COACHES

DeaAnn Joslin - Head Coach / Senior Coach
ddbridgeduck@comcast.net

DeaAnn began swimming when she was 12-years old and living in Colorado. Her love and dedication for the sport of swimming earned her High School State Champion. Swimming for Colorado State she was a 9-Time Collegiate All American. In 1980 she ended the first phase of her swimming career and later graduated from CU with a BS-nursing in 1982.

DeaAnn began coaching at the age group level in 1985 with the Petaluma Swim Club (PET). She later advanced to Head Age Group Coach at Indian Valley Aquatics (IVAN). In 1991 she took the Head Coaching position for PET where she led the team for the next 10 years.

In March of 2006 DeaAnn created Westside Aquaducks (WA) where she remains to date as Head Coach and head of Westside's Learn-To-Swim program.

DeaAnn has 5 children and an amazingly supportive husband. For fun she trains herself and the Petaluma Masters. In addition to her daily workouts in the pool, she enjoys weekly dips in the bay and splashing from island to island in Hawaii.

Lisa Gutt - Silver Coach
lisagutt@yahoo.com

Pat McMillan - Purple Group Coach
pmswim@pacbell.net

Pat began swimming with The Petaluma Swim Club in 1977. He swam competitively throughout high school and junior college as well as water polo. While attending UC Santa Cruz Pat discovered Masters Swimming. (Go Fighting Banana Slugs!)

Pat has been coaching students on the swim team at PHS for 12 years (he is now Head Coach), as well as coaching Masters Swimming for 7 years. In the fall of 1995 he began coaching as a sub for DeaAnn with the Petaluma Swim Club, and in June 2006 joined Westside to coach the Purple Group. Pat continues to swim and is a distance freestyler and I.M.er.

Marie Joslin - D4 Coach
dagoodbook@hotmail.com

Vanessa Sallee - D3 Coach
vbsallee@yahoo.com

Vanessa has been swimming competitively since the age of 5. She swam for the Sebastopol Sea Serpents and the Sonoma Sea Dragons, until she made her way to the Petaluma Riptides and her present-day coach, (and beloved friend) DeaAnn Joslin.

After graduating from El Molino High School, Vanessa continued competition swimming while attending SRJC and UC Davis in 2002 where she swam on scholarship and was a double All-American.

Vanessa continued her education after graduating from Davis in 2004 with an Art Studio Degree. She went on to receive her Teaching credential through Sacramento State in 2005. She then moved home to Sonoma County to teach Kindergarten, and is currently teaching a 5th/6th combo class.

When she is not in the water Vanessa enjoys painting/drawing, traveling, and taking her new puppy, Coda, on energetic adventures! Her favorite foods include cheese, ice cream and mashed potatoes. YUM! She is very excited to be coaching with Westside and loves working with her D3's!

Vanessa continues her training and competing making her our most Senior swimmer on Westside and setting a positive example for her D3 swimmers.

For all D3 group issues or questions.

Jenny Mc Donald - D2 COACH
beanswimming@hotmail.com

Jenny McDonald started swimming at the age of 12 with the Petaluma Swim Club, she continued until she graduated from high school in 2000. It was during this period she learned she had a great love for swimming, and a passion for teaching.

During her college years, Jenny coached swimming in Petaluma and served as a lifeguard for the Petaluma Swim Center. While working with DeaAnn to fine-tune her coaching skills, she learned how to mix fun and creative lessons into everyday practice.

After graduating from college, Jenny taught in Sebastopol while swimming for the Petaluma Masters swim team (2005-2006). In September of 2006, shortly after the birth of her daughter Maggie Mae, Jenny began coaching the D3 Group for Westside Aquaducks. Her connection to the loveable, dedicated ducks set fire once more to her love for swimming, teaching, and teamwork!

In August of 2007, Jenny returned to teaching as a 3rd grade teacher in San Rafael, CA. During this time, she also earned her Masters of Arts degree in Education. Though her commute sadly separated her from the beautiful ducks that year, she never lost her quack!

As the summer opens up with an abundance of opportunity, so has the ducks welcomed back Jenny to coach the D2 Group. Jenny loves the caring and energetic atmosphere of coaching, but most of all, she loves the kids! You can see her bopping about the pool deck enjoying this wonderful life!