Kevin Potter – Head Coach

Hi I am Kevin Potter. I am super excited to be the Head Coach of the ORCAS this year! I have some big shoes to fill, but I am always up for a challenge. I am the Head Boys Swim Coach at Woodbridge High School and finishing up my 4th season there. I have taught swim lessons and coached for Novaquatics for 6 years. I bring lots of experience with coaching all ages. I enjoy teaching technique of all of the strokes and I make sure that we have fun doing it. I am a graduate from California State University of Fullerton with a Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology. I swam competitively at Newport Harbor High School and Orange Coast College. This summer is going to be a SUPER FUN one! Go ORCAS!!

Ali Berrien 

Hi, Ali Berrien here! This will be my first year coaching with the Orcas, and I am very excited! I have been a private swim instructor for the past seven years and coached for a summer league team in Northern California. I have experience working with swimmers at different levels from learning to put our faces in the water to teaching technique on any stroke. I am currently in my third year at Concordia University Irvine, majoring in Exercise and Sport Science. I grew up swimming on a summer league team, I swam in high school, and I continue to swim for my college team. I love swimming and I hope to bring my knowledge and passion for the sport to the Oak Creek Orcas this summer!

Carl Hudson 

Carl Hudson is a Woodbridge High School 2010 graduate, where he was a member of the water polo and swim teams for all four years, and a co-captain of the swim team his senior year. He will be attending University of Southern California in the fall and is completely undecided as to what he will be studying.

Traci Mura

Hello, I'm Traci Mura. I am so excited to be coaching Orcas this year! I have been a part of the Oak Creek Orca family since it started seven years ago. Orcas has been an amazing experience for me, and I have made some of the greatest friends over the years. This fall will be my senior year at Woodbridge! I have been on the Woodbridge Swim Team during my sophomore and junior years. I am so lucky to have been given this opportunity to be a part of coaching this amazing team. This summer is going to be the best! Go Orcas!

Yume Nishi

Hello! I’m Yume Nishi! I am thrilled to be a coach this year for the Oak Creek Orcas! This fall, I will be a junior at Woodbridge High School and I am a swimmer on the WHS Swim Team. I have been a swimmer on Orcas for seven years, and this is where my love for swimming began. I am very excited to work with all of you. This summer is going to be so much fun! GO ORCAS!!

Tim Renden

Hello ORCAS! I am proud to be part of an excellent program in Oak Creek. I hope to provide the same knowledge and competitiveness I grew up with swimming at the age of 5 in my Lake Forest II Dolphin's community, and assistant coaching at the age of 15 within the South Coast Swim Conference. These past 7 years have provided me a plethora of private swim lessons within the Lake Forest and Irvine community. I am an SMCHS Eagle's graduate of 2005, earning Most Inspirational award three times, including varsity swim and water polo. I have coached Frosh/Soph boy's water polo team at Santa Margarita for 5 years now. Over the past three years, I have coached the Girls Frosh/Soph, turning the team into a powerhouse for years to come. My girl's have won the Trinity league championships three times in 07', 08', and 09'. This 2010 swim season, I have moved up to take the helm of Boy's Frosh/Soph who continue to surprise me each day in their excellence. I am still attending school at Irvine Valley College and Cal State Fullerton's off campus classes with a Math and Science major. Over the next year I hope to attain my C-BEST to step in to the field of teaching. During my free time, you will most likely find me at the beach. I enjoy traveling, surfing, reading, and working out. Go ORCAS! Let's have some FUN this summer!

Anju Shimura

*2010 NCAA Division II National Championships 'A' Qualifier*

Link to UC San Diego Swim Bio