Tom Radam - Head Coach

Tom Radam, an U.S. Masters Pool and Open Water All-American, is the head
coach for Irving Swimmers. He is a seasoned swimming instructor with
extensive competitive coaching and swimming experience providing technical
and motivational instruction to swimmers of all ages and skill levels.

Since taking the helm in September 2007, several of Coach Tom's USA swimmers
have qualified for the Texas Age-Group Swimming Championships (TAGS) and are
currently ranked in the Top Ten in the state for their ages. Likewise,
members of his Masters team have set an USMS World Record and have qualified
for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI.

Tom began swimming competitively at the age 8 with his community's summer
swim team. By age 10, he proved himself a versatile swimmer winning both the
Butterfly and Individual Medley events at the Northern Virginia Swim League
(NVSL) All-Stars. He subsequently started swimming year round with USA
Swimming programs where he specialized in the middle distance events. Tom
attended Virginia Tech on a swimming scholarship and in his senior year he
earned the University's Student-Athlete of the Year Award. In 1999, while
swimming with Irving Masters, Tom became the U.S. Masters Swimming National
Champion in 200 Backstroke and 400 Individual Medley. FINA World Masters
has ranked him as high as #2 for his age group. More recently, in 2008, Tom
competed and placed first in his age-group at the USMS Open Water 25K
National Long Distance Championships held in Noblesville, IN.

Tom's previous head coaching experience includes three summer league teams -
Newington Forest Sharks in Virginia, Woodcroft Whirlwinds in Durham, NC, and
Canyon Creek Barracudas in Richardson, TX. Tom led the Barracudas to their
11th consecutive Dallas Amateur Swimming Association Championship in the
summer of 2007. He also started numerous adult swimming programs in
Virginia, North Carolina and Texas and provides private swimming
instruction. He's a past President of the Board of Directors for Irving
Swimmers.

Tom holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina and most recently
worked at Verizon Communications, where he served as a Senior Project
Manager in the Marketing organization. Tom lives in Flower Mound with his
wife, Diana, and their yellow lab Cosmo (who's an excellent swimmer too!).

You can email Coach Tom at Head Coach