Mark Bottrill has been a personal coach to two major games teams for his athletes, in 1995 the Pan Pacific Championships in Atlanta, and in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.  With a twenty year coaching career that has involvement at every level of swimming to his credit, Mark enjoys the swimming team environment and being a part of improving swimmers to their maximum potential.

He maintains as Director of Swimming a ‘team coaching’ environment which utilizes the high skill level of all his fulltime professional staff coaches in regular practice conditions. In this manner all coaches are involved at all levels, in all different aspects of the program from the young developing swimmers through to the senior group of the club.

"Hyack has the swimming pools, the administrative support, the team coaching environment and the financial backing to set our club apart in it’s ability to attain swimming goals for all levels through to international excellence".

A graduate of the University of Alberta, Mark and his family have been Lower Mainland residents for the past decade.

Andrew started his swimming career with the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts swim club in Thunder Bay Ontario where he competed at the National Level.  He moved to BC to attend Simon Fraser University in 1992.  He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration while competing for the varsity program at the NAIA Championships from 1992-1997.

His dedication to coaching started with a summer coaching job in 1995 with the Lumby Lungbuster summer club and continued for the next few years with summer maintenance programs for several clubs in the lower mainland.  He has also held coaching positions with VPSC and Delta before settling down with Hyack.  Entering his 7th year with Hyack as the Assistant Head Coach, Andrew maintains coaching duties of the Provincial Elite and Youth groups while overseeing the development of the Olympic Way programs.

He enters the season very optimistic about what the year will bring. " We have seen a steady growth in numbers at all levels of programming from Novice participation to National qualifiers.  I look forward to both the challenges of getting our swimmers to the next level as well as the rewards of watching their successes."

Frici Laszlo was born in Budapest, Hungary, where he attended the Hungarian University for Physical Education and graduated with a Masters Degree. Since 1984 Frici is working as a Coach. He was a head coach between 1989-2005, when he came to Canada and started his new life again as a swim coach. He is motivating, compassionate, and demanding. Frici brings an extensive background to the HYACK in swimming. “I was a swimmer as well; I’ve been a four-time Hungarian Senior Nationals champion, and Hungarian Age-Group Nationals champion. I was the member of the Hungarian National Team from 1974-1980. During my coaching career I’ve produced champions in a variety of age groups on many occasions. I’d like to raise successful swimmers here in Canada as well.”

In Canada he attained Level 3 Certificate. He is very excited about his new job and looks forward to work with the coaches and swimmers in the HYACK Swim Club.

He believes that with constant and passionate work improvement will be seen.