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Christian Rasmussen  

Head Coach

Our Head Coach, Christian Rasmussen, has been coaching the Polar Bears for 19 years. Christian grew up in Walnut Creek. He started swimming when he was six, swam competitively through college and now swims and competes with the Walnut Creek Masters Swim Team. Christian coached a number of recreational, high school and year-round swim teams, before joining Rancho San Miguel. We are excited to have Christian bring his expertise in competitive swimming, as well as a great sense of fun to the Polar Bears!

When he is not coaching the Polar Bears, Christian offers swim lessons Rancho San Miguel Swim Club through his swim school Rasmussen Swimming.

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Evelyn Brooksher Pre-Season Assistant Coach

Evelyn was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. She has over 15 years of swimming experience. She swam on the UCSF Masters swim team for several years. When not in the pool Evelyn is busy raising her toddler alongside her husband.

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Skyler Santiago Assistant Coach

Skyler joined RSM in 2010. He now attends the University of San Diego. When he's not coaching, Skyler enjoys hanging out with friends, writing, and watching Marvel movies. 

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Reid Stein Assistant Coach

Reid joined RSM when he was a 7/8. He now attends DVC for college. Reid also loves watching and playing baseball and water polo. Working out is his favorite activity and he also enjoys eating lots of food. 

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Dylan Golan Swimmer Coach

Dylan joined RSM Swim Team in 2009 when his family moved to Walnut Creek from New Jersey. He is finishing up his senior year at Northgate and heading off to college in the fall. He also plays competitive basketball and enjoys golfing.

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Maddie Hansel Swimmer Coach

Maddie is a Senior at Northgate High School and has been swimming for RSM since she was 5 years old. She is also a lifeguard at RSM. Although most of her time is spent at the pool, when Maddie’s not swimming she loves to spend time with her friends.

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Emma Vieira Swimmer Coach

Emma is a Junior at Northgate high school and has been swimming since she was 3. She joined RSM when she was 12. Emma also plays waterpolo for her high school and enjoys hanging out with friends and her family! 

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Sydney Welsh Swimmer Coach

Sydney is finishing her senior year at Northgate High School. She has been swimming since 2007, starting on Valley Vista, then YWST, and finally at RSM. This is her second year swimming and coaching for RSM. While most of her time is spent at the pool she also volunteers at local cat shelters and likes watching baseball.

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Ellie Anderson Pre-Season Swimmer Coach

Ellie has been a Polar Bear since she was 6. She also plays water polo, enjoys going camping, and being with family and friends. This is her first year coaching and she's so excited. 

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Dahlia Lasky Swimmer Coach

Dahlia has been swimming for RSM since she was 6. Besides being in the water, she also enjoys performing in school plays, playing soccer, and traveling with her family. Dahlia is so excited to be coaching for the first time this year!

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Mandy Mitchell Pre-Season Swimmer Coach

Mandy joined RSM in 2020 after swimming for Scottsdale for a few years. She also enjoys playing soccer. She is thrilled to be coaching for the first time this year!

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Maddie Rohrlick Swimmer Coach

Maddie joined RSM when she was 8 years old. She plays 3 different high school sports: waterpolo, soccer and swim. When not doing sports,  she loves to hangout with her friends and family.

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Sophia Weise Swimmer Coach

Sophia started swimming for RSM when she was 7 years old.  This is her second year of coaching. Besides RSM she plays waterpolo and I enjoys spending time with her friends, family and her 2 dogs. She also loves surfing and traveling.

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Dana Rasmussen Substitute Coach

Dana has over 30 years of experience in swimming. She swam on recreational teams as a kid and has swam with Walnut Creek Masters as an adult. She also runs Rasmussen Swimming with her husband, Coach Christian. When not at the pool, Dana enjoys raising her son and reading.

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