BARRACUDA SWIMMING
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Bob joined San Jose Aquatics at the age of 7. Five years later, he swam on a
relay team that broke the 11 & 12 200 Medley National record. He also smashed
the Pacific Swimming records in the 200 Free, 400 Free and the 400 Medley. At
the age of 18, he qualified for Junior Nationals in both the 100 and 200 Fly
events. To this day Bob continues to swim a few days each week for aerobic
exercise and for the love of the sport.
It was that love of competitive swimming that introduced him to coaching in the
spring of 1992. That year bob coached for Laurel Wood Cabana club and
instantly knew he would be a coach for the rest of his life. By the fall of 1994 he
began his year-round coaching for the Milpitas Tidal Waves, a new team
sponsored by the city of Milpitas, CA. The team grew from zero swimmers to 85
within a three-year period. In 1997 he left Milpitas to take a job with West Valley
Swim club as the Age Group Coach to improve his knowledge of swimming and
coaching.
During the summer of 2001, Bob felt ready to take on a greater challenge and
took a position with PASA and the Stanford Campus Recreation Association.
There he coached Age Group swimming and was the Aquatics Director for
SCRA. His knowledge and skills have improved during his career, but his
philosophy has always remained the same. “I am not trying to create great
athletes, but what I am doing is creating athletes with great habits. Of course,
those athletes with great habits do on to do great things,” said Bob when asked
about his coaching ideals. “The major reason kids participate in a sport is for
fun, but fun comes in many ways—achieving goals, making lasting relationships
with peers and coaches, winning races, and sometimes just doing something
other than swimming”.
Throughout his 13 year career Bob has coached several Far Western finalists
and Western Zone qualifiers. He has been an assistant coach to Junior National,
Senior National and Olympic Trial swimmers. In addition, his athletes have gone
on to break Pacific and National records.
relay team that broke the 11 & 12 200 Medley National record. He also smashed
the Pacific Swimming records in the 200 Free, 400 Free and the 400 Medley. At
the age of 18, he qualified for Junior Nationals in both the 100 and 200 Fly
events. To this day Bob continues to swim a few days each week for aerobic
exercise and for the love of the sport.
It was that love of competitive swimming that introduced him to coaching in the
spring of 1992. That year bob coached for Laurel Wood Cabana club and
instantly knew he would be a coach for the rest of his life. By the fall of 1994 he
began his year-round coaching for the Milpitas Tidal Waves, a new team
sponsored by the city of Milpitas, CA. The team grew from zero swimmers to 85
within a three-year period. In 1997 he left Milpitas to take a job with West Valley
Swim club as the Age Group Coach to improve his knowledge of swimming and
coaching.
During the summer of 2001, Bob felt ready to take on a greater challenge and
took a position with PASA and the Stanford Campus Recreation Association.
There he coached Age Group swimming and was the Aquatics Director for
SCRA. His knowledge and skills have improved during his career, but his
philosophy has always remained the same. “I am not trying to create great
athletes, but what I am doing is creating athletes with great habits. Of course,
those athletes with great habits do on to do great things,” said Bob when asked
about his coaching ideals. “The major reason kids participate in a sport is for
fun, but fun comes in many ways—achieving goals, making lasting relationships
with peers and coaches, winning races, and sometimes just doing something
other than swimming”.
Throughout his 13 year career Bob has coached several Far Western finalists
and Western Zone qualifiers. He has been an assistant coach to Junior National,
Senior National and Olympic Trial swimmers. In addition, his athletes have gone
on to break Pacific and National records.
| Meet the Head Coach--Robert (Bob) Hill |