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Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs. If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact one of the coaches. For all questions related to administrative, such as registration fees & account balances, please contact our Office manager Dennis Silva at rapids@shaw.ca or dennis@richmondrapids.com

Coaching Staff

Robert Pettifer

Head Coach

Doug Thompson

Head Age Group Coach

Dennis Silva

Coach & Office Manager

Alex Pettifer

Coach

Alex Pettifer is the current coach of the PAG 2 & PD 1 groups. Alex has been coaching for 9 years, all with the RAPIDS. Alex's believes that through committment to the team and by gaining experience at competition our athletes will swim fast and have fun too!

Alex swam competively for 13 years with the Richmond Racers and the Rapids. During her career Alex was a Junior National level swimer in Backstroke and Freestyle. She is a certified NCCP level 1 coach and is currently studying history at UBC.