Senior National

Email: head.coach@chenaswimclub.ca

Coach Baylee is excited to enter his first season as the Head Coach of Chena. Baylee brings more than a decade of coaching experience across Canada.

Most recently, Baylee served as the Head Coach and General Manager of the Regina Optimist Dolphins Swim Team, where he helped grow the competitive program from 73 swimmers to over 190 in 3 seasons. Baylee also served as Head Coach of Team Saskatchewan at the 2025 Canada Games, as well as the Head Coach of the University of Regina Cougars where the Cougars broke 6 school records and qualified 12 Regina swimmers for U SPORTS Nationals.

Baylee has also qualified 12 athletes for Canadian Trials, as well as having coached athletes to the 2024 LC World Championships, the 2025 World Cup, and the Paris Olympics. Prior to Regina, Baylee coached with the Olympian Swim Club and the Nanaimo Riptides, where he coached younger swimmers that would go on to reach Swimming Canada On Track Times and swim NCAA Division I & II.

Baylee swam for 5 years with the University of Victoria Vikes while completing his Bachelor's in Computer Science with a Minor in Business as a 4x Vikes Honour Roll recipient. Baylee also holds a Master's degree in High Performance Coaching in Technical Leadership from UBC and is a Chartered Professional Coach, an ASCA International Level 5 Coach, and a certified NCCP Senior Coach with an Advanced Coaching Diploma.

Baylee's biggest goal is to build a culture of excellence at Chena where swimmers are supported, developed, and inspired to reach their potential. He believes that great coaching combines strong relationship-building with high-quality teaching and training, empowering the person behind the athlete to achieve their goals both in and out of the pool.

Junior Green, Junior Blue & Skills

Email: mauricio@chenaswimclub.ca

Coach Mauricio is starting his 2nd year with Chena as Lead Junior Coach, and he brings a wealth of experience to the role. He learned to swim at the age of 3 and has been passionate about the sport, never leaving the pool since. He was a National and International Champion in the youth categories. In 2006, he moved to Australia to train with World Record Holder Grant Hackett, aiming for the 2008 Olympics. Upon returning to Brazil, he chose to live in Belo Horizonte to train alongside Brazilian Olympic medalist Thiago Pereira. He placed 4th in the Beijing Olympic Trials, and in 2009, he came in 3rd in the 400 medley event at the World Swimming Cup.

In 2010, he decided to dedicate himself to studying civil engineering and physical education. He spent 8 years in college, and after graduating, He was hired to work at his hometown club, the same club where he swam for more than 20 years and which gave him an international perspective. He took charge of the youth categories and the master's group at the club. Over the last 8 years, as a coach, he created a successful program that helped all 18 athletes in his group achieve national standard times, with several becoming national champions.

Mauricio is excited to bring his expertise and experience to the Chena swimmers and looks forward to contributing to their growth and success.

Senior Development / Cross Training, Youth White & Junior Blue

Email: caroline@chenaswimclub.ca

Coach Caroline started coaching with Chena as a Skills coach all the way back in Grade 10. This will be her 8^th year coaching with Chena, and 3^rd year with her own groups. She is experienced in the world of swimming; she swam with Chena for almost 10 years before she started coaching. Coach Caroline also spent the summer of 2022 Coaching for the North Shore Winter Club Marlins, and even competed herself! She was able to make it to Provincials with her swimmers and fellow Marlin’s coaches.

Coach Caroline just graduated with an Associate Certificate in Video Production and Editing and a Diploma in Television and Video Production, both with distinction from BCIT. Coach Caroline has worked with swimmers in Chena from Bronze to Youth White. Giving her a wide range of experience with different levels and ages. Coach Caroline wants all her swimmers to improve, gain new skills, meet new friends, and most of all have fun! She is determined to help all her swimmers succeed in their goals and fall in love with the sport of swimming. She can’t wait to see the swimmers and parents on deck this year!

Senior Provincial & Youth Green

Email: emmy@chenaswimclub.ca

Coach Emmy is excited to return to Chena for a 5th season and lead the Youth Green and Senior Provincial groups! Emmy grew up in Kelowna in a family full of swimmers. Both of her parents were swim coaches (a long time ago) who started her in swim club at age 4. Breaststroke was her best (and favorite) stroke and she was a provincial level swimmer for the majority of her time competing in the sport. She eventually achieved her national qualifying time which she considers to be one of her highlights, along with discovering her passion for coaching. She has now been involved in the sport for almost 25 years as a swimmer and coach. Over the last 12 years, she has coached swimmer’s of all ages (babies to age 84!) and has been the Head Coach of two summer clubs (Richmond Kigoos: 2015-2020 and Kelowna Ogopogo: 2013-2014.)

Coach Emmy is currently working on her Level 2 Coaching Certification and holds a degree in psychology from UBC. Emmy is passionate about creating a fun and positive training environment where swimmer’s support each other, develop confidence in their abilities, and love swimming. She believes in teaching the importance of good technique to help swimmers understand the “why” behind what they are doing to build well-rounded, purposeful swimmers. She thinks that swimmers thrive when they feel supported by their coaches and believes in using positive feedback and encouragement to support each swimmer on their journey to their goals.

Senior Regional & Youth Blue

Email: mario@chenaswimclub.ca

Coach Mario is excited to lead Chena's Strength & Conditioning program as Head Coach, alongside his role as Group Coach for Senior Regional and Youth Blue, bringing over eight years of coaching experience across age-group, senior, varsity, and club leadership environments in Canada.

Most recently, Mario spent three years as Head Coach of Upper Canada Swim Club, where he led all competitive and developmental programming across the club, including pool training and integrated dryland and strength & conditioning. During his time there, he developed two athletes who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Trials and guided three athletes to the 2025 Canadian Trials, including a Junior Silver medalist. He also served as Eastern Region Representative for Swim Ontario, contributing to Regional competition policy and multi-club coordination, and has coached with Guelph Marlins Aquatic Club, the University of Guelph varsity program, and Pacific Sea Wolves Swim Club. Alongside his swim coaching, Mario is the founder of Aquatic Aptitude, an independent aquatic performance and wellness coaching practice, and works as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with Driftwood Athletics.

Originally from Mexico, Mario competed internationally as a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier before shifting his focus to coaching. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Anthropology from the University of Guelph, and is finalizing his NCCP Senior Coach certification (Swimming 301), is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA, and is Surge Strength Dryland Certified. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Mario believes in developing the whole athlete — building technique and physical literacy side by side, training for the long term rather than chasing short-term results, and creating team environments where swimmers take ownership of their own growth, supported by coach and family alike.

Junior White

Email: gus@chenaswimclub.ca

Coach Gus is going to be back for another awesome year with Chena! He started swimming for Vernon Kokanee Swim Club in grade six, but in grade eight, moved back to North Vancouver to swim with Chena until grade twelve. This is Gus' second year as an assistant junior coach and is excited to return! He is now studying engineering at Simon Fraser University and is a second year student.

Coach Gus wants to be able to help develop and improve all the swimmers' drive to become better whether as a person or in competition. No matter the results from the pool, being in a healthy environment is what Gus loves and he will support the swimmers in the best way possible. Since this is a competitive swim club Coach Gus will give it his all to train up the junior swimmers to be ready to transition into tougher and harder competitions to come.