Our Coaches
Head Coach
Brandi Higgins
Brandi has been back with the Sea Wolves since the Spring of 2014. After a five-year hiatus from coaching swimming, Brandi was excited to get back to the pool. Recognizing the great strides that the Club has continued to make since its reorganization in 2010—becoming a Swim BC sanctioned club, hosting a very successful swim meet each year, having provincial qualified swimmers in a variety of age groups —Brandi is enjoying the opportunity to help the club continue to grow, and to assist the swimmers at all levels reach their potential, both in and out of the water. Brandi first started with the Whistler Sea Wolves in 2001 and continued as Head Coach until 2009. She then took a five year hiatus during which time she completed a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Victoria (Coaching).
Brandi’s qualifications include being a Trained Level 3 Swimming Coach, a Community Sport Triathlon Coach, and an M.Ed. in Coaching Studies. Brandi comes from a swimming family, with her husband David Higgins being a former competitive swimmer at the national level, and her son Kieran swimming with the Sea Wolves all the way through until the end of high school.
Coach
David Higgins
David Higgins officially joined the Sea Wolves coaching staff after being a guest coach and technical advisor for the past five years. David was a competitive swimmer with the Kelowna Aquajets, UBC Varsity Team, and the Vancouver Dolphins, and has worked as a coach in Kelowna and Abbotsford. He brings a love for the sport and a focus on sprinting technique to the Whistler Club. David is NCCP Level 1 certified.
Assistant Coaches
Jacob Spierings
Coming soon.
Junior Coach Program
The Whistler Sea Wolves initiated the Junior Coach Program in the Spring of 2018. The Program is meant to ensure quality coaching staff through a training program that sets our own swimmers on the path to become successful instructors, and, in due course, qualified NCCP swim coaches. The Junior Coaches are drawn from the Platinum (Senior) group of swimmers, and must be actively swimming and competing to continue in the program. The Junior Coaches will develop their skills through being mentored, working on deck with younger swimmers, shadowing of qualified coaches, and working through a theoretical component based on the NCCP Level 1 course.
Maggy Smith
Maggy Smith had been a member of the Whistler Sea Wolves since 2016 when she joined as a new swimmer at age 7. Maggy is keen to mentor under her much loved coaches Brandi and Dave, who have coached Maggy through personal growth and successful competitions. Maggy will complete her NCCP certifications when she is eligible. Maggy’s goal as a coach through her love for swimming combined with her enthusiasm to teach is to prepare swimmers mentally and physically for competition while being a positive team member and inspired individual.