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    We measure your strength, mobility, and movement so every session targets what matters
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    Train with committed athletes and real accountability. Your dryland transfers to the water, so new power shows up on race day

Results That Speak For Themselves

Real athletes, real results

Case study
Pro team · El Salvador

5 national records · 5 medals at the 2025 CA Games

Marina Spadoni has trained with ASP remotely since 2020 and in-person since 2025. In that time she has set five Salvadoran national records in long course meters and two in short course meters, plus two Central American records. Her work with ASP produced an international breakthrough: two lifetime bests after a three-year plateau, five medals at the 2025 Central American Games, and qualification for three World Championships. She continues to compete on ASP's pro team.

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Distance · Cal / Team USA

Junior National Champion · CIF state champion

Matthew Chai began with ASP in 2019 and became a Junior National Champion in the 1650 free. He was a 2022 CIF state champion in the 500 free and Orange County Register Boys Swimmer of the Year, breaking a 39-year-old record held by Olympian Jeff Kostoff. At Cal he posted the second-fastest 1000 free in program history (8:45.81) and has represented Team USA.

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Sprint free · Cal

D1 NCAA Champion · Cal Berkeley

Elise Garcia, one of ASP's first athletes, trained out of Sean's parents' garage starting in 2020 and became a D1 NCAA Champion in 2021. As a senior she led the Bears in the 50 free and ranked second in the 100 free, swam three relays at the 2022 NCAA Championships, and helped Cal win multiple Pac-12 relay titles while earning the Golden Bear Award and a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.

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200 IM · West Point

3x First Team All-Patriot League · Army

Joey Kling began with ASP in 2021 as a high school sophomore and continued during college summer breaks. A standout for Army, he earned First Team All-Patriot League honors three straight years (2023-26) with back-to-back-to-back gold in the 200 IM at the Patriot League Championships (1:44.45 in 2026). He helped set the program's 400 medley relay record (3:09.79) and was named West Point Comeback Athlete of the Year. Before West Point, he was a three-time CIF-SS champion at Sonora High School.

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Distance / open water

Harvard · 7x Ivy titles · Olympic Trials

Simon Lamar was ASP's very first athlete. A distance and open water standout, he swam at Harvard, helping the Crimson win seven straight Ivy League titles while earning multiple CSCAA Scholar All-America honors. He competed at Wave I of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 1,500 free and was a multi-time member of the U.S. Open Water National Team, also representing the U.S. at the 2017 World Championships. Before Harvard, he was a CIF champion in the 500 freestyle and a 2017 U18 Open Water National Champion.

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Sprint · 50 free · South Africa

From 23.5 to 21.9 LCM

Calvyn Justus joined ASP a year ago. In that time he managed to drop 1.6s, to hit a personal best and qualify for his first Commonwealth team with his home country of South Africa, in over 10 years

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We love ASP! As a parent of a D1 water polo athlete, it is great to send them to a place that knows how to work with Aquatics Athletes and not just have them lifting like a football player. My son got strong and looked strong. I highly recommend.

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Sean Kao
Sean Kao

Head Performance Coach

World Championship Coach

Sean is a swim and sports performance coach with experience working with a variety of levels and sports including youth, high school, NCAA, and Olympic athletes. Prior to ASP, Sean served as a sports performance coach at the Center for Athletic Performance & Physical Therapy in Scottsdale, Arizona where he was responsible for high school sports teams including the 18u AAA Jr. Coyotes, Blackhawks Soccer, AZ Kings Volleyball, Ignite Volleyball Club, and Del Sol Soccer. He also served as a full-time swim coach at Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team. Sean completed an internship at Arizona State Sports Performance assisting with both collegiate and professional athletes.Sean received his Master’s Degree in Exercise Science from Arizona State University where he completed his thesis on strength training for swimmers, which has since been published in the Journal of Swimming Research.As an athlete, Sean competed for Arizona State University Swimming, qualified for the American Open Series as an Olympic Weightlifter, and competes as a heavyweight in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Thibaut Capitaine
Thibaut Capitaine

Chief Operating Officer

World & European Championships Swimmer

Thibaut oversees all business and financial operations for ASP.Thibaut is a former French National Teamer and represented France at the World and European Championships.Thibaut is the 2018 National Champion in the 200 SCM Breaststroke and is the second fastest Frenchman in the event.Thibaut holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Supply Chain Management and a Master’s of Science in Global Logistics from Arizona State University. He also holds a Master’s in Finance from the ESSEC Business School.Thibaut holds a World Top-100 time in the 200 SCM Breaststroke with a time of 2:04.91.

Sidney Kao
Sidney Kao

Sports Performance Coach & Clinician

Masters World Record Holder

Sidney is a former Division 1 Swimmer at Arizona State.Sidney has 15+ years of swimming experience and competed for Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team, Sunny Hills High School, and Arizona State University.Sidney was a CIF qualifier and MVP at Sunny Hills High School. He was named “Hardest Worker” at Arizona State University while making the PAC-12 All-Academic Team.Sidney competed at the US Open Water National Championships.

Sophie Jacquez
Sophie Jacquez

Director of Sports Performance

Sophie brings a wealth of experience to ASP. Before joining us, she worked with USC Swimming and Cal State Fullerton Women's Water Polo.She holds a Master's in Kinesiology, Strength and Conditioning from Cal State Fullerton.She earned her B.S. in Health and Kinesiology with a Minor in Nutrition from the University of Utah, where she was also a Division 1 softball athlete.Her past experience includes internships at:✅USC Sports Performance✅The University of Utah Sports Performance✅Cal State Fullerton Sports Performance✅Victory Sports Performance✅Spine and Sport Physical Therapy and Training Center

Garrison Veron
Garrison Veron

Sports Performance Coach

Garrison brings both swimming and sports performance coaching experience to ASP.He currently serves as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Concordia University Irvine, where he works with Men’s and Women’s soccer, Men’s volleyball, Water polo, and Women’s swimming.
 Garrison earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Concordia University Irvine and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA.As a former NCAA collegiate swimmer at Concordia University Irvine, Garrison brings firsthand experience as a collegiate athlete to his coaching, helping him better understand the physical demands of competitive sport and how to prepare athletes to perform at their highest level.

Kenta Isoyama
Kenta Isoyama

Sports Performance Coach

20+ years of swimming experience9 years of coaching experienceStudying Kinesiology at California State University Long BeachExperience coaching age groups, high school, college, and elite swimmers

Marina Spadoni
Marina Spadoni

Head Clinician

3x World Championships

Marina Spadoni is a professional swimmer, 2023 Pan American Games finalist, and a three-time World Championships competitor (Doha 2024, Budapest 2024, Singapore 2025). She holds multiple national records for El Salvador and was captain of her Division I program at Arizona State, bringing years of international racing experience to the pool deck.As a coach, Marina combines her background in elite performance with a passion for teaching. She specializes in technique refinement, mobility, and mental preparation; helping swimmers of all levels unlock their potential both in and out of the water. With firsthand knowledge of the highest levels of competition, she is dedicated to building athletes who are not only faster, but stronger and more confident.

Josh Lo
Josh Lo

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Experience Adjunct Professor, Azusa Pacific University (Aug 2023 – Present)Owner/Physical Therapist, Reason Physio (Jun 2023 – Present)Orthopedic Clinical Specialist Resident, Kaiser Permanente (Feb 2023 – Present)Student Physical Therapist, MOTUS Specialists Physical Therapy (May 2022 – Aug 2022)Assistant Swim Coach, Heart of Texas Swim Team (Aug 2015 – Jun 2016) Education Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Azusa Pacific UniversityB.S. in Health Science Studies - Baylor UniversityOrthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) – Board-Certified by the American Physical Therapy Association‍My journey as a physical therapist started out as an 8 year old club swimmer in Glendale, CA. By the age of 10, I was swimming 2 practices a day - up to 5 hours a day in the pool. It was then that I decided that I wanted to swim in a Division 1 NCAA program.When I was 14, I partially tore one of my rotator cuff muscles in a race. I bounced around multiple physical therapists who prescribed me the same rotator cuff strengthening

Tanner Smith
Tanner Smith

Sports Performance Coach

Tanner is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Aquatic Sports Performance, where he works with swimmers, water polo players, and athletes across multiple sports. He also serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Aliso Niguel High School, working with the girls’ softball team, boys’ basketball team, and the swim program.Before joining ASP, Tanner earned his degree in Kinesiology from Biola University and began his career coaching athletes across different sports.Tanner is unique in that he competed at the collegiate level in swimming while also gaining experience training athletes from diverse backgrounds, giving him a well-rounded perspective on sports performance.As an athlete, he set multiple team records at Biola University and captained his team to their first two conference championships in school history.

Andrew Leong
Andrew Leong

Sports Performance Coach

Andrew is a sports performance coach with extensive experience working with NCAA, high school, and youth athletes.‍Andrew is a former ASP athlete and began coaching at ASP in 2020.Andrew has 15+ years of swimming experience achieving Junior National time standards.Andrew competed for Troy High School, where he is a Freeway League Record Holder in the 100-yard butterfly.Andrew also played water polo for Troy High School.Andrew is currently a student at the University of Southern California (USC) studying Human Biology with aspirations of becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy.Andrew has professional experience working at USC Sports Performance where he assisted with Men's and Women's Swimming, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s Water Polo, Women’s Rowing, and Men's and Women's Track and Field.

Matthew Iniquez
Matthew Iniquez

Sports Performance Coach

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