Saratoga News

New Brookside swim coaches Erik Colwill (left) and Brian Stoelker. Shannon Moore is not pictured.

New swim coaches at Brookside

The waters will begin to stir again for another age-group swim season at the Brookside Club of Saratoga. And the Waves will be taking the plunge for a brand-new coaching staff.

Erik Colwill, Brian Stoelker and Shannon Moore will lead the Brookside Waves into competition in the Junipera Serra Swim League season running April 22- July 27.

Colwill will serve as the head coach for Brookside. Colwill was recently a coach for the Santa Clara Swim Club, and last spring he worked as an assistant coach at Prospect High School. He's a former All-American for the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and has been a competitive swimmer for 15 years.

Stoelker and Moore are high school students who will serve Brookside as assistant coaches.

Stoelker, a Saratoga resident, is a senior at St. Francis, where he has played varsity water polo since 1992. He's also worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor.

Moore is a junior at Saratoga who is currently playing for the school's girls' water polo team. She has been a member of the Brookside team for a number of years, and will compete for the club's 15-18 age-division squad this season.

Boys and girls 18 and under who are Brookside members are eligible to compete for the team. For more information, call 253-0231.