Diego Henao
Head Coach
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Jenks Trojan Swim Club Coordinator Diego
Henao is a former Jenks High School Graduate and a member of the
1991 High School State Championship Team. Diego came to the
United States at the age of 17 as an international
student. His passion and enthusiasm for swimming led to an
athletic scholarship at the University of Louisiana, Monroe (ULM),
where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree. Coach
Diego’s records at the 100 and 200-yard freestyle and the
100-yard butterfly still remain unbroken at ULM. Coach Diego
was also a Junior National and Senior National qualifier and a ULM
team captain in 1995-1996.
As a college student at ULM,
Coach Diego was a member of the varsity swim team, where he trained
for over twenty hours per week for four years. Coach Diego also
represented his native country of Venezuela (from 1988 until 1996)
in many international swim meets. Coach Diego was a member of the
1996 Venezuelan Olympic team and competed at the Atlanta Olympic
Games. He was a bronze medalist at the Pan-American Games held
in Argentina in 1995, and a finalist at the World Swimming
Championship held in Brazil in 1995. Coach Diego is a former South
American Championship record holder in the 200 IM in 1995 and a
member of the University of Louisiana NCAA Div I team 1996. He
also holds the title of National Independent Championship Swimmer
of the Year for 1994 and 1995 and a former National Independent
Conference Record Holder in the 100-yard freestyle.
Derek Finn
Advanced and Age Group Coach
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Derek swam competitively for 14 years, 10 of
which were in Ohio. Derek brings a wealth of perspective that
he gained swimming for a very dominate Y.M.C.A swim team while in
Ohio. Derek won several high points and age group
championships awards as a swimmer. Derek swam one year for a
USA team and then moved to Oklahoma. Here I swam two seasons
for the Jenks Club team and decided to focus on the high school
team. He was a four time State swimmer, and part of the
boys’ 12th and 13th time State
Championship team. In the 2007-2008 swim season Derek placed
3rd in the 100 breaststroke at the state meet. The
only two swimmers ahead of him were fellow Jenks swimmers who tied
for first and established a new school record.
Derek was quoted to say “This is my passion, I have always
loved the sport of swimming and I hope to pass my love and
excitement for the sport to your kids."
Donovan Ewing
Novice Coach
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Donovan Ewing grew up in the Mountains of
Montana, and has been swimming since he was very young. After high
school, Donovan has aspirations of continuing to swim
competitively. Unfortunately, a car accident changed those
plans. Donovan loves working with kids and you will see him
actively engaged with the kids by swimming with them.
