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Head Coach, David Tourigny, began competitive swimming in 1993 with the Lake
Stevens Swim Club, where he learned how to swim, compete, and train hard. During high
school he swam for the Cascade Swim Club, where he learned to be a distance swimmer,
and competed at Senior Regionals. 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, in 1996, David got his first
coaching experience as a volunteer assistant coach of a summer league team, the
Greenlake Gators.
David went to Western Washington University. . He graduated in March of 2004 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 for four years (1999 -
2003) and competed on Western's water polo team. During the summer, David coached the
Sudden Valley Sharks for two years. After college, he continued his coaching career with
the Lynnwood Sharks for two years and then in December of 2004 David started coaching
for WAVE Aquatics.
In June of 2007 David started coaching for the Greenlake Aquaducks (GLAD), where he is
currently the head coach of a competitive master’s team that practices from 5 to 6 in the
morning. David still competes as a swimmer himself. He has now competed in two Masters
Nationals Swim Meets, one in Arizona and one in Federal Way. David is currently an ASCA
Level 2 coach and is working on getting his Level 3 certification. In his spare time David
enjoys swimming, playing softball, reading, and watching the Mariners and the Seahawks
with his fiancée. David has been with Storm for one fabulous year.
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