Coaches

Matt Johnson

Substitute Coach

Matt recently retired from the Air Force and lives in Arlington with his wife Laura. He is originally from Iowa, grew up an age group swimmer, attended Iowa State Univ, and has competed in multisport and open water events.
Barb Gundred -

Barb Gundred

Morning Coach

Barb has been coaching since the age of 19. Her most recent experience has been with United States Masters Swimming. Barb started a team in Bellingham, Washington, in 1986 and coached there until 2005. From 2005 to 2007, Barb coached an age group team in Peterborough UK ranging in ages from nine to 18. In the fall of 2016, Barb became an assistant coach at T.C. Williams High School. Barb still swims and currently holds 131 Individual USMS Top 10 times. Barb holds Level 3 US Masters and age group certifications and is working on Level 4 certification.
Tim Taylor -

Tim Taylor

Evening Coach

Tim holds Level 2 ASCA and Level 3 US Masters coaching certifications and has been coaching all ages since 2008. He has coached for both the Potomac Marlins and Nation’s Capital in the local area and has coached Alexandria Masters since 2012. As a swimmer, Tim is a short and mid-distance butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and IM specialist, and has a number of USMS National Top 10 times and Alexandria Masters team records under his belt.


Stephanie Gauzens -

Stephanie Gauzens

Substitute Coach

Stephanie has been swimming since she was five and started coaching when she was in high school. She hails from Florida and hates indoor pools. She is a Level 2 US Masters coach, holds four USMS All-American relay honors, and is currently the Chairman of the Potomac Valley LMSC board. She also serves on the USMS Elections and Legislation committees. 


Training

As a coaching staff, we strive to provide guidance, instruction, and motivation for our swimmers. You are encouraged to talk to your on-deck coach about your personal goals with training in the pool. Please fill out this swimmer goal sheet and bring it to your regular coach to help facilitate that discussion. Read our training plan document to understand how our workouts help fitness swimmers, competitive swimmers, and triathletes/open water swimmers.