Head coach Jeff Conwell enters his fifth year at the helm of the College of the Canyons swim and dive program.
Prior to joining Canyons, Conwell spent two years as an assistant at Cal State Northridge, a NCAA Division I program. Conwell's additional coaching stints have included assistant coach for CCAT/Class club swim team, head coach at Louisville High School in Tarzana and at Granada Hills High School, where he won a CIF championship. Conwell was also assistant coach at College of the Canyons with former head coach, Diana Stanich, from 2001-2006.
Before becoming the swim and dive coach at College of the Canyons, Conwell dived head first into coaching at the Canyons Aquatic Club in Santa Clarita. His accomplishments include more than 180 national age group rankings - 26 of those being No. 1 in the nation - eight Southern California records, and one national age group record. Since becoming the head coach of the Canyons Aquatic Club, Conwell's senior group has produced six junior national qualifiers, three national qualifiers and one Olympic trials qualifier in the last two years.
Conwell has coached the Southern California western zone team for five years, and was named the zone head coach during the last three years he coached the all star group of club swimmers, bringing home three straight team championships.
A member of the Coastal Section Board of Directors, Conwell has also been an active player in Southern California swimming politics for several years.
Raised in Sacramento, Conwell competed for California Capitol Aquatics, home team of Olympian Summer Sanders, and coached by 1992 Olympic staff member, Mike Hastings.
Conwell later attended Cal State Northridge as a scholarship athlete and served as team captain. He earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology. Conwell resides in Valencia and is single. |