Rick Millington
Head Coach and Senior Group Coach
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Rick has coached swimming for nearly 40 years, and for more
than 25 years with the Aquabears. Rick is an
ASCA-certified level 5 coach (their highest level). Several
of Rick's swimmers have been successful at all levels, including
Olympic Trials, Nationals, and Junior Nationals. Many of his
Senior swimmers have moved on to successful college swimming
careers. Rick has been head coach of the Aquabears since
1992.
Rick has head coach for the U.S. National Team trip to Brazil in
2000. He was head coach of the 1987 Pacific Swimming All-Star
Team, and was a member of the 1985 Olympic Festival Coaching
Staff. He was nominated as Pacific Swimming Coach of the Year
in 1993. Rick has coached at several camps at the
US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. He was
Matt Biondi's first USA Swimming coach, and coached Olympian
Chrissy Ahmann-Leighton for four years.
Rick has been head coach of the women's water polo and men's and
women's swim team at Diablo Valley College since 1996.
He has been voted California Community College Swim Coach of
the Year seven times, and won State Swimming Championships in 1996,
2002, 2003, and 2007. Rick has produced over 150 Junior
College Swimming and Water Polo All-Americans.
As head swim and water polo coach as San Ramon Valley High
School, he won three consecutive North Coast Section Swimming
Championships, and several of his swimmers were honored as
All-Americans.
Mike Heaney
Asst. Head Coach & Senior Group Coach
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Mike Heaney has been coaching for the Aquabears since 1986, and
has produced some of the finest age-group and senior swimmers in
the nation. Several of his swimmers have set National and
Pacific Age Group Records. Many of his Aquabear swimmers have
been ranked in the National Top 16 and Pacific Top Ten 10,
qualified for Western Zone, Pacific, and Zone 2 All-Star Teams, and
have won individual titles at both the Pacific Age Group and Far
Western Championship Meets. Mike has coach Pacific camps, and
was a member of the 1992, 1994, and 1997 Zone 2 All-Star Team
Coaching staffs. He was nominated in the 1993 and 1998 for
Pacific Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year, and won the award in
2004.
Mike is currently also the Head Swim Coach at Northgate
High School. He also coached the College Park high
school team for 10 years and the Carondelet teams for two. He
coached several North Coast Champions, and many of his swimmers
were honored as High School All-Americans.
Mike also coaches for the Walnut Creek Masters, and has been
swimming competitively now for 36 years.
Todd Krohn
Head Age Group Coach & Pre-Senior Coach
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In his eleven years with the Aquabears, Todd has coached
every group on the team. He started in 1996 as a fall program
assistant for the Purples and Pre-Seniors. He started
coaching year round in 1997, and then ran the Blackhawk satellite
program for three years. He is now the
Pre-Seniors coach. Todd's swimmers have been ranked in
the National Top 16 and Pacific Top 10, won individual events at
the Pacific Age Group and Far Western Championship Meets, and have
successfully moved on to swim in college. He coached the Zone
2 All Star Team four times, and was head coach in 1998 and
2006. Todd is also on the Pacific Swimming Board of
Directors.
Todd is in his fifth year as assistant women's water
polo coach and associate men's and women's swim coach at Diablo
Valley College. The Vikings won the Swimming & Diving
State Championship in 2002, 2003, and 2007. He coached three
years at Bentley and six years at Las Lomas High School. His
teams consistently placed in the top 3 at North Coast, and were
North Coast Champions in 1995. Several Knights were
Individual FAL, DFAL, and NCS champions, and were honored as NISCA
All-Americans.
Todd coached in the summer rec leagues for ten years (4 at LMYA,
and 6 at Orinda Country Club). Several of his swimmers were
County Champions.
Heidi McMillan
Purple Group Coach
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Michelle Ghiggeri
White Group Coach
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Michelle is in her 13th year with the Aquabears age-group
program. She does an excellent job teaching stroke technique
to our White group swimmers. She coached the rec team at
Valley Vista for five years, and is a fourth grade teacher at the
Palmer School in Walnut Creek. Michelle swims for the Walnut
Creek Masters.
Nicole Dewes
Senior Group Assistant Coach
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Nicole is in her third year as senior group
assistant. She helps all swimmers with a specific focus on
the sprint and stroke groups. Nicole coached Carondelet High
School to a North Coast victory in 2000. She also coached
Livorna rec team for 4 years. Growing up, Nicole initially
participated in the Aquabears Fall Program and then joined the team
year round. She was a North Coast and NCAA champion in
the 50 freestyle. She placed fifth at Olympic Trials in 1996
and attended the World University Games. She returned to the
Aquabears after college and continued swimming to compete in the
Short Course World Championships and Pan Pacific Games where she
earned a gold and bronze medal. She has two kids and
loves beagles.
Russell Mikuni
Age Group Assistant Coach
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Alandi Stec
Age Group Assistant Coach
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