Colorado State
Swim & Dive Club
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Adam GraetzHead Coach
Adam started swimming through triathlon in high school. At the age of 15, he traveled around the world to race and later represented the USA in multiple World Championships (70.3). He has also completed 9 Ironman distance events.
He began his coaching career with a large team in the Tampa area and truly realized how much he loved it while working with athletes of all levels and ages. He has coached every level from age group, high school, head of club and national teams, to masters and college. He has coached over 20 individual state championships, Junior Olympic/Junior National qualifiers and champions, Masters state record holders, Senior National qualifiers as well as multiple Olympic Trials qualifiers and one Trials finalist. He has also coached triathletes in everything from finishing their first race to Ironman World Championships. Adam enjoys coaching because when he first swam, he was truly terrible, but his coach made the world of a difference for him. He loves working with athlete's goals and working with them to make it happen. He says, "the look in the eyes of the athlete when they make something they were not sure they could ever do is priceless." His philosophy is to train hard but be smart about it. Watch and truly get to know the athletes so you can help push them to do things they didn’t know they could do. Adam has a degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Biomechanics. He also held a massage license in the state of Florida. Currently, he is a Major in the Army and is teaching ROTC at CSU. He has three kids ages 10, 13, and 15, and a Belgian Malinois (Dauntless) that is finishing up service dog training. On his days off, he bikes (when it's not too cold) and goes to the gym. Email: [email protected] |
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Dive Coach
Travis started swimming at the age of eight and diving at the age of twelve. He also played soccer throughout high school. He dreams and is currently working on becoming a firefighter. Growing up in Colorado, Travis loves going outdoors and up in the mountains. His favorite activities are camping, hiking, going to the lake, and playing frisbee golf during his time off.
Travis started his coaching career as a volunteer coach for his local dive team. From there on he grew a passion for coaching. He loves being able to motivate and get any athlete through any obstacle that comes their way. Travis’ philosophy is to learn who the athlete is. Coach not just skill, but coach confidence. When an athlete in mentally confident in themselves, they are ready for anything.
Travis has coached diving for multiple high school and middle school teams in the Northern Colorado area for the past 3 years. He has been a soccer coach for both middle and high school for 2 years, which he loves to do. His coaching career may have just begun, but he could not be more excited for what the future holds.
On top of coaching diving and soccer. Travis is also a Full time Student at Aims Community College Majoring in Fire Science with a minor in Public Safety. Along with his degree, he also earned his EMT Certification in 2023 and is currently working on getting his necessary firefighting certifications.
Travis started swimming at the age of eight and diving at the age of twelve. He also played soccer throughout high school. He dreams and is currently working on becoming a firefighter. Growing up in Colorado, Travis loves going outdoors and up in the mountains. His favorite activities are camping, hiking, going to the lake, and playing frisbee golf during his time off.
Travis started his coaching career as a volunteer coach for his local dive team. From there on he grew a passion for coaching. He loves being able to motivate and get any athlete through any obstacle that comes their way. Travis’ philosophy is to learn who the athlete is. Coach not just skill, but coach confidence. When an athlete in mentally confident in themselves, they are ready for anything.
Travis has coached diving for multiple high school and middle school teams in the Northern Colorado area for the past 3 years. He has been a soccer coach for both middle and high school for 2 years, which he loves to do. His coaching career may have just begun, but he could not be more excited for what the future holds.
On top of coaching diving and soccer. Travis is also a Full time Student at Aims Community College Majoring in Fire Science with a minor in Public Safety. Along with his degree, he also earned his EMT Certification in 2023 and is currently working on getting his necessary firefighting certifications.
Meet Our Officer Board:
This team is governed by student volunteers who are elected to run the team by their peers.
Jude Walters
President |
Lauren Prien
Vice President & Meet Manager |
Sophi Fogle
Travel & Safety |
Jaiden Graham
Treasurer |
Abby DeVries
Peer Education |
Milan Richman
Dive Captain |
