Coaches

The Alhambra Dolphins coaching staff consists of six professionally trained coaches with over 25 years of combined experience.  With this experience come the assurance that the time our children spend in swimming will be quality time.

Novice Coaches:
Aileen Larsen started her swimming career with the Alhambra Dolphins Swim Team in 1988.  The skills she acquired from the team allowed her to compete on the Varsity swim team at La Salle High School in Pasadena.  Aileen received many awards for her athletic ability such as Most Improved and Most Valuable Swimmer.  She also received awards for her academic success while participating in sports.  Aileen began coaching the Alhambra Dolphins in the summer of 2002.

Amy Kong graduated from U.C. Riverside in 2002 with a BA in Biology.  Amy has spent five years working the City of Alhambra, four of those coaching the Novice Swim Team.  Amy's swimming experience includes being a member of ADST and the Alhambra High School Swim Team.  In high school Amy was team captain her senior year and was awarded the Athletic Scholar Sward as well as the Coach's Award.

Janine Amador graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 2002 with a BA in Psychology.  She has worked for the City of Alhambra for seven years, six of which she has coached the Novice Swim Team.  Janine's swimming background includes participating in the Alhambra Dolphins for ten years.  She also swam for the South Pasadena Sea Tigers.  During high school at La Salle, Janine swam varsity all four years and received awards for most improved and most valuable swimmer.

USS Coaches:
Karina Arreola is currently attending California State University at Los Angeles where she is majoring in Graphic Design.  She has worked for the City of Alhambra since 1996 and has coached the USS team for four years.  Karina swam competitively for five years for Club Guadalajara in Mexico.  In Mexico she qualified for Junior Nationals in the 100-meter freestyle and was also honored as most dedicated swimmer of the year.  Karina also enjoys participating in ocean swim competitions.

Kevin Larsen is currently attending Cal Poly Pomona where he is a senior majoring in Political Science.  He has worked for the City of Alhambra since 1993. Kevin coached the Novice Swim Team for 2 years and has been coaching the USS team since 1998.  Kevin swam on the Varsity team for Alhambra High School for four years and was team captain his senior year.  He also swam for Mt. San Antonio College.

Michael Mace is currently attending the University of Southern California, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.  He has been working for the City of Alhambra for the last 5 years, and began coaching in the summer of 2000.  His swimming experience includes five years on the San Gabriel Sea Gulls and four years swimming for Loyola High School.  His high school team finished first in Southern California in 1997 and second in 2000.  He was recognized as a top 16 swimmer in the state in 2000.