DWPC Youth coaches combine for 200+ years of water polo experience, are USAWP & SafeSport certified, and trained in the USAWP coacing system.  They are the largest, most experienced coaching staff in Georgia and are recognized across the country. 

Their #1 priority is the development of whole people, not just water polo players.


COACHES:
Clare Wheeler (New for 2023!)

GHSWPA State Champion with APS Knights; Two Junior Olympic California trips with Dynamo WPC Youth; First Georgia female to sign an NCAA DI water polo scholarship (Virginia Military Institute - VA).
 
Dennis Grover (new for 2023!)

Field player for Rose Bowl Water Polo Club (CA), Pasadena Polytechnic High School  (CA) - CIF Champion & First Teams CIF, Prep League, and San Gabriel Valley); Clemson Water Polo Club.
 
Taylor Simon (new for 2023!)

Utility player for Murrieta Mesa High School (CA) and CHAWP Club (CA). Played for St. Pius X in GHSWPA. One USAWP Junior Olympic trips with Dynamo WPC Youth. Utility for NCAA D1 St. Francis University (PA).
 
Ed Hirsch

Played for North Miami Beach High School (FL) and in multiple USAWP Junior Olympics; Field player for NCAA DI University of Southern California; played in  U.S. Olympic Festival; USAWP Olympic Development Program coach.
Josh Beck (l)

Played for St. Pius X; Head Coach of North Springs in the GHSWPA.



 
 
Nick Kittredge

Field player and goalie for NCAA DI University of California Berkeley including Captain, All American, and National Champion; USA National Team; professional career with DFC Sete (France); Olympic Club (San Francisco).



 
Tim Watson

Played for University of North Carolina collegiate club and Charlotte (NC) Sharks; Co-founded Raleigh/Triangle (NC) Water Polo Club; Southern Crescent GHSWPA coach;  GHSWPA, CWPA, & USAWP referee.

 



 



Stu Sheldon

NCAA DIII water polo and swimming at Washington & Lee University (VA); USAWP Olympic Development Program Zone Teams Assistant Head Coach, Holiday Camp and National Team Selection Camps coach; APS Knights GHSWPA coach; GHSWPA & USAWP referee.