2008 Coaching Staff bios
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Bowman:  As a swimmer, Bowman was a state qualifying breaststroker both with his high school team and with the Pusch Ridge Pirates. Bowman still holds several Pirate records in the 15-18 year old men’s age group.  Bowman has been a year-round coach for the last two years with the Pirates. While only coaching for a short time, Bowman’s commitment to his swimmers has led to numerous swimmers achieving state qualifying times or better.  This will be Bowman’s third year as a coach with the Penguins. He is charge of groups 4 and 5.  Bowman also attends the University of Arizona, where he is majoring in engineering.  He is also involved with the Southern Arizona Rescue Association.

Lindsey:  Lindsey will be entering her junior year at Northern Arizona University.  At NAU, she has excelled both in and out of the pool, qualifying for finals in her conference championships and earning a scholar athlete award.  Prior to her college career, Lindsey was a team captain and held almost every team record at Ironwood Ridge.  She also was one of the top long jumpers in the state and captain of the basketball team.  Lindsey holds year-round records for the Pirates in backstroke and the SAAA team records for 15-18 girls in back and free.  Lindsey started coaching for Pusch Ridge in 2004.  This year she will be working with groups 4 and 5. 

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Stan Valacer:  As a swimmer, Coach Stan was a state champion and was nationally ranked in breaststroke.  He held the high school regional record in the 100 breaststroke for nearly a decade. Stan attended college at the United States Military Academy at West Point. While in college he received all-conference honors, was a conference champion, and also received numerous honors and recognitions as a soldier. 

          Coach Stan has nearly 13 years of coaching experience. He became Head Coach of the Pusch Ridge summer team in 2000.  Under Coach Stan, the Penguins have won 4 SAAA League Championships. Coach Stan started the Pusch Ridge Pirates in 2002.  Despite small numbers, the Pusch Ridge Pirates have produced several state champions, national rankings, and several swimmers have gone on to enjoy successful college careers.

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Coaching Staff bios (cont'd)

Stan Valacer

 Head Coach