Riverside AQuettes

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S u e  ( B a r o s s )  N e s b i t t   RAQ's Head Coach since May 1991. As a swimmer, Sue earned eighteen National titles and fourteen International titles. She has been recognized as coach of the year in 2005 and has been appointed many times to coach national teams, most recently to the US National Team that placed 4th in Montreal in 2005 and the US Junior World team that placed 9th in China in 2006.

Sue attributes the AQuettes' success to a group effort on behalf of all the club's coaches. The coaches work together to get the RAQ swimmers ready to give their best at competitions. Sue enjoys working with swimmers of all levels. "The younger ones progress so quickly that you see progress every practice. With my National team athletes it takes longer to see results so you need to keep them interested in improving in all areas at the same time. The process of developing an elite synchronized swimmer is a long one."

The sport of synchronized swimming involves music, movement, costume design, teaching, flexibility and fitness training. "I like synchro because it does have so many parts that interest me," Sue said. "My main goal is to teach the swimmers to be good people and I use the sport of synchronized swimming to do that."

When she has some free time, Sue loves to read and garden. Click here to learn more about Sue.

K e l l i  W a s s e r m a n   Choreographs routines, part-time coach, In 2005, her "Spanish" team placed higher than any preceding Jr. B Team from Riverside.  The "Spanish" Team placed 4th in finals at the Jr. National Championships and the her junior swimmers were among those that helped earn the Riverside AQuettes the 2005 Overall Speedo Junior Championship Title.  Kelli's experience as a Senior National Team member and her creativity are invaluable assets to the AQuettes.

Kelli currently is a full time student at California State University, San Bernardino.  She is working on her Masters Degree in Teaching Mathematics. When her education is completed, Kelli plans on resuming her teaching career.

 

C h e r y l   R u s s e l l  is an elementary school teacher at Magnolia school in Riverside. In 2005, her "Mary Poppins" team brought home the Gold medal at the U.S. Age Group Championships in Buffalo, NY. Team members took first in solo, trio and figures and third in duet and trio.. Cheryl gives her young swimmers a solid foundation in Synchro - our 12/13 figure results speak for themselves - which allows them to successfully move to the Jr. level of competition.

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 I r e n e   H a w e s  Assistant Coach. Irene is a former synchronized swimmer.  She swam with the Buffalo Swimkins, Huntington Beach Aquabells and Ohio State University.  She has coached several teams, including Ohio State University, before coming to the Riverside AQuettes.  Irene earned her judges rating when she was 16.  She became a FINA (international) judge in 1997.  She recently earned her FINA A rating, which qualifies her to judge at World Championships and at the Olympics. 

 

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