Coaches

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 one of the coaches. For all administrative questions, such as dues, safety, or policy issues, please contact one of the board members.

Coaching Staff

STEVE JONES

Head Coach and Director

Coach Steve has over 19 years of experience coaching swimming, including four years with the Cruzers (Summers of ’95-’97, ’01). Before becoming Aquatics Director and head coach at LCA, Steve was the swim coach at Westlake High School where he was awarded "State Coach of the Year" in 1996. Steve has coached 28 high school All-Americans and won 2 Class 5A state titles.

DANIEL GACH

Head Assistant Coach

At age 8, Coach Dan found swimming and never looked back. After swimming all through high school and competing as a distance swimmer at the Division III collegiate level at Amherst College, he decided he just couldn’t resist the lure of the pool. He spent three summers coaching Coveleigh Country club in Rye, New York where he helped lead the team to three conference championships and two county championships. After moving to Austin in 2005 , Coach Dan found a job coaching masters swimmers at Westwood country club. Enjoying the job but missing working with young swimmers, he was finally able to find a home here at Lost Creek. Now he works predominantly with the gold and DT teams, but also helps with national and bronze teams when his hectic schedule as a 1st grade teacher allows it. He has been here for one year now and looks forward to many more successful seasons.

DOTSON SMITH

Assistant Coach

Family Legacy: athletic

Learned to swim in rivers and lakes as a kid. Still love to swim and teach it. Learned to be a competitive swimmer on summer teams, worked as a lifeguard and coached many summers. After graduating from John Tyler HS was invited to swim at UT Austin and gained a swim scholarship. At the age of four years old I wanted to coach .....! At 21 decided on coaching swimming at 25 developed Swim A Day of Texas.

Have grown up in TEXAS SWIMMING.

CAROLYN DOYAL

Dry Land Coach

Coach Carolyn has over 24 years of professional fitness experience with clients of all levels. She has worked with numerous professional and beginner athletes of all ages. Licensed by the Cooper Institute as a personal trainer, Carolyn focuses on all aspects of fitness and health including nutrition. "My primary goal here at LCA is to help the team with core strength, flexibility, and endurance. I want to teach our youth that good health is a life-long and rewarding practice. Challenge yourself daily!"