USA Inventive Swimming Promotes Lara Teixeira to Chief of Sport
USA Inventive Swimming on Monday promoted Lara Teixeira to its Chief of Sport place. Teixeira had been this system’s excessive efficiency director. She’s going to occupy an expanded position in that place to assist exchange Shari Darst, who introduced her retirement final week.
Teixeira has been with the group since 2019. A 3-time Olympian within the pool, she received an Olympic silver medal as a coach. She wore many hats in her earlier position, as a full-time assistant and nationwide workforce supervisor.
These roles will increase in her present place, with the flexibility to develop academic packages for the group and lengthen her influence to different age-group ranges and on short- and long-term horizons.
“I’m thrilled to embark on this new chapter in my profession at USAAS,” Teixeira stated in a press launch. “All through my journey throughout the group, I’ve gained precious insights into our strengths and alternatives for enchancment. I embrace this position as an thrilling problem that can drive our progress ahead. My focus will likely be on fostering development not solely on the highest aggressive ranges but in addition amongst our coaches, athletes, and officers throughout the membership. Collectively, we are going to study, evolve, and obtain nice issues. I stay up for what the longer term holds for our group.”
“Lara is the best skilled I’ve ever seen on this sport,” USAAS senior nationwide workforce head coach Andrea Fuentes stated. “Her optimism, radiant vitality, and relentless work ethic are matched solely by her potential to set agency however caring boundaries—one thing important on this demanding position. For sure, Lara is the perfect particular person to tackle the position of Chief of Sport. I’m not solely thrilled for her, but in addition for all the group!”
The U.S. is coming off a profitable Paris Olympics, which included a silver medal within the workforce occasion.
Darst introduced final weekend her retirement as USAAS’s schooling director. She’s going to proceed with the group by means of the top of 2024 to assist ease the transition to Teixeira.
“I wish to thank everybody within the synchro group to your help over time,” Darst stated. “It has been my honor and privilege to function the Training Director for this group. The chance I used to be given over 9 years in the past to tackle this place is one which I’ll by no means take without any consideration. I’ve seen first time coaches develop to grow to be coaches for elite degree camps and nationwide groups. I’ve seen model new judges grow to be nationwide and worldwide judges. And at last, and most significantly, I’ve seen younger athletes become Junior World Champions and Olympic Silver Medalists!
“I additionally wish to take this chance to thank my household and shut mates who’ve been by my facet and believed in me from the start, I respect you all greater than I may ever specific. A heartfelt thanks to Adam for his help and steerage, and to all my coworkers for making my job simpler. This chapter could also be closing, however the connections will stay ceaselessly. Thanks for believing in me and serving to me reach my position because the USAAS Training Director, I’ll ceaselessly cherish the reminiscences and friendships made.”
