Pleasant Hill Swim Club

We’re working on a special project to honor the incredible leaders who’ve helped shape the spirit and legacy of the CFF. To create a meaningful display, we’re collecting names, years served, and any photos of our past captains. Check out the bottom of this page with names we've gathered so far (Thanks Stephanie (Cox)).

If you have any info (even just a name or a snapshot!) that you can share, please email it to Angela at [email protected].

Let’s give our past captains the recognition they truly deserve—thank you so much for helping us celebrate the history of the Fighting Fish!

Captain Fighting Fish Criteria/Description Captain Fighting Fish is a nominated leadership role to be announced at the end of season celebration. Traditionally, the outgoing Captain passes the visor, fins and cape on to the new Captain. The new Captain does their inaugural cheer and dive to end the event. 

Criteria:

● Entering last year eligible to swim on the team
● Swam for PHSC two or more seasons
● Recognized as a positive leader and role model for the team
● Willing to lead the team cheer and dive off the diving board at each meet 

Duties:
● Regularly attend swim practice
● Attend every swim meet
● Wear the Captain Fighting Fish uniform and perform the Captain Fighting Fish cheer at all swim meets and any practices deemed necessary by the head coach

Creating Captain Fighting Fish

Matt Ackerman (early 1990s Head Coach) shared this about the start of CCF: 

“... my sister, Lisa, was the head coach when she came up with Captain Fighting Fish in the early 80’s. She was thrilled to hear the tradition is still going. We loved PHSC.”

Here is what Lisa had to say about creating Captain Fighting Fish:

“We were trying to create enthusiasm and fun for the whole team, not just the good competitive swimmers and we came up with the idea of having a mascot. I’m smiling really big just thinking about the captains waddling down the diving boards with their flippers, capes and visors through the years.”

Back in the day Captain Fighting Fish wore the cape, visor & fins. You can imagine how hard it was for them to walk in those fins!”

Team Pictures are posted at the pool starting at 1982

Missing Years: 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2012

There are 2 team pictures before 2014, can we assume they are 2012 and 2013?? 

My name is Heidi Polak (Parker) and I was Captain Fighting Fish in 2006. I wanted to share an old picture that has a few Captain Fighting Fish from prior years.
From left to right: Kristin Dickey (coach), Stephanie Cox (2004), Heidi Polak (2006), Brittany Meyer, Brian Brasser (2009), Matt Laughlin (2005), Tyler Barchek (2007)