Coaching Staff
Coach Evan has been coaching with the Piedmont Tsunamis since 2014 but has been a member of the Tsunami Nation since the summer of 2006 (when he was just 7 years old!). Coach Evan believes that this team is the reason he fell in love with the sport of swimming and is so grateful for all the fun memories he has as a Tsunami swimmer.
In high school, Coach Evan was a Junior National qualifier and member of Occoquan Swimming's (OCCS) National Training Group. Also, as a member of the Battlefield High School Varsity Swim Team, he was a VHSL Class 6 State Swim and Dive Championship qualifier (in the 100 Butterfly) and an Academic All-American. Additionally, throughout college, Coach Evan was an active member of the University of Virginia Club Swim Team and competed at the 2018 & 2019 College Club Swimming National Championships.
Coach Evan graduated from the University of Virginia in 2021 with bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Spanish and again from UVA in 2022 with a Master of Teaching degree. In addition to coaching swimming, Coach Evan is a mathematics teacher at McLean High School.
Coach Evan has gained a lot of experience since he started coaching with the Tsunamis over a decade ago. Evan began his career working side-by-side and learning from long-time head coach and Tsunamis legend, Jay Thorpe. In his short coaching career, Coach Evan has achieved many accomplishments, including:
Piedmont Tsunamis Swim Team – Head Coach (2024-Present), Assistant Head Coach (2019-2023), Assistant Coach (2014-2018)
- 2024 PWSL Blue Division Champions (PWSL League Champions)
- 2023 PWSL Blue Division Champions (PWSL League Champions)
- 2022 PWSL Blue Division Champions (PWSL League Champions)
- 2021 PWSL Blue Division Champions (PWSL League Champions)
- 2018 PWSL Blue Division Champions (PWSL League Champions)
- 15 PWSL League Records broken since he has been a coach
- 64/67 Tsuanmis records broken since he has been a coach
Battlefield High School Varsity Swim Team – Assistant Coach (2019-Present)
- 2022 VHSL Class 6 Girls State Championship Winners
- 2021 & 2023 VHSL Class 6 Girls State Championship Runners-Up
- 21 NISCA High School All-Americans
- 14 State Champions (10 individual and 4 relays)
- 2 State Records
University of Virginia Club Swim Team – Assistant Coach (2021-2022)
- 2022 Womens College Club Swimming (CCS) National Championship Winners
- 2022 Combined Team CCS National Championship Runners-Up
- 5 CCS National Champions (3 individual and 2 relays)
- 1 CCS National Championship Meet Record
Coach Jessica is excited to be returning as a coach with the Piedmont Tsunamis after a 10 year break! Coach Jessica swam for the Piedmont Tsunamis from 2004 - 2012 and previously coached the Tsunamis from 2009 - 2014, coaching several of the current Tsunamis coaches when they were young swimmers.
In high school, Coach Jessica swam for the Battlefield High School Varsity Swim Team, competing in the Cedar Run District championship meet all 4 years she was on the team. In college, Coach Jessica's passion for swimming took on a new role, leading her to work as a lifeguard and swim instructor for VT RecSports. Her experiences here eventually led her to work full time in campus recreation as an aquatics professional - working full time supervising, certifying, and training lifeguards and swim instructors and creating swim lesson programs at multiple universities - including the University of Florida and Western Carolina University.
Coach Jessica graduated from Virginia Tech in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in Human Development and from the University of Akron in 2017 with a master's degree in Higher Education Administration. After working in campus recreation for the last 9 years, she has taken on a new role with Loudoun County Parks, Recreation, and Community Services as the Recreation Center Manager for the Ashburn Recreation and Community Center (scheduled to open in 2025).
Coach Jessica has grown her coaching experience with several different teams, including:
- Jackson County Swim Team, Sylva NC - Assistant Coach (2023-2024)
- Cuyahoga Falls YMCA Tigersharks, OH - Age Group Assistant Coach, 9-12 y/o (2016 - 2017)
- VT Masters Swim Team, Blacksburg VA - Assistant Coach (2013 - 2014)
- Piedmont Tsunamis - Assistant Head Coach (2014), Assistant Coach (2009-2013)
Coach Sarah comes from Madisonville, KY where she started swimming at age 8 for the Hopkins County Hurricanes, the local USS team. She stayed with the Hurricanes all through high school. While in high school, Coach Sarah also swam for her high schools, Madisonville North Hopkins High and Hopkins County Central High. She currently still holds a record for the 100 breaststroke (23 years later!). In college, Coach Sarah continued to swim in a Masters swim program while managing local city pools in Lexington, KY. While managing pools, she certified lifeguards through the Red Cross in lifeguarding and CPR/AED. Coach Sarah currently lives in Bristow with her husband, Wes, and 3 children, Jackson, Tanner, and Abigail. She is a former Special Education Teacher for Prince William County Schools and currently works at Reston Hospital as a CNA on the surgical unit.
Coach Sarah’s previous coaching experience in Virginia started with Piedmont Tsunamis in the summer of 2005! Piedmont Tsunamis Swim Team - Assistant Coach (2005-Winter 2007), White Cap Head Coach (2021-Present)- As assistant coach, she was key in developing the team during its early years and coached a countless number of swimmers who went on to have long, successful swim careers (including Coach Evan!)
- As White Cap Head Coach, she has reinvigorated the program and helped grow it to the largest it's ever been (over 60 swimmers!). The majority of the white caps have competed in "mini meets" and most have moved up to the competitive team.
- As an assistant coach, she coached swimmers ages 8-10 years old
- As the Microblasters head coach, she led the team's developmental swimmers
- Basics of breathing (technique, blowing bubbles, etc.)
- Basics of diving
- Basics of freestyle and backstroke
Riptide Swim Team - Assistant Coach (2007-Present)
- Coached swimmers who were beginning their club swim careers