Jeanine Serrano
TTSC Head Coach
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Head Coach
Jeanine Serrano started swimming competitively at age nine
in Pennsylvania
with FAST (Franklin Area Swim Team).
After moving to
Oregon,
she completed her competitive swimming
at
Tigard
High School,
where she earned varsity letters all four years
and competed in Cross Country and Track, as well.
Jeanine graduated from the
University
of
Oregon
in 1985 with a Bachelors degree in
Economics. While in college, Jeanine took up
competitive fencing, which she continued for several years after
graduation reaching the National level before retiring from the
sport.
Jeanine began her
coaching career as the Assistant Coach for the Tigard Aquatic Club
in 1988. The club was renamed the Tigard Tualatin Swim Club
in 1997 and Jeanine was named the Head Age Group in
2000. Jeanine has been with the program for 22 years and
has produced numerous age-group state champions, “Top
16” swimmers, Senior and Age-Group Sectional Qualifiers and a
USA Junior National Qualifier. In 2002 Jeanine was named
Oregon Swimming “Age Group Coach of the Year”.
Jeanine became the team's Head Coach in the Fall of
2008.
In 1993 she added an
Assistant coaching position with
Tualatin
High
School
, which she continued for
7 years before becoming the Head Coach for the program in
2000. During her tenure as Head Coach the Tualatin High
School Girl’s teams have placed in the “Top 3” at
the State Meet six times and the Boy’s teams have placed
“Top 3” at the State Meet three times. Her teams
have produced six individual State Champions, and several All
American Relays and Individuals.
At the USA Swimming Local
Swim Committee (LSC) level Jeanine has served as the LSC Safety
Chair since 1995, was Technical Planning Chairman (1997-1999), and
the Oregon All Star and Zone Team Manager (2003- 2008) and
(1993-1996). In 2007 she received the “USA
Swimming Outstanding Service Award for Oregon Swimming” and
in 1995 the “James R Richardson Award” for outstanding
long-term contribution to the Sport of Aquatics in
Oregon
Swimming.
Jeanine
was a speaker at the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) "2008
World Swim Coaches Clinic" in Las Vegas, where she gave two talks;
"Making the Most of What You've Got" and "Those Short and Sassy
Strokes". She has also given talks at
the Oregon Swim Coaches Association Fall Clinics in 2005 and 2006
and she spoke in
April of 2008 at
the ASCA “Legends of Texas Swim Clinic”.
Jeanine
is a Life Member of ASCA, certified Level 4 Age Group Coach/Level 3
High School Coach.
In addition to her
coaching responsibilities, Jeanine has worked full time for
the
Tigard
Tualatin
School
District/Tigard Tualatin Aquatic
District
as Morning Supervisor at
the
Tigard
Swim
Center
teaching “Life
guarding”, swim lessons and water exercise for 23 years.
She is an American Red Cross Lifeguard and Water Safety
Instructor.
Squads: Elite, Green, High School Rec
Eric Smith
TTSC Head Age-Group Coach
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Eric
Smith has been coaching Age Group swimmers in Oregon for
the last twelve years. Eric began his coaching career as an
Assistant Coach for the Mt. Hood Swim Club in April of 1996. He
worked with the MHSC for two years until he moved to Bend the fall
of 1998. While in Bend he became assistant coach for Bend Swim Club
where he worked developing age group swimmers for the next nine
years. During his time in Bend he worked as the Assistant High
School Coach for Bend Senior High from November 1998-February
2004.
In the fall of
2007, Eric moved back to Portland with his family and began working
as the Head novice coach for the David Douglas Swim Club. He also
worked as the assistant High School coach for David Douglas School
District during the 2007-2008 High School Season.
Eric has been a
member of the Oregon Swimming All Star coaching staff in 2006. He
is also a member of the American Swim Coaches Association, level
III training.
Eric has worked as
a Faculty Aquatic Instructor/WSI/ Head Guard for Mt. Hood Community
College and as a Site Supervisor/Aquatic Lead/Instructor for Bend
Metro Parks and Recreation.
In his spare time Eric enjoys
water sports (swimming, water-skiing, kayaking, canoeing and
fishing), mountain biking, hiking, the Blazers and spending time
with his dogs.
Squad:
Blue
Nora Feeney
Tualatin Snapper, Terrapin, White Coach
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Nora Feeney has been involved
in swimming for most of her life. While swimming in high
school and in college, she coached and taught swimming lessons
every summer and also volunteered with the swimming class at
Whitman, teaching and coaching other students. Nora has
experience with all age groups from babies to
masters.
After graduating from college, Nora spent
a year in
Qingdao
,
China
teaching English as a native speaker. Then
Nora was offered a job assistant coaching at
Whitman
College
and also assisting the Head Coach of
the
Walla Walla
High School
girls swim team. Nora also took on
the
Walla Walla
City
summer league program as Head Coach and head
coached the Walla Walla Swim Club on an interim basis.
Squad: White, Snappers,
Terrapins
John Ruzicka
Tigard Snapper and Terrapin Coach
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John
Ruzicka has been involved in swimming since 1980 when he
swam as a member of the Tigard Aquatic Club, now TTSC. By
participating with the swim club John became a successful athlete
earning a state title, all-American honors both in high school and
NCAA Division 1 swimming programs. John competed at the national
level several times and held an Olympic Trial time standard at one
time.
John has been
coaching for Tigard High School with the water polo team since 1998
and the swim team since 2000. While in college he worked with Swim
America, a level based swim lesson program geared towards promoting
competitive swimming and worked as a student assistant coach with
the Iowa State University team.
John is currently employed with
the Tigard Tualatin School District as a water safety instructor
and head swim lesson instructor for the evening lesson program at
the Tigard Swim Center.
Squad: Snappers
Terrapins
