David, born and raised in San Diego has been in and around the water all of his life. He was born half a block from the ocean and never liked living much farther away than that. He grew up swimming in a backyard pool and spending countless days boogie boarding, surfing and making sand castles at the beach. He fell in love with the sport of swimming through high school water polo and swimming. He excelled mostly in swimming and went on to swim at Palomar College where he continued to progress and eventually help his team achieve 2nd place at the State Championships with only 5 swimmers! He started teaching swimming when he was 16 years old and began coaching water polo and swimming shortly after graduating high school and has been teaching and coaching ever since. He moved to Ketchikan in April 2022 and started coaching with KKW in October 2022. When he is not on the pool deck he can be found with his family in their new home, on the ocean fishing for salmon or wandering in the woods looking for mushrooms.

Coleman was born and raised in Lake Jackson, Texas and found swimming when he was 8 years old. Coleman swam competitively for a summer league team, West of the Brazos Swim Team, and later in high school with the Lake Jackson Aquatic Club, year round. His favorite strokes to swim were butterfly and freestyle. He is still friends with some of his teammates and values the lasting relationships that are formed through competitive swimming. 

He joined the United States Coast Guard at 20 years old, initially planning on becoming a Rescue Swimmer due to his swim background. However, his first unit was a cutter and he discovered his love for search and rescue along with law enforcement. After 16 years, he is still serving Active Duty and enjoys giving back to the communities in which he resides. 

Coleman’s passion for competitive swim was quickly reignited as his two oldest sons became involved within their own swim teams. Realizing that their success was linked to his involvement with the swim team, Coleman began to volunteer. With KKW, he began as a Timer, quickly progressed to Chief Timer, and later became an USA Swimming certified Stroke  and Turn Official and is currently working towards certifying as Starter. Even then, Coleman wanted to be more involved and found himself at home being on deck interacting with swimmers. He expressed a desire to assist with the training and development of young swimmers and became certified through USA Swimming as an Assistant Coach. He now serves as a Volunteer Coach, and can be found on deck during practices conducting dry-land training and assisting Coach David instructing technical and endurance training for swimmers. He thoroughly enjoys helping swimmers learn and refine their skills and become stronger, physically and mentally. 

When he’s not at work or the pool, you’ll find Coleman at the gym early in the morning focusing on his own physical fitness. He greatly enjoys spending time with his family, weekend BBQs, fishing, or relaxing beside a fire pit with friends and family. 

Coleman and his wife are raising 3 boys, the oldest two are both swimmers with KKW while the youngest is the club’s biggest fan.