| Meet the Coaches |
| Dawn's experience in synchronized swimming is varied and vast: Competition Director for Synchro's 1984 Olympic debut in Los Angeles; President of U.S.Synchronized Swimming, Synchro's representative on the U.S. Olympic Committee, National and International judge, Editor-Publisher of Synchro magazine (1963-92) and a former swimmer herself (water ballet from 1941, then national and international team champion (1951-55). She founded and coached two Southern California clubs, the Riverside Aquettes and the Meraquas of Tustin/Irvine. From 1958-84 her swimmers were finalists in U.S. Senior Nationals, won 11 Junior National Titles and were gold medalists at the Hans Christian Andersen Cup. Four of her young swimmer, Lea, Candy, Molly and Kathy are with her again as Unsyncables. In 2005, her book, "Synchronized Swimming, An American History," was published by McFarland & Co., Publishers.) A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, Dawn taught P.E. at Berkeley High School and synchro at the University of California at Riverside. Husband Ross was her coach at the Athens Club and helped when with the coaching of all three teams she has led. All three Bean daughters have been U.S. Junior National champions. Honors include: International Swimming Hall of Fame, 1996; USSS MacKellar Distinguished Service Award, 1973; Helms/U.S. Synchronized Swimming Hall of Fame, 1969; Mervyns/Women's Sports Foundation 'Community Coach of the Year', 1996. |
| VOLUNTEERS APPRECIATED Dawn says, "It is amazing what adult swimmers can do. The motivation is so different than young swimmers - adults have better concentration and understanding of what they are trying to do and they swim because they enjoy the fun of being together in a sport they love." Come visit, it's fun and we can always use extra help! |
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| Head coach and Team Director Dawn Bean began with the Unsyncables in 1992, after they asked her to critique the team routine they planned to enter in the World Championship that summer. The club, then just six swimmers, had started in a class at the Pasadena Y and had coached themselves for competition. Seeing their love of the sport, their interest and dedication, she soon became their volunteer head coach. In five years, she brought them from near last place finishes to win their first overall championship title in 1997. Now, 17 years later, and with 35 swimmers, the team has won the U.S. Masters National title 7* times. They have won gold, silver and bronze medals at all the World Masters Championships since 1992. |
| Assistant Coach Laurette Longmire, responded to a plea for help in getting the Unsyncables ready for the Masters World Championships in 2006 and she continues now on a regular basis. .Laurette also has a long background in Synchronized Swimming, beginning with the Riverside Aquettes and followed by collegiate swimming at The Ohio State University where she helped OSU win the overall collegiate national championships all four years of her attendance. A graduate of the Ohio State University, she returned to Southern California and has held several positions as a computer specialist and took over as head coach of the Glendale Swim Club (no longer in existence). |
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| Laurette has a distinguished record with United States Synchronized Swimming. She is a past president of USSS, served as Olympic International Chairman and is currently representing synchronized swimming on the U.S. Aquatic Sports Coordinating Board. 2007 Honors for Laurette. At the recent West Zone meetings and competition, Laurette was named West Zone Contributor of the Year for her many years of service to the sport. |
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