Shawn Jones
Head Coach
EDUCATION
- B.A. History, June 1986, College of Idaho
- B.A. Political Science, June 1986, College of Idaho
SWIMMING
EXPERIENCE
- South Sound Titans Swim Team - Puyallup, Washington
- Executive Director and Head Coach - September 2006-Present
- YAC
Swimming - Yakima, Washington
- Executive Director and Head Coach - April 1991-August 2006
- Yakima YMCA Swim Team -
Yakima, Washington
- Head Coach, June 1989-August 1991
- Selah High Boys Aquatics - Selah,
Washington
- Head Coach, November 1988-March 1989
- Nampa Optimist Aquatic Club - Nampa,
Idaho
- Head Coach, August 1986-August 1988
- Nampa Optimist Aquatic Club - Nampa,
Idaho
- Assistant Coach, November 1985-August 1986
- Jerome Swim Team - Jerome,
Idaho
- Head Coach, May 1982-August 1985
OTHER WORK
EXPERIENCE
- Receiving and Packing, Yakima
Brewing and Malting - Yakima, Washington
- January 1990-June 1991
- Ski technician, Sporthaus -
Yakima, Washington
- September 1988-April 1989
- Department manager,
Herman’s Sports - Nampa, Idaho
- July 1987-August 1988
- Ski technician,
Herman’s Sports - Nampa, Idaho
- November 1987-April 1988
- Editor, The C of I
Coyote, Student newspaper - Caldwell, Idaho
- August 1985-May 1986
- Editor, The C of I
Trail, Student yearbook - Caldwell, Idaho
- August 1984-May 1985
- Farm & Ranch Labor -
Lincoln County, Idaho
- Conception-1982
PERSONAL
- Advocate for coach operated swim clubs and author on the subject for 20 years.
- Spare time spent at a variety of activities, outdoors and indoors: Fishing, kayaking, hunting, whitewater rafting, canoeing, skiing, backpacking, swimming, snooker, cards, crosswords, movies, cooking, and reading.
- Attends Presbyterian church.
- Collects wine and dreams of planting his own vineyard at his home in Yakima
- Grew up on a family farm near Shoshone, Idaho, and attended high school and grade school in Jerome, Idaho.
- Owns a 1971 Corvette roadster with both tops.
PUBLISHING
- The Road to Jackpot: A Brief History of
Gambling in Idaho
- Published in IDAHO YESTERDAYS, Spring 1989
ACHIEVEMENTS AND
HONORS
- Staff member NCSA Junior National All Star Team, December 2004
- Staff member USS Select Camp, November 1996
- Inland Empire Swimming Coach of the Year, 1991 and 1994
- Jr. National 100 Meter Fly Champion Amber Fuller, 1998
- Jr. National 200 Yard Fly Champion Andrea Redman, 1994
- Jr. National 50 Meter Backstroke Champion Megan Wheeler 2003
- Jr. National 100 Yard Backstroke Champion Megan Wheeler 2004
- Jr. National 50 Yard Backstroke Champion Megan Wheeler 2004
- Olympic Trials qualifier 100 Meter Backstroke Meagan Wheeler 2004
- Over $25,000 with Swim-A-Thon each year since 1996 with YAC Swimming
- Ten USAS Junior National qualifiers
- Three USAS Senior National qualifiers
- One USAS Olympic Trials qualifier
- Over 20 USAS NAG Top 16 Rankings and over 50 qualifying times
- Six USA Swimming Academic All Americans
- Delegate to USAS National Forum on Age Group Development, 1991 and 1992
- Delegate to US Aquatic Sports Convention 1990-1994
OFFICES AND
CERTIFICATIONS
- Secretary, YAC Swimming Board of Directors May 1991-August 2006
- Treasurer, YAC Swimming Board of Directors January 2003-August 2006
- Coaches Representative, Inland Empire Swimming 1990-1995
- American Swimming Coaches Association February 1986 - December 2002
- Red Cross CPR, First Aid, Safety Training for Swim Coaches and USA Swimming Coach Member current.
