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Belmont Plaza Pool

Our Coaches

Teresa Pascuzzo

Teresa Pascuzzo

Head Coach

Dr. Teresa Pascuzzo has been the head coach of Beach Swim Club for the past 30+ years. Teresa is currently a level 5 ASCA Coach.

Abigail Hasting-Tharp

Abigail Hasting-Tharp

Coach

Abby is our coordinator for our Pathways Swim School.

Nathan Walter

Nathan Walter

Coach

Nate is an associate head coach for Beach Swim club, and heads up Beach's Senior Program. Nathan grew up within the Beach program. Nate won league 3 times for Wilson High School in backstroke, IM and was part of all the winning relays. Nathan attended USC and represented the university, graduating with honors and has come home to help others achieve success.

Emily Lester

Emily Lester

Coach

Emily coaches the Age Group team for Beach.

Josh Dannhauser

Josh Dannhauser

Coach

Josh hails from South Africa, where he started swimming at the age of 6. He swam for Auburn University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. His career highlights include: BIG 10 Bronze Medalist, NCAA All American, and 4X NCAA Qualifier. Josh individually trains athletes who wish to improve their technique or racing skills. Josh heads up the Age-Group swimmers for Beach.

Santiago Grassi

Santiago Grassi

Stroke Specialist

Stroke Specialist Santi Grassi is Beach Club's newest edition to the team! His career highlights include being a 2X Olympian (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021) and an 8X National Record holder. He is offering individual instruction to advanced competitive swimmers.

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