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Coach Ryan Nguyen

Coach Ryan has been part of the Barracudas swim team for many years, he first started here at the age of 8 and continued to swim for the Barracudas until about the age of 15. Ryan then transitioned to a coaching role, and has been a coach ever since! This will be his first year as head coach of the Barracudas.

A little about myself: I grew up in Austin and attended West Ridge MS and Westlake High School. I have two older brothers and one younger sister who all also swam for the Barracudas! In my spare time, I enjoy going to the gym, working on my car and going to concerts. When it's not summer, I work at the YMCA of Dripping Springs as a swim coach for various groups in the program. I am looking forward to my first year as head coach of the Barracudas!

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2024 Assistant Coach


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Coach Adriana Klaas

Adriana has been a Barracuda swimmer for 12 years and has coached the past 3 years. She has several high point awards from the All Star Invitational and holds Barracuda records in 3 individual events and was on 4 record holding relay teams. She was a competitive swimmer at Nitro Swimming for 11 years and 1 year at Whitecaps of Westlake. She was a TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming) finalist and qualified for the high school regional meet.

She attends Westlake High School where she splits her time between academics, NHS Co-President & marching and concert bands. She will be attending Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) in the fall and studying Biomedical Engineering.

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Junior Coaches & Helpers


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All of our awesome Barracudas that will be in the pool helping the younger kids.

  • Braydon Cheang
  • Emilia Fink
  • Harry Forst
  • Louisa Forst
  • Harper Golson
  • August Heller
  • Phoebe Lingan
  • Emma Neland
  • Cierra Palosh
  • Siena Sandoval
  • Grayson Tuel
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More information?  Email [email protected]

Coach Expectations -

On Deck:

  • Treat all swimmers equally
  • Build Self-esteem in each swimmer using encouragement and praise
  • Maintain a high level of sportsmanship at all times to promote team spirit
  • Active participant in every practice, meet, and team event
  • Maintain open communication with other coaches, board members, and parents.

Teaching Skills:

  • Be responsive and sensitive to the needs of all swimmers of all ages
  • Emphasize fundamentals of proper stroke and turn techniques
  • Demonstrate drills and/or proper stroke techniques with in-water presentation
  • Provide regular constructive feedback to all swimmers
    • Explain technique and provide feedback on DQs before next meet.

Leadership:

  • Arrive early and prepared to begin practice on time
  • Assist with setup of pool area, for practice
  • Attend all practices, meets, and team events
  • Coordinate with fellow coaches to provide consistent coaching philosophy
  • Be familiar with and prepared to implement workouts and drills
  • Assist fellow coaches in keeping swimmers in productive activity
  • Generate relays in preparation for weekend meets (using online tools)

Certifications (must be turned in prior to start of season) -

  • CPR Certification - Coaches MUST have, at minimum, CPR certification per our insurance carrier. Certification MUST be from American Red Cross or American Heart Association and must have an in person component.
  • Helpers do not require any certifications. We have many on staff as "helpers" without CPR, we just cannot call you a coach.
  • Lifeguard Certification - We must maintain a lifeguard in the pool area at all times during practice. Therefore, head coaches and a small number of our coaches are required to be lifeguard certified.
  • A background check (18&o) and references will be required.
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Past Coaches


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Natalie Klaas

Natalie swam with the Barracudas from 7 to 17 and coached for several years. She attends Washington University at St. Louis where she studies BUCS (Business & Computer Science) and swims as a WashU Bear.

Westlake High School and has lettered on the Varsity swim team for 4 years.  She swims year round at Nitro swimming. 

Go Barracudas! Go Bears!

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