Head Coach Jeff Pease founded North Coast Aquatics in 1979 as one of the first coach owned and operated swimming programs in California. Starting in a community homeowners pool in Encinitas California, NCA struggled in the early years with limited facilities but established its reputation as “quality over quantity” by producing elite swimmers from day one.
In 1982 NCA moved into the City of Carlsbad’s first swim complex, allowing Coach Pease the opportunity to “step up” the program and provide more opportunity for a greater number of swimmers. While growing, NCA always kept the swimmer to coach ratio at workable levels to ensure quality development at all age groups. In 1992 NCA expanded to the Carlsbad Boys & Girls Club and in 1995 added a major site in La Jolla, CA at the Jewish Community Center. In 2014 NCA moved most of it’s Carlsbad programs to the new Alga Norte Pool and is now a program of over 700 swimmers with a staff of 15 professional coaches under Coach Pease’s direction.
Coach Pease hired Head Age Group Coach, Sue Parnes, in 1999 and Coach Parnes has been instrumental in guiding NCA into the 21st century. In Addition, Coach Pease has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence by the American Swim Coaches Association as one of the top producing club coaches in the United States since 2006.
<h1>USA Swimming Club Excellence Program</h1>
The Club Excellence Program is a voluntary program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to performance excellence. This program strives to meet the following objectives:
- Promote the development of strong, well-rounded age group and senior swimming programs that produce elite 18 & under athletes;
- Provide recognition and resources to motivate and assist member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of athlete performance.
The program provides grant funding and recognizes the club development system as integral to achieving excellence in the sport. NCA has been granted both Gold and Silver designations and National Rankings the following years.
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| 2009 Ranked 13th with 24,534 Points | 2006 Ranked 20th with 12,613 Points |
| 2010 Ranked 12th with 26,794 Points | 2007 Ranked 29th with 8,155 Points |
| 2011 Designated Gold Medal Club for the 2009-2012 Quadrennium (Four Consecutive Years) | 2008 Ranked 35th with 8,011 Points |
| 2012 Ranked 15th with 28,856 Points | 2013 Ranked 34th with 15,835 Points |
| 2014 Ranked 37th with 15,835 Points | |
| 2015 Ranked 60th with 8,037 Points |