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About the All-American Swim Academy
| AASA is directed by experienced professionals with
backgrounds that include many years of swimming, competition, and providing
swimming instruction. Chris and Amy are passionate about swimming and truly love the sport. It has
been an integral part of their lives and has been instrumental in their
development as people. They hope to pass their passion and love for the water
onto AASA’s staff, instructors, and participants! |
| Chris has enjoyed success as both a swimmer and a
coach. He graduated from CSU Bakersfield where he was an NCAA National Champion
and All-American. His coaching career also began in Bakersfield, where he
coached for the Golden Empire Swim Club. After moving to Sacramento, he coached
for the Sierra Marlin Swim Team. Chris is currently the head coach of both the
Rocklin Aquatic Masters Swim Team (RAMS) and Sierra College’s Men’s Swim Team.
Chris recently received Conference Coach of the Year in 2004. |
Chris Breitbart
Program Director & WAC Head Coach |
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Amy also swam for CSU Bakersfield. While attending CSUB, she was an NCAA All-American, Academic All-American, and NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipient.
Amy started teaching swim lessons and lifeguarding for the Parks and Recreation Department as a teenager. At the age of 16, she became a California State Lifeguard on the beaches of Southern California. She worked on the beach for approximately 6 years. Three of those years were spent as a Junior Lifeguard Instructor. As part of that program, she taught children water safety, respect for the ocean, and basic lifeguarding skills. She was also an open-water competitor.
After college, Amy moved to the Sacramento area to attend law school. In 2001, she received her J.D. and was admitted to the State Bar.
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Amy Breitbart
Program Director |
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Coach Tracy has been teaching children and adults of all ages to swim for years. In addition to teaching, she coached for the Sierra Marlins Swim Team and was the head coach of the Broadstone Barracudas for a summer season. Coach Tracy is currently the assistant coach for the Rocklin Aquatic Masters Swim Team and has been instrumental in starting the Wolverine Aquatics Club. She has also been a huge part of All-American Swim Academy’s swim lesson program and clinics since 2002.
Tracy has always been an active athlete competing in tennis, running and triathlons. Her philosophy about competitive sports is that there are life lessons to be learned at any level, and that personal growth and individual achievement is all there is to be attained. When anyone gives 100% personal effort, they are a success. Her job as a coach is to encourage each swimmer to set reasonable goals and then GO FOR IT!!!!!
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Tracy Battistessa
WAC Asst. Head Coach,
Lesson Coordinator & Supervisor |
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Coach Jim Black began swimming for the Loomis Basin Dolphins (L.B.D.) when he was 5 years old. He continued to swim for L.B.D for 13 years and swam on the Varsity Swim Team at Del Oro High School all 4 years. In 1999, Coach Jim received the Coaches Award at both Del Oro and at L.B.D.
After high school, Jim attended Sierra College, where he swam for one year. He then transferred to California State University, Monterey, where he graduated from in 2005. After graduating and traveling to Italy, Jim started coaching at Del Oro. While at Del Oro, Jim helped lead the team to its first 1st place finish at Conference in ten years. Since coaching for Del Oro, he has been teaching and coaching for All-American Swim Academy and the Rocklin Aquatics Masters Swim Team. Coach Jim is now very excited to bring a new light to the Wolverine Aquatics Club and the Sierra College Swim Teams.
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Jim Black
WAC Assistant Coach |
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Our All-American instructors set this program apart. The instructors have
extensive swimming backgrounds that include years of competition, swimming
experience at the collegiate level, and years of teaching. These
instructors know how to teach the swimming basics as well as fine-tune the
experienced swimmer.
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AASA's Instructors |
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