I am very excited to returning to the Vikings for my 15th season with the club. This will be my 6th season as a coach for the Vikings and first as Head coach. Swimming and athletics has always been a huge part of my life and has helped me developed skills that will last much longer than my sporting career. I believe that a sport like swimming can provide lessons of time management, dedication, self confidence, respect for others and a strong work ethic will carry into your education and future career. I look forward to passing on these skills to all the Vikings swimmers this season.

I am currently a year away from finishing up my Undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta in Human Kinetics. U of Alberta has one the top athletic programs in the CIS and as part of my degree I have got to learn from varsity coaches who have also worked at the National and Olympic levels of sport. Experiencing different styles of coaching in variety of sports has given me a good understanding of how to coach different types of athletes at a developmental and competitive level. I want all the swimmers to have fun time, but also understand that fun can be different for every athlete. I am passionate about sharing my experiences in athletics with all the Vikings swimmers and look forward to working with the coaching staff to provide a positive experience to the Vikings this summer.

E-mail: swims.fast@hotmail.com

Geoff is an experienced international elementary school teacher who is currently teaching Kindergarten at St. John's School. He likes sharing his enjoyment of aquatics with younger swimmers and while teaching abroad has coached various teams in Australia, Thailand and Ukraine. Geoff's love for swimming and coaching all started with the Vancouver Vikings when he trained as a swimmer and water polo player. Since then, Geoff has coached the both the Vikings development and senior swimming groups, the Percy Norman Swim Club, Vancouver Pacific Swim Club and the York House Swim Team. He is thrilled to be back in Vancouver and looking forward to another great season with the Vikings.

E-mail:jonesgeoffrey@gmail.com

Hello Vikings! My name is Elliott, and I'm currently in my second year of my science undergraduate at UBC. I am a Backstroke/Freestyler, and I have been swimming since I was 7 as a winter and summer club swimmer. I have been involved with the Tumbler Ridge Minnows, Comox Valley Sharks, Winskill Dolphins, and am currently a member of the UBC Thunderbirds varsity swim team. Last season was my first year coaching with the Surrey Sea Lions, and I cannot wait for the season and my second year of coaching to start with the Vancouver Vikings! I have a deep love for the sport of swimming and anything associated with it, and I am proud to pass on all the knowledge I've gained over the years. The Vancouver Vikings are an extremely respectable club and I'm excited for the experience to coach and build the reputation for future years.

E-mail:elliott_lee01@hotmail.com

I am very excited to start my first year coaching with the Vancouver Vikings. I am currently in my 3rd year at the University of Alberta in their business program and am majoring in Accounting, and look to get my CA certification once I graduate. I have swum on the U of A varsity swim team for 3 years now, and have been swimming with numerous amounts of swim clubs, including the Richmond Aquanots, Richmond Rapids, Vancouver Pacific Swim Club, and the Canadian Dolphins Swim Club.

I have been a swimmer for more than 15 years, and have had coaching experience with CDSC, and was the head coach for my high school swim team, which was Point Grey. Swimming with a wide variety of coaches has allowed me to experience many different coaching styles and continuosly build on my coaching style. I believe that swimmers should always have fun while they are at practice, however I wish that all the swimmers I coach improve to the best of their abilities. I looking forward to my first year with the Vancouver Vikings and working with the 2011 coaching staff.

E-mail:ileitch@ualberta.ca