Head Masters Swim Coach Kelsey Leckovic
Kelsey started swimming at age 7 in Vancouver, British Columbia where she competed for the Pacific Dolphins, the top-ranked swim program in Canada (we still think she meant actual Dolphins, not a team). While training in Vancouver Kelsey became a Junior National medalist and qualified for numerous national trials, including the 2002 World and 2004 Olympic trials.

In 2002 Kelsey earned a full-scholarship to the University of New Mexico. During her collegiate career she was named to the All-Mountain West Conference First and Second teams multiple times and helped to set school relay records in every distance. In 2006 she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Before moving to California in 2007, Kelsey was the Assistant Head Coach of the Dynamo Swim Club in Burnaby, British Columbia, coaching athletes at the Junior and Senior National level. Currently she is the Assistant Coach for the Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams at California State University-Northridge.

Contact
818.491.8743
pvmasters@live.com

Coach Emeritus - Chris Georges
Chris Georges brings his 30 years of coaching experience and technical expertise to Porter Valley Masters. He has worked with athletes of all ages and ability levels, from infants to Olympians. Early in his career, Chris was assistant age-group coach with San Jose Aquatics. He moved to Los Angeles in 1979 to serve as assistant coach at Culver City Swim Team and Class Aquatics, before taking over as head coach of Stephen Wise Aquatics Team.

In 1981, Chris founded Westside Masters in Culver City . In less than three years, he took the team from three swimmers to a national women’s team title. During the team’s eight years, Westside swimmers won hundreds of individual national and world titles and set scores of national and world Masters records.

During the 1980s, Chris served in key positions within the regional Southern Pacific Masters Association as well as in the national organization, U.S. Masters Swimming. He also served as editor-in-chief of Swimming Technique magazine (the official publication of the American Swimming Coaches Association), and associate editor of Swimming World magazine. As a journalist, he covered every Olympic aquatic discipline, from synchronized swimming to diving and water polo, from regional age-group meets to world championships and the Olympic Games.