Age Group Coach:

Joan Smith

Joan competed locally, starting as an age grouper through the National level with the De Anza Swim Club in Cupertino, CA.  She continued swimming in college on a swimming scholarship at the University of Miami, Florida.  During her summers she taught swim lessons at all levels and coached at the Cupertino Hills Swim and Racquet Club and Santa Clara Swim Club.  
 
Taking a long hiatus from coaching to pursue high tech career at HP (20 years) and start a family, she has and continues to stay active in the Masters Swimming Program and still enjoys open water competitions when not attending weekend swim meets with her daughters.  Always having the feeling she would return to coaching someday, she welcomes this opportunity with the Almaden Swim and Racquet Club.