Coaches & Directors

We are here to support your needs.

If your questions are related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting, and other swimming related needs, please contact

Randy Trowbridge at 608-845-6423 or email him at vaccoach@charter.net.

For all questions related to administrative, such as tuition, safety, or policy issues, please contact VAC Board President: Kathy Marsh at info@veronaaquaticclub.com

Many thanks to our board members who volunteer their time to keep this club running "behind the scenes". A full page listing of board members and positions is under the "VAC BOARD/VOLUNTEERS" tab.

Coaching Staff

Randy Trowbridge

Head Coach

Randy has been VAC’s head coach since 1986. He has had extensive background as coach and swimmer after first beginning his swimming in Washington State. By the time Randy finished a college swimming scholarship in 1977, he had already coached at the YMCA and USS level. Subsequently he broadened his experience, coaching at a college and several more USS teams in Washington state, where his teams became recognized for their fine stroke technique. Randy can be credited with having guided VAC to its highest level of achievement, culminating with one of his athletes setting an American record in 1997.

Mike Hruska

Assisant Coach

Mike is a product of the Verona Aquatic Club. He started swimming with VAC when he was eight and continued to swim VAC through the off seasons of the Verona Area High School team and even through some of his college years of swimming with the UW-Badgers and the UW-Lacrosse Eagles. He started his career by coaching and teaching lessons for several summers during college. He is now VAC's Red, Blue, and Masters coach. He is also the Head Coach of the Mount Horeb Gators summer team and was recently named the Head Coach of the Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls high school swim team.

Leonel Moreno

Green Group Coach

Leonel Moreno is the newest addition to the coaching staff at VAC. A native to Wisconsin, he first started his swimming career in high school swimming for the Madison Memorial Spartans. Madison Memorial holds claim to having one of the top high school programs in the state for both men’s and women’s swimming. He now joins the coaching staff eager to share his knowledge and passion for the sport.