Coaches on Deck

Coach Jody Smith is our head coach. She swam competively growing up in Oregon and swam in college at Stanford (part of NCAA champion team in 1989 and 800 Free relay in 1990). All-American. Olympic Trials qualifier.

Started swimming masters in March 2000. Master's world record holder. Likes to workout and compete. Her favorite strokes are backstoke and freestyle. She enjoys both pool and open water swimming. She is a Pacific Masters Board Member - Officer at Large and is a USMS Championship Committee Member.

Chris Campbell comes from a family of competitive swimmers and swam in college at Northwestern. Chris is an avid Masters Swimming competitor, specializing in middle and long distance freestyle and backstroke. He has also been involved in several open water events, including Alcatraz, Golden Gate, and the mighty Mississippi!

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Laura Schuster swam in high school (Elmhurst, IL) and joined MVM in 1993 when she started competing in triathlons. She has been assistant coach with MVM since 2001. Her favorite strokes are butterfly and freestyle. Laura's enthusiasm and desire to make MVM the best, most fun masters program in the Bay Area is a fantastic addition to the coaching staff. Laura is also available for one-on-one lessons most mornings.

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Dale Jackson came up through the swimming ranks to become one of our assistant coaches. With a strong multi-sport background, Dale brings a special triathlon focus to our distance freestyle workouts. Dale also provides insight to fitness, health, and diet for our team.

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Bob Stenz is our ever-reliable substitute coach. Bob, who swims in our fastest lane (the "Shark Tank"), excels at IM and Freestyle. With his extensive knowledge of all four strokes, Bob is a huge help on deck every time he coaches and a great demonstrator of proper swimming technique when in the water.

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