11/15/05

Coach Dennis Cujak

Dennis began coaching in the summer of 1974 as the assistant coach for the Palm Park Pool summer novice team in Whittier, Ca.  He coached there for three summers while also life guarding and teaching swimming lessons.  In 1980 Dennis joined the Whittier Hills Aquatic Team where he was hired as the Head Age Group Coach.  That same year Dennis was hired as the Boys and Girls Head Swimming & Water Polo Coach for California High School.  Dennis coached at California High School for 10 seasons and won several league championships for swimming as well as sending a number of swimmers to the CIF Championship meet each year.

In 1985 Dennis became the Head Coach of the Whittier Hills Aquatic Team and led a staff of four coaches.  Dennis continued with the Whittier Hills Aquatic Team until 1992 building the team up to 150 swimmers.  Dennis primarily coached the high school and senior groups for the team and worked with a number of talented athletes.  Dennis had the pleasure of coaching several “Top 16” SCS swimmers while at the Whittier Hills Team.

In 1991 Dennis was hired as the Head Men’s & Women’s swimming coach for Whittier College, an NCAA Division III school where he led a team of three coaches for six seasons.  Dennis had the opportunity to work with a number of talented swimmers and divers while coaching at the college level.

In 1997 Dennis was hired as the full time Aquatics & Sports coordinator for the City of Whittier.  Dennis is now a Community Services Supervisor with the City of Whittier and supervises the Aquatics and Tennis programs for the City of Whittier, overseeing some 40 lifeguards.  Dennis is also a long time American Red Cross Instructor and is an Instructor Trainer for Lifeguard Training, CPR For The Professional Rescuer, Water Safety, First Aid, and Automated External Defibrillation.  Dennis trains all city lifeguard staff and also provides CPR and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training to all full time employees in the City of Whittier.

After several years as a “Swim Dad,” Dennis has returned to coaching.

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