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Coaching Staff

HEAD SENIOR COACH

JACK RIDLEY

Jack Ridley began his coaching career in 1970 in the Seattle area coaching Midlakes swimming at Norwood Swim Club and soon thereafter formed Lake Washington Swim Club in 1971. While with LWSC Jack coached 1 world record holder (and Olympian) and several National qualifiers. LWSC became Chinook in 1976 and Jack continued to produce National qualifiers and 2 more Olympians (Mary Wayte and Ugur Taner) through 1995. Jack also coached the Newport High School Girls and Boys teams and the Mercer Island High School Boys team for several years.

Jack moved to California in 1995 to coach a team in Stockton and then on to Napa where he coached Napa Valley Aquatics for 7 years. In the summer of 2004, Jack was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Swimming Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in coaching and contributions to swimming in the Northwest. Jack has returned in 2004 as the Senior Group coach for his second stint with Chinook.

 

 


HEAD AGE GROUP COACHES
 
 

GRACE WONG

   
KATE SIPE

Grace started with Chinook in early 1997 as a Novice and Developmental coach, and now works with the Sectional and Blue groups in Renton. Before her days with Chinook, she coached for Lindbergh High School rom 1995-97. As an age group swimmer, Grace swam for nine years for Renton Area Aquatics, which after some mergers eventually became part of Chinook. She also swam for Lindbergh High School. Grace graduated with a B.A. in Economics and Finance from the University of Puget Sound in 1995 and an M.A in Applied Economics from Seattle University in 1997.

 

 

Kate joined Chinook in 1997. Before coming to Chinook, she coached for five years with Mill Creek Swim Team. Kate began coaching while she swam for Cascade High School. She graduated in June 1998 from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in interdisciplinary visual arts. Kate coaches the sectional group for MI/Bellevue and the Blue group in Bellevue.

 


ASSISTANT COACHES

 

LeAnne Cadag

Leanne is in her first year with Chinook after coaching summer league for Lakeridge of the Seattle Summer Swim League. LeAnne is also an assistant coach for Seattle Prep. LeAnne swam competitvely for Chinook and Salmon Bay before going on to compete in college for the UCLA Bruins. LeAnne coaches the Mercer Island White and Blue Groups and our High School group.

JEREMIAH JOB

Jerimiah coaches the Renton Red and White groups.  Jeremiah has been with Chinook since 2001

CHRISTYN WEINSTEIN

Christyn is in her first year with the Chinook swim team after coaching a summer leauge swim team in Virginia Beach for the past 5 years. Chrisyn recently moved to Seattle after graduating from the University of Tampa with a BS in Psycholgy. Christyn has been actively involved in swimming since a young age swimming for the local rec center, summer leauge, USA swimming, and then swimming on her varsity swim team in high school. Christyn coaches the Bellevue Red and White groups and the Blue group on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays