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Nolan Brown
Nolan Brown has been representing Redlands Swim Team since the early age of 5. He started out in RST’s Learn to Swim Program and quickly climbed through the ranks of age group competition.
Nolan attended Redlands High School where he swam all four years on the varsity team. While competing for RHS, he achieved 4 years of All-American status, 7 individual CBL titles and 3 CIF titles.
Right after high school, Nolan attended Arizona State University for 1 year and finished out his college swimming at California Baptist University. His major switched multiple times throughout his college experience, eventually graduating with a Bachelors in Kinesiology. While swimming for CBU, Nolan achieved 6 individual conference titles and placed 4th in the 200 back at D2 NCAA.
Nolan first started coaching for Redlands Swim Team as a substitute coach in 2015 and quickly fell in love with his role. After learning the ropes of coaching, he moved into a full-time position as Age Group Gold/Head Age Group Coach. Now he is currently Redlands Swim Team’s head coach and works with the Senior Silver level group . Nolan is passionate about providing young athletes the tools to thrive both in and out of the pool.
Jenna Sanchez
Senior Silver
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Dani Ford
Senior Bronze
Hello! I'm Dani Ford, and I'm excited to be back coaching the team that helped shape my love for swimming. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Mathematics from California State University, San Bernardino, and I'm currently pursuing my single subject teaching credential and Master's degree at the University of Redlands.
Swimming has been a part of my life for over 10 years. I started in the Redlands Swim Team's Learn to Swim program as a child and joined the team at age 8. I swam all four years on the varsity team at Redlands High School, serving as captain during my senior year. After turning 18, I transitioned from competitive swimming to coaching. I began coaching for the Redlands Swim Team right after my final meet, and soon after, I also took on the role of JV coach at Redlands East Valley High School. The following year, I became the varsity head coach for REVS, but unfortunately, my season was cut short due to the pandemic. After taking a brief break from coaching to relocate out of state, I'm thrilled to be back on deck at Redlands Swim Team. RST has always felt like home to me, and I'm beyond excited to return to coaching and share my passion for the sport with the next generation of swimmers.
Tyson Ormonde
Age Group Gold
Head Age Group Coach
My name is Coach Tyson Ormonde. I have been coaching for over 20 years in Northern California and have a love and personal passion for swimming. I have coached many High Schools and headed up Club summer swim teams for 10+ years. My last team was a USA swim organization called Team Wave from Campbell California where I was the head coach for over 6 years. I had a team of 200/250 where I was the SR coach and head/owner of a team that started with just 60 swimmers.
I have coached Junior Olympic swimmers, Far Western swimmers, Sectional Swimmers, PAC coast all-star swimmers, Zone all-star swimmers, North American Challenge cup swimmers, Junior National swimmers, and more. I have experience in coaching every age group. But with all that being said I really like watching the young kids grow throughout the program and going from the white times up! My swimming as a kid consisted of a team of 400/500 swimmers in the bay area growing up. I came from a swimming family where my mother swam and trained with Mark Spits at the Famous Santa Clara International swim center. I started swimming when I could barely walk. I started my USA team when I was about 6 years old. Throughout my swim career I made a JO level- a FAR W level-a SECTIONAL level and made CCS finals, top 8 all 4 years (CCS up north is like your CIF) I grew up in a swim community where I was trained by Olympian trainers like Pablo Morales and more. I went on to swim college and taking some team, school, and college records along the way.
Kyle Dennert
Age Group Silver
Kyle Dennert began swimming at 7 years old representing the club team now known as IEAQ. He swam on the team for a little under 10 years, swimming under Coach Jesse for about 4 years. Kyle was on the varsity team in high school for all 4 years and was captain his senior year. Kyle has been coaching since late 2021 covering all of RST's age groups.
Kyle is currently attending Crafton Hills College working towards getting his general education done, along with upper-level math classes to help work towards an engineering degree. He also still swims competitively on Crafton’s swim team focusing mainly on distance butterfly and IM events.
Brenda Pellerin
Age Group Copper
I’m Coach Brenda Donahue. I’ve been coaching for 7 years in Southern California and have a love and personal passion for swimming. I have experience in coaching age group level and specialize in teaching in water lessons including levels 1 survival through level 6. All Bronze level athletes 12 and under as well. Growing up I swam and trained at the Santa Clara Swim Center with Mark Spitz. Throughout my swim career I made top seed at the Pam Am Games placed at the Junior Olympics.
My Most Memorable Experience Swim: I have many but swimming with the many elite swimmers such as Chris Vonsalsa, Donna Deverona, Claudia Klob and many others that made the Olympics made my swimming career amazing. Memorable coaching experience: Coaching 3 years with my son Tyson Ormonde in the years 2018-2021 Biggest Influences: My Dad and Mom supported me throughout my swim career and my wonderful Coach Geroge Haines. Favorite Pre Race Food: Spaghetti Day Of and for the drink, water. Words of Wisdom to Young Swimmers: I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Gregory Coffield
Age Group Bronze
Gregory Coffield has been with Redlands Swim Team since the age of 6 where he started in the team’s Learn to Swim Program. He quickly moved into the competitive team and worked through all of the team’s age and senior level groups. 2025 will mark his 5th year coaching, starting as an instructor for the Learn To Swim Program in 2021 and working as an official coach for the team in the summer of 2023.
Gregory attended Redlands East Valley High School where he swam Varsity all four years, two of which he was a team captain. He has achieved 2 CBL titles, CIF for 3 years, and was a CIF finalist in 2023.
He continued swimming at Crafton Hills College his Freshman year where he competed in the 2024 Conference Finals. Currently he is studying at Crafton Hills College where he is pursuing an associates degree in Mathematics and Physics after which he plans to transfer to Cal Poly Pomona for a degree in mechanical engineering.
Ultimately he has a passion for training young swimmers in not just the swimming aspect of the sport, but in the hard work, sportsmanship, and comradery it takes to be a truly outstanding athlete.
Charlotte Ford
Learn to Swim
Charlotte began swimming when she was three years old with RST's Learn to Swim Program and then officially joined the team when she was seven in 2010. She stayed with the team for ten years, moving her way through the different groups. She attended Redlands High School where she swam varsity for all four years and was a captain her senior year. She finished in Senior Gold swimming under Coach Austin and began coaching after she graduated from high school.
Charlotte is currently a student at the University of Redlands earning two degrees: A Bachelor's in Music Performance and a Bachelor's in Music Education. She coaches age group silver and is incredibly passionate about the community RST provides young athletes.
