers embody. In swimming, you
may swim individual events; however, swimming is not an individual
sport. I think DPST is the textbook definition of this. We are who
we are because we are one big family. We rise by lifting the people
around us.”
Erin Wolff
Assistant Coach
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Erin Wolff has been swimming on DPST since she was
five. Her Seahorse career includes winning Conference's High Point
Award when she was 12 and breaking the pool record for the 100 yard
butterfly last year. In the last few years, Erin has been a
polliwog coach and lifeguard. Currently, Erin is attending UC
Berkeley.
Erin says "Dewing Park has always been an
important part of my life. I hope that in coaching this year I can
help give back to the team that I grew up with and
love."
Nick Egan
Assistant Coach
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Nick started swimming for the Pleasant Hill Dolfins when he
was six. As a Dolfin, he broke multiple team and Battle of the Ages
records. At 10 he moved to the Terrapin Swim Team where he ranked
2nd in the nation in the 50 free. He now trains in the Terrapin
National Group and swims varsity for De La Salle. His recent
accomplishments include making it to finals in the 200 backstroke
at Senior Sections making it to finals in the 200 and 500 free at
last year's North Coast.
Nick also played soccer competitively for
ten years.
Tim Smith
Assistant Coach
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Tim started swimming for the Larkey Sharks as a nine
year old. While at Larkey, he won Conference High Point and
broke the 50 yard breaststroke record--a record that still stands.
At 14, Tim joined the Terrapins, moving to the National Team at 16.
Tim also swims at De La Salle, where he has been an NCS finalist
and a member of the varsity squad since his freshmen
year.
