T-REX SQUAD

Jeff Welechuk
Head Coach - T-Rex Squad

Born in Hinton, Alberta, he began his swimming career with a local summer club. At the age of 15, he left home and moved to Edmonton and joined the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club. It was here that he first made the national team and then went on to swim with the University of Alberta Golden Bear’s varsity team. In 1995, he completed his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Geology, moved to Calgary and began doing technical software support for a geophysical company. Jeff continued to swim for an additional year with the University of Calgary Swim Club. In 1996, he joined the University of Calgary Swim Club as a coach. He encourages the well being and overall personal and swimming development of each individual swimmer in his group. Jeff also enjoys downhill skiing and mountain biking.

Personal Quotation: “There is no crying in sports unless you win a Gold Medal at the Olympics. And then I’ll cry with you.”


• coached with UCSC since 1996
• focuses on excellence in stroke development, endurance training, dry land training, meet preparation, parent and coach liaison, video analysis
• certified NCCP Level II – technical and theory
• master’s swimmer with Calgary Masters Swim Club
• 2001 Canadian Master’s Record Holder SCM (30 – 34 Age Group) – 200 IM and 100 Free
• 1996 World Master’s Record Holder – 100 back
• 1988-1993 Varsity Swimmer, University of Alberta Golden Bears, Edmonton, Alberta
• 1993 World Student Games, Buffalo, New York
• University of Alberta Record Holder, 50 free, 100 free, and 100 back
• 1992 Olympic Trials, Montreal
• 1991 Pan American Games, Havana, Cuba
• 1988 Olympic Trials, Montreal