Coaches
We are excited to welcome back Head Coach Rich and our awesome coaches Penny and Lorenzo for the 2025 season! Our coaches are passionate about swimming and helping to instill a love for swim team in our children. Learn a little more about each of our coaches below. In addition to these three we will have assistant coaches this upcoming season.
2025 Coaching Staff
27th Dolphin Year: Head Coach Rich Cruzen swam for the Dolphins Swim Team as a child and still holds the men’s 15/18 breaststroke record. He swam for DACA, DeAnza College, and Fresno State. Coach Rich is also the pool manager and coaches the Wilcox High water polo and swim teams. Coach Rich's goal is to teach swimmers to have fun and work towards their personal best through pride, dedication and teamwork.
12th Dolphin Year: Coach Penny began working with the Dolphins in 2014. Penny teaches environmental science for the city of Palo Alto. Penny was a high school swimmer and coached for many years before moving to California in 2002. Coach Penny’s goal is for each swimmer to have fun, work as a team and try their hardest.
10th Dolphin Year: Coach Lorenzo began working with the Dolphins in 2016. Lorenzo teaches third grade at Millikin Elementary School. Lorenzo swam for SCSC, DACA, Santa Clara High School and UC Davis.Lorenzo brings with him his spirit and enthusiasm; his passion for coaching and teaching.
4th Dolphin Year: Coach Rebecca has been coaching the Dolphins since 2022. She currently teaches 5th grade at West Valley Elementary. She swam for Wilcox High School and independently through her college years. Before becoming a teacher in 2006, she was a swim instructor, lifeguard, and manager at another pool in Sunnyvale for 10 years. Her favorite stroke is butterfly and she loves swimming pull sets because it’s relaxing to get in a rhythm. Coach Rebecca enjoys watching the kids on swim team have fun, grow, become leaders, and help each other get better. It’s also fun to work with the other coaches and learn from them!