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Coaches
Meet the passionate and dedicated coaching team at Laverton Wyndham Aquatics, where expertise meets inspiration. With a shared commitment to excellence, our coaches bring a wealth of experience, innovative training methods, and a genuine love for the sport to every session. From nurturing beginners to guiding elite athletes, our team fosters a supportive and encouraging environment where swimmers of all levels can thrive, grow, and achieve their full potential—both in and out of the water.

Head Coach
Alex Vasta
Alex is an experienced Nationally Accredited ASCTA, Silver (Advanced) level swim coach, with a demonstrated track record of coaching athletes to Australian Age and Open National Championship Titles. Over the past 15 years Alex has been an integral part of the LWA (previously Laverton Swimming Club) programs success, providing a balanced training program, encouraging athletes to thrive and learn from self-improvement, and teaching life-long skills from the swimming environment.
Alex has been the recipient of several ASCTA awards including Swimming Victorian age group coaching achievement at Australian Age Championships 2013, a special achievement placing a swimmer on an Australian team 2015, a special recognition for placing swimmers on the Victorian State team 2016 and most recent Victorian Open Water coach of the year 2017-2018.

Head Coach
Peter Botheras
Peter is an Advanced(formaly Silver) Nationally Accredited Ascta licenced Coach, who has successfully coached swimmers to Australian Age & Open, and State Age & Open Championship standards. A competitive swimmer and Waterpolo player for 20 years(including the Victoria Junior Men's sides of 1982-83) together with 20 year of successful coaching, Peter has extensive knowledge and a philosophy that supports competitive swimmers of all ability to achieve their goals.
Peter has been the recipient of several Ascta coaching awards such as Swimming Victorias Age group achievement at Australian age Championships, and special recognition for placing swimmer on the Victorian State Team. Away from coaching Peter`s other interest are hot rods, genealogy and reading.

Junior Development Coach
Cartier Vasta
Cartier brings to the team a great deal of personal experience in swimming. Cartier started competing at the age of 6 representing LWA at State and National Competition. Her biggest achievement to date is winning State and National age Championship Titles. With A good understanding of stroke development Cartier provides an encouraging environment where swimmers feel confident to challenge themselves to take their swimming to the next level.
Cartier is a Nationally accredited Swim Australia Teacher of Competitive Strokes and Cert IV in coaching, and obtained the Development Coach Accreditation (formally bronze license).

Junior Development Coach
Maddison Cody
Maddison is a Swim Australia (SCTA) Teacher of Competitive Strokes and is currently working towards Development Coach Accreditation (formally bronze license). A previous LWA competitive swimmer currently coaching development and

Junior Development Coach
Paris Vasta
Paris brings to the team a great deal of personal experience in swimming. Paris started competing at the age of 8 representing LWA at State and National Competition. Her biggest achievement to date is winning National Age and Open Championship Titles. With a great understanding of stroke development Paris provides an encouraging environment where swimmers feel confident to challenge themselves to take their swimming to the next level. Paris is a Nationally accredited Swim Australia Teacher of Competitive Strokes and Cert IV in coaching, and obtained the Development Coach Accreditation (formally bronze license)

Mini Squad Coach
Yeju Li
Yeju is a Swim Australia (SCTA) Teacher of Competitive Strokes and is currently working towards Development Coach Accreditation (formally bronze license). A previous LWA competitive swimmer currently coaching development and Junior Squads

Junior Development Coach
Aidan Coloma
Aidan is a Swim Australia (SCTA) Teacher of Competitive Strokes and is currently working towards Development Coach Accreditation (formally bronze license). A previous LWA competitive swimmer currently coaching development and Junior Squads
