BARRACUDA SWIMMING
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Following his older brother and sister, 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.
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.
| Meet the Head Coach--Robert (Bob) Hill |