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Chris Myhre begins his 16th full season as head coach of the
Logger swimming program. He took over the reigns in 1994 from
legendary UPS coach Don Duncan, the builder of the program and its
coach for 37 years. Chris earned his B.Ed from the University of
Hawaii at Manoa, where he also swam for the Warriors. His M.Ed was
completed at Pacific Lutheran University in 1994. Chris is the
Director of the Aquatic programs at Puget Sound, teaches a number
of classes, as well as his duties as the head swimming coach. He
was NAIA Women's Coach of the Year in 1996, and the NAIA Men's
Coach of the Year in 1997. He is a former President of the NAIA
Coaches Association, and has overseen the NAIA Rules and Sites
Committee. While at Puget Sound, Chris has coached 71 NAIA All-
Americans, 21 NCAA All-Americans, 11 individual NAIA National
Champions, NAIA team titles for women in 1996, 1998, and 1999, and
titles for the men from 1995-1997. He was inducted into the
Woodrow Wilson High School Hall of Fame in 2002.
Kim Harada joined the Logger coaching staff for the 2008-09 season after serving two years as assistant swim coach as the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. A former swimmer at the University of Washington, Harada also coached for her alma mater from 2003-06.
As a student-athlete at Washington, Harada
put together one of the most successful careers by a female swimmer
in the school's history. During her senior campaign she became the
first Husky to capture a title at the Pacific-10 Conference
Championships when she placed first in the 200 free.
A alumna of Puget Sound, Leesa Cotton joined the coaching staff
for the 2008-09 season after earning her degree in exercise
science. In addition to working with the swimmers, she
expects to earn her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2011.
Legendary swim coach Dick Hannula joined the Logger coaching staff in 2007 as an assistant to Chris Myhre, who Hannula coached at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Wash. After seven years as a teach and swim coach at Lincoln High School, Hannula began his record reign at Wilson in 1959, coaching for 25 years before retiring in 1983.
Dick was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame in
1987 and is also a member of the WIAA, Washington State Sports,
Washington State University, American Swim Coaches Association, and
NISCA Hall of Fames.
















