HEAD COACH
David Wright
Married - To Alison with one daughter (26) Jane.
Education –
University Entrance Certificate – NZ, 1967 – Wairoa College
Graduation Diploma 1968 – Thorp High School, Wisconsin, USA.
BA Degree – Victoria University of Wellington, NZ, 1971. Major in Business Administration and Political Science.
Registration –
American Swim Coaches Association – International Level 5
American Red Cross Certification – First Aid, Adult CPR, Child & Infant CPR, Swim Coaches Safety
American Swim Coaches Association – Coach
US Swimming - Member
Royal Life Saving Society – Award of Merit
Private Pilots License – NZ Civil Aviation Authority 1984
Sporting Career – Coach
Olympic Games – swimmer Barcelona 1992.
World Championships – swimmers Perth 1990, Short Course Majorca 1992 (3rd), Barcelona 2003, runners Spain 1981, Glasgow 1978 (22nd)
World Records 2 – Masters 50 and 100 butterfly 30-34 Age Group 2009
Commonwealth Games – swimmer 1990 and 1994, runner 1978.
Pan Pacific Games – swimmer Edmonton 1991 (3rd), Atlanta 1998 and Yokohama 2002.
Oceania Championships – swimmers x2 Noumea 1992 (2x2nd), swimmer Noumea 2002 (2x2nd).
Caribbean Championships 2004 – swimmersx2 Jamaica 2004 (1x1st, 2x2nds, 1x3rd, 1xChampionship Record). Virgin Island’s National Coach
NZ National Open Championships – 22.
NZ National Open Records – 19.
NZ National Age Group Records – 26.
NZ & UK National Open Track Championships – 10.
NZ and Scotland National Open Track Records – 5.
NZ National Surf Life-Saving Titles – 3.
Virgin Island’s National Open or Age Group Records – 23
US National Masters Champions – 6
US High School State Finalists – 11
US High School All American – 6
US High School State Champions – 2
US National Championships finalists – 6
US National Junior Championship finalists – 1
US Swim Coaches Association, Certificate of Excellence 2007
In the USA I coached Rhi Jeffrey, US Olympic Gold Medalist (4x200 free) at the Athens Games; nationally ranked male swimmers, Joseph Skuba, Master’s World Record Holder Oswaldo Quevedo, US Nationals swimmer John Foster and Florida State champions, Andrew Meeder and Lindsay Meeder. I have also been fortunate enough to have some successes in open and masters triathlons. I have coached three athletes to the World Triathlon Championships in Perth, Edmonton and Montreal.
Publications –
“Swim To The Top” – Paperback: 120 pages, Publisher: Meyer & Meyer, ISBN: 1841260835, June 2002.
“Swimming – A Training Program” – Paperback: 256 pages, Publisher. Meyer & Meyer, ISBN: 1841261424, April 2004