Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members. The board meets the second Tuesday of every month at 8:30 pm, at Coach Harold's house, 15403 Pleasant Valley, in Clear Lake.

Coaching Staff

Travis Sandifer

Head Coach

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Travis comes to us with 20+ years of swim coaching experience.  He spent most of his coaching career (17 years) with the Katy Aquatics USA Swimming team.  During his coaching tenure, he has developed swimmers at many levels, ranging from local, state and national age group champions to Canadian and USA Swimming Olympic Trials qualifiers.  Some accomplishments his swimmers have achieved:


§          Team placed in the top 3% (65th) out of 2,454 USA Swimming clubs in the Toyota Virtual Club Championships for the 2006 LC season.

§          60+ Top 16 USA qualifying swims.

§          Coached swimmers who received 47 USA Scholastic All-American awards.

§          Was awarded 4 Gulf Swimming Coach of the Year awards -- 1996, 1997, 2001, 2005.


Community Involvement

§          Gulf Swimming Open Water Coordinator (2003-2007)

§          USA Swimming Domestic Open Water Committee (2003-2006)

§          Group Leader-Houston Galveston-Stavanger Sister City Society (2004, 2006)

§          Gulf Swimming - Senior Vice-Chairman (2000-2002).

§          Gulf Swimming Age Group Vice-Chairman (1998-2000)


Coach Travis has a degree in Economics from the University of Houston.  He is married to his wife Angela of 18 years. They have a daughter Paige, who is an 8th grader, who spends much of her free time riding horses.

Jeaneen M Johnston

Head Age Group Coach

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Jeaneen began USA Swimming at the age of 8.  She was a four-year letterman at Clear Lake High School.  Jeaneen earned a full swimming scholarship to IONA College, in New York. She has been coaching with AQUASTAR for 6 years, and plans to continue to coach for many years to come!
 

Bob Tweedy

Age Group coach

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Bob was a 4-year letterman for the University of Arizona swimming & diving team. He began his coaching career in 1979. His coaching experience includes summer league, USA Swimming, and high school levels. He primarily coaches our Blue, Gold, and Senior levels. At his "day job," he trains space station crews how to exercise in microgravity.

Dakota Phillips

Age Group coach

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Dakota is a former STAR swimmer and is an alumnus of the Clear Lake High School swim team, ending his high school career as most valuable swimmer.  While attending Texas Tech University for the past several years, he led his fraternity’s intramural swim team to top three finishes each year.  As he finishes up his education in Houston, he looks forward to sharing his knowledge of the sport and foster a competitive spirit in those he coaches.

Melissa Prince

Age Group coach

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Melissa grew up swimming in Iowa.  She was a Junior Olympic finalist for 4 consecutive years as a 14-&-under swimmer.  Melissa's family moved to Texas when she was 14,  and she began swimming for the STAR and Clear Lake High School swim teams.  She was a four-year letterman, state qualifier, and Zones qualifier.  She also earned a scholarship for swimming to University of Houston.  Melissa has coached Pineloch Pirhanas and Blue Marlins summer league teams.  She is married to her husband Zach, and they have 3 boys, Cameron, Josh, and Max.  They lived in North Carolina for 4 years, and have recently moved back to Houston.  Upon arrival Melissa was recruited by her best friend Jeaneen Johnston to help shape the future of AQUASTAR.  OFFERS PRIVATE LESSONS.

Juvencio D Bertrand

Age Group coach

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Coach Juve has been swimming since he was 10 years old.  He was a 4-year letterman at Deer Park High School, and has swum for the Deer Park Seals and AQUASTAR. He was the 15-18 Boys 2009 Most Valuable during Short Course season. OFFERS PRIVATE LESSONS.
Board of Directors

Harold G Johnston

President

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Chris Talley

Vice-President

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Ed Mullery

Treasurer

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Jeaneen M Johnston

Secretary

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Manuel Gardea

Director

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David Morgan

Director

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Monique Nguyen

Director

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