Ron Lockwood- Senior/Head Coach(Fairmont Site)
I began my swimming career in Stockton, California at the age of 10 at Delta Valley Aquatics. I went on to qualify for Junior Nationals and was a High School All-American before going to Fresno State University to swim in 1992. In 1994, due to FSU dropping their men's swimming program, I got the opportunity to attend BYU where I went on to be a men's team captain and win a Western Athletic Conference team Championship in 1996.
After graduating from the "Y" in 1997 I began my coaching career in American Fork, Utah where I helped lead Hilltop Aquatics to their first ever state championship in 2001. In addition to team championships, I also coached NAG Top 16 performers as well as numerous Western Zones, Sectionals, and Junior National qualifiers. In 2001, I moved to Colorado to become the Head Age Group Coach with the AFA Falfins Swim Team.
In Colorado Springs, I branched out and got the opportunity to coach at both the High School and College level. With Rampart High School, several athletes achieved All-American status and the Rampart men won their first Metro League Championship in over 20 years. In 2003, the Air Force Academy added me to their staff where I led the men's and women's distance groups. In my two years there, athletes under my direction won individual conference championships and qualified for the NCAA Championships.
In 2005, I came back to Utah as the assistant coach at the University of Utah. In my time at Utah I was a part of Utah's first women's Conference Championship Team and built many lasting relationships with athletes I coached and recruited. After a career change in the spring of 2008, I have started down a somewhat different path, but my love for this sport remains strong.
I was married in 2002 to my beautiful wife, Melanie. In 2004 we added our daughter, Ashlyn and in 2006 we were blessed again with a son, Bennett.
I have always had a heart for the young men and women that I have coached over the years. My commitment to them and their swimming careers is something that I take very seriously. The Wasatch Front Fish Market is committed to seeing young men and women dream big and succeed. And they will!
Matt Finnigan- Senior Coach
(Judge Memorial Site)
Matt has been head coach for swimming at Judge Memorial Catholic High School for five years and joined The Fish Market in May '09.
During his tenure, the girls' squad at Judge has won four state high school championships, and the boys' team has won one state title. Matt has been voted 3A Girls Coach of the Year three out of the last four years by the UHSAA, and this past year was named by the National Federation of State High School Association as the Utah Boys Swimming Coach of the Year. Matt is a ASCA (American Swim Coaches Association) Level III coach. A former All-American swimmer at Los Altos High School in Los Altos, California. Matt swam for the Florida State Seminoles during his collegiate career. He qualified for Nationals and the NCAA Championships during his college days. Matt has been engaged in the sport for more than 20 years, swimming for such noted, cutting edge coaches as the late Kevin Perry (FAST, Fullerton Athletic Swim Team) and Mike Chasson (Arizona State, Sun Devil Aquatics) at the Los Altos Aquatic Club, and later, Santa Clara Swim Club.
During Matt's tenure at Judge, his swimmers have flourished; graduating to such noted colleges and universities from coast to coast including, Stanford University, Boston College, Notre Dame, Washington University at St. Louis, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Carnegie Mellon University, Seattle University, among others. Many have continued their swim careers at the college level.
Matt now holds the position of Director of Recruitment & Marketing at Judge Memorial and is looking forward to assisting The Fish Market's fine coaching staff in building the premier club in the intermountain region.
Matt lives with his six-year old daughter Lily--his pride and joy, and here--in Sugar House. Matt still enjoys the sport of swimming, be it from the pool deck or in the water.