Todd J Stafek
Head Coach
Head Coach Todd Stafek began coaching with TCCC in 1989. He is employed full-time by TCCC and coaches all levels of swimming with the Channel Cats.
Todd's swimming career began as an age-group swimmer in Salem, OR(3 years) and continued in the Tri Cities(7 years), and through college. He was an original member of the Tri-City Channel Cats back in 1978. He was a member of the swim team at the University of Idaho for one year before moving on to the University of California, San Diego.
Todd's coaching experience goes back to when he was still competing in college and during the summers would coach a summer league team in the Tri-Cities. Upon graduating from the University of California, San Diego, he moved back home and was hired by the Channel Cats.
Since Todd began coaching for TCCC, we have achieved numerous team accomplishments: won many Inland Empire Championships, and placed at both the Age Group and Senior Sectional Championships. TCCC had had numerous finalists at the Western Zone Championships, Junior National Championships, and National Championships. TCCC had their first Olympic Trials Qualifier(Carl Jones) in 2008. TCCC has been awarded USA Swimming's, Club Excellence Award, at the Bronze level for 2006, 2008, and 2009, and the Silver level for 2007.
