Konstantin Petrov
Asphalt / Senior Team Coach
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Coach Konstantin "Kostya" Petrov was an
Olympic Swimmer for Russia and swam on the international scene for
more than a decade during the 1980’s. He won a
bronze medal in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea while
swimming the butterfly leg of the 400 Medley Relay.
Kostya has been teaching swimming for more than 15 years.
His first decade of coaching occured in the Republic of Kazakhstan
(formerly of the USSR) where he was the Head Coach of the "Dynamo"
swim club in Almaty and developed many swimmers who competed for
the Kazakhstan National Team.
Kostya began working with AGUA in 2000. He also
coaches the AGUA Masters Team, teaches advanced swimming lessons,
and works with the Asphalt Green Swim Camp. Still active in
the sport, Kostya has set one Masters World Record, was a
Master’s National Champion, and a 2000-2001 Masters
All-American.
Kostya and his wife Tania, a swimming and diving instructor at
Asphalt Green, reside in Brooklyn, NY with their daughter
Julia.
To contact Coach Petrov, please call (646)
981-2260 or e-mail kpetrov@asphaltgreen.org.
Clare Clemens
Junior / Asphalt Team, ASCA Level 1
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Clare Clemens joined the AGUA staff in 2009.
Clare graduated in 2008 from Pennsylvania State University with a
degree in Communications. Clare will be leading the Junior Team and
assisting the other coaches with the various groups.
Clare was a 4-year letterman in college, a Big Ten Finalist, and
qualified for the 2008 NCAA Championships in the 200 yard
breaststroke. She also was a volunteer coach for the Penn State
swim team, this is where she learned to emphasize the fundamentals
of the sport.
Clare swam for AGUA growing up, she is a former AGUA team record
holder in the 200 Breast and 400 IM. She also competed in the
2004 and 2008 Olympic Trials, in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200
Breaststroke.
To contact Coach Clemens, please call (646)
981-2250 or e-mail cclemens@asphaltgreen.org.
Jialin Hu
Head Age Group Coach
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Hu was a member of the Chinese National Swim
Team and competed in the Pan Asian Games. He has 28 years of
experience as a coach and has published a number of articles on
breathing techniques and swim stroke mechanics. He majored in
swimming at the Beijing Sports University and coached at the
collegiate level in China before moving to the US in 1990, where he
has served as the Head Coach for schools and clubs in Idaho and
Oregon.
Hu will serve as AGUA's Head Age Group Coach, responsible for
overseeing all the teams 13 and under. He will be the primary coach
for the Green Team, and he will assist Head Coach Brian Brown with
the Senior II/National Team.
To contact Coach Hu, please call (646)
981-2235 or e-mail jhu@asphaltgreen.org.
