Sean Dwyer
Head Coach
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Sean was a member of
the Trent Swim Club from the ages of 10 to 19. Upon
graduation, he accepted a scholarship for swimming and cross
country running at the University of Indianapolis. During
this time Sean also represented Canada at the World Junior
Triathlon Championship (1992).
After graduating with
a BSc in Human Biology and Sports Medicine, Sean attended the
University of New Hampshire for one year to study exercise
science. He returned to Peterborough and worked at the
Peterborough YMCA as a strength and conditioning coach.
During this time, Sean competed in the Ironman Canada and Ironman
Hawaii Triathlon and was a consultant in the writing of the
Triathlon Level 1 coaching manual.
Sean is entering his
sixth year as Head Coach for the Trent Swim Club and his twelfth
year as the Head Coach for the Trent University Swim Team. Sean is
a fully certified NCCP Level 3 swim coach, Level 2 distance running
coach, Level 1 triathlon coach, a certified ASCA Level 4 swim coach
and a certified Kinesiologist. During the summer of 2004, Sean was
named head coach of the Canadian team competing at the Triathlon
Long Course World Championships in Sweden.
Sean has received a
number of coaching awards, including:
2002-2003 OUA Men's
coach of the year award
2008 CSCTA
Domestic Excellence Award
Selected to Swim
Ontario Youth Tour Team Coaching staff 2008 and
2009
Rachael Kloosterman
Head Age Group Coach
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Rachael Kloosterman
is a former member of the Oshawa aquatic club where she qualified
for the Olympic trials at 15 years old before attending Ohio
University to swim with the Bobcats while she completed her
undergraduate degree in exercise physiology. Upon graduating, she
spent a year volunteering as a student athlete mentor and continued
to swim, bike and run recreationally. In August 2012, she
completed her Masters studies in Recreation studies where she
focused on outdoor recreation and youth development. Most
recently, Rachael traveled to Turkey to coach open water swimming
with an open water swim tour company, Swimtrek. She gained valuable
experience from swimmers and coaches from around the world, and now
looks forward to continuing to learn from and share my experiences
with the Trent Swim Club and University swimmers!
Anthony Liew
AG 1 Coach
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Tony was swimming
with the club for six years, and took a break during his high
school years at St. Peter’s Secondary School. In this
time Sean Dwyer, Nicole Dwyer and Iain McDonald coached him. One of
Tony’s most memorable moments with the club was as a member
of the boy’s team that swept all 4 relays at Junior
Provincials.
Tony was a lifeguard
for 3 years before returning back to the club to swim as well as
coach. He also has some coaching experience helping with
tennis and badminton for a variety of ages. Tony is currently
enrolled at Fleming taking Fitness and Health Promotion. Tony is
also in the process of getting the coaching 101 certification. Tony
is currently helping out with dryland training with AG2 and AG3 two
times a week.
Nick Stone
Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Nick has a Bachelor
in Sport and Recreation and a Masters Degree in Exercise Science
from AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. After graduation,
Nick worked for several years as the senior supervisor of the AUT
university sport and fitness centre. In addition, he was a regional
sport science provider with the New Zealand Academy of Sport and
acted as strength and conditioning coach and as applied exercise
physiologist for elite athletes from the basketball New Zealand and
swimming New Zealand high performance programs. Since moving to
Peterborough in 2008, Nick has been a professor on the Fitness and
Health Promotion program at Fleming College and sits on the board
of the Ontario Society for Health and Fitness. Nick holds
designations as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and as a
Certified Exercise Physiologist through the Canadian Society for
Exercise Physiology.
Jennifer Purvis
Masters Coach
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Jennifer Purvis,
formerly Beckberger. I have been a competitive swimmer for 20
years, competing in nationals for over 10 yrs. Former
National gold medalist and Canadian record holder and 8 year member
of the national team. Coached by Trent McNicol throughout my entire
career. Received a full athletic scholarship to Arizona State
University where I competed at NCAA’s. Became an NCAA all
American while receiving a degree in Design Studies Built
Environment and Sociology. Competed in the 2011 Pan Am Games
in Mexico, bringing home 2 medals. Finished my career off as a 2012
Olympic trials finalist with personal best times. Coached
many kids over the years at various clubs in Canada and the USA.
Was assistant masters’ coach for the 2009-2010 season with
Arizona Sun Devil masters in Tempe AZ.
