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David Tourigny - Head Coach




email: coachdavid@stormaquatics.net
phone: (206) 719-3695
   
  Head Coach: David Tourigny
ASCA Level 3 Educated / Level 2 Certified
WSCA Member

15 Years Experience


David began competitive swimming with the Lake Stevens Swim Club and the Cascade Swim Club. David attended O'Dea High School, where he became the first O'Dea freshman to go to State in swimming. He scored points at State all four years, and became the co-captain for two years. During high school, David got his first coaching experience as a volunteer assistant coach of a summer league team, the Greenlake Gators.

David went to college in Bellingham at Western Washington University. He graduated with a BA in General Studies with minors in Psychology, Sociology and Economics. While at Western, he swam for and coached the Western Washington University Swim Club and competed on Western's Water Polo Team. During the summers, David coached the Sudden Valley Sharks. After college, he continued his coaching career with the Lynnwood Sharks, a summer league team, and in 2004 David started coaching for WAVE Aquatics.

In June of 2007, David started coaching for the Greenlake Aquaducks (GLAD), a competitive master’s team, where he is currently the head coach.  GLAD practices Monday through Friday from 5 to 6 in the morning at Evans Pool in Seattle. In September of 2007, David became the head coach of Storm Aquatics. Since he has been with Storm, David has coached swimmers to Age Group Sectionals, Zones, and Senior Sectionals.  David has also coached swimmers who were finalists at PNS Champs (both Short Course and Long Course), Age Group Sectionals, and Senior Sectionals.
 
     
 

Brady Dykgraaf -
Assistant Coach

   
 

email: coachbrady@stormaquatics.net
Brady Dykgraaf
Assistant Coach
5 Years Experience

Brady began competitive swimming with the Lake Stevens Swim Club and the Lake Stevens High School swim team.  At Lake Stevens Brady attended State three times and was team captain during his senior year.  He joined Storm Lake Aquatics (now called Storm Aquatics) during the Spring of 2002, and was in the pool for its very first practice.  Brady got his first coaching experience with Storm that summer, coaching the summer league team, which won the Championships the first two summer league seasons.  Brady also had the opportunity to coach the Lake Stevens Middle School team during his senior year, where he worked with the Developmental Group.

Brady is a lifelong Viking, moving to
Bellingham and attending
Western Washington University, graduating with majors in History and Political Science, then moving into the education program.  After graduating in 2009, he came back to Lake Stevens and did his student teaching at Lake Stevens Middle School.  Brady is currently substitute teaching for the Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, and Marysville School Districts during the day.

Brady has been working at the Lake Stevens Pool for 8 years, where he is a swim instructor and senior guard on staff.  During that time, he has worked with swimmers of all different abilities and ages, from toddlers all the way up to State qualifiers and masters swimmers working towards triathlons.