Gunther Niklas
Coach Gunther - Head Age Group Coach - will be joining the FISH Team on July 1st and he will be in charge of the Terrific and Advanced Age Group FISH. Some of you might have already met him, when he was visiting during Spring Break in April.
Coach Gunther grew up in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of California State University Northridge with a degree in History. Gunther competed as a swimmer as an age grouper and in college.
He has over 15 years experience coaching swimming. Coach Gunther is an ASCA Level 3 coach. He has coached and developed USA swimming top 16 swimmers, a Central California Swimming record holder, as well as Junior and Senior National qualifiers. He considers himself a stroke "technician" and a motivator.
In addition to coaching, Coach Gunther has previously been an elementary school teacher and a small business owner. He most recently taught first grade and swimming in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Coach Gunther and his
wife Baysa, have two daughters, Minjin (16) and Ariel (2).
