Swim Program Head Coach & Senior Head Coach
David is excited to return for the 2025 season! This will be his 4th season as Senior Head Coach and 10th year coaching competitive swimming. David is a Certified Age Group Coach (NCCP 201) and is completing his Master of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia. He is specializing in performance and coaching science, and is a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at the varsity gym. Additionally, he has coaching experience in soccer, track, and personal training. Through his coaching, David hopes to inspire and support athletes in the pursuit of their most ambitious objectives, so they may find success within their sport and beyond. He looks forward to building on the successes of last summer and another memorable summer!
Daniel is excited to be back for his second season as the intermediate head coach. With 9 years of coaching and 14 years of competing experience, he is dedicated to helping athletes reach their goals and become the best version of themselves in the pool. His coaching philosophy emphasizes creating a team-oriented environment where swimmers want to show up and work hard in order to improve their skill set. Additionally, he believes in teaching swimmers the objective behind every drill, set and practice in order to create athletes who train with a purpose. Daniel is looking forward to seeing everyone on the pool deck soon!
Kalen Murray
Kalen is so excited to be joining the Sharks this summer as Junior Head Coach. He has been in the BCSSA community, coaching and swimming, for 15 years. He loves coaching and developing young swimmers, as the sport has had such a positive impact on his own life. He brings a strong enthusiasm to the sport and aims to make the sport as fun as possible to keep swimmers motivated. Kalen believes in bringing a competitive spirit, a positive attitude, and an open mind to the pool. He is looking forward to meeting everyone and having a fantastic summer!
Chloe is thrilled to be returning for another amazing summer with the Coquitlam Sharks! She has been an active member of the Sharks community for over 13 years as a swimmer and coach for 7. Throughout her years as a swim coach, she has had the opportunity to work with all age groups for at least a season and feels privileged to be returning this year as the development head coach. She is looking forward to sharing her passion and knowledge of the sport. Her goal for the season is to provide a fun and supportive environment to help her athletes achieve their goals. Chloe is looking forward to getting to meet everyone for a fantastic summer!
Coach Taylor is excited to begin her 3rd season head coaching the water polo program! She has had a ton of amazing opportunities since last summer such as the opportunity to assistant coach the 17U women’s travel team and head coach the 15U girls travel team at Surrey Water Polo. She has also been working with and meeting new coaches from all over North America! Coach Taylor is excited to utilize all her new knowledge to help continue to grow this fun and successful program. She is looking forward to helping athletes achieve their team and individuals goals while having as much fun as possible!
