MATT
TEOKOAI- WHITE
Matt joined Liz Van Welie Swim Club in 2018.
Before joining our club he was the head coach at Waikato’s Hillcrest Swimming Club. During his time as a coach he has developed swimmers at national and international levels.
In 2017 he was named Waikato’s Coach of the Year and was part of Swimming New Zealand’s coaching team at the Oceania Championships in Papua New Guinea in June.
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SENIOR TRAINERSam Knapp
Sam is our American import, joining Liz Van Welie Swim Club in 2017.
He graduated from Wingate University in 2015, receiving honours in a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Sports Management.
In 2015 Knapp was selected to represent Puerto Rico at the 19thCentral American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation Championships in Barbados.
Sam still enjoys showing students he is a little quicker through the water than they are!
