ECC Coaches
Coach Stephen Clendenin has coached for Nations Capital Swim Club (NCAP) since the fall of 2017. He is the current head site coach at the Dulles South Multipurpose Center. A lifelong swimmer, Stephen began competing at age nine and has been part of the Northern Virginia swimming community since 2001. He graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2011 with a degree in English, earning numerous accolades during his collegiate career. He was named Capital Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year three times and Rookie of the Year as a freshman. Stephen remained undefeated in all individual conference events, qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships all four years, and became a six-time All-American. After college, Stephen spent two years coaching at Saint Vincent College in western Pennsylvania, helping lead the team to two successful seasons.
He returned to the Potomac Valley Swimming (PVS) community in 2013, where he continued to compete at a high level—attending eight national meets, including Summer and Winter Nationals and the Arena Pro Swim Series. In 2015, he won the high point award at the Eastern Sectional Meet. Stephen is an ASCA Level 2 coach with over twenty years of club coaching experience and twelve years in summer league coaching (CSL and ODSL). He served as Head Coach for the PVS Long Course Zones Team in both 2022 and 2024. He is deeply passionate about swimming and committed to fostering that same love for the sport in his athletes. A strong advocate for technique-first training, Stephen ensures every swimmer receives top-tier technical coaching. Outside of the pool, Coach Stephen is a dedicated husband to his wife, Nikkoahk, and a proud father of five beautiful children.
Coach Ethan has loved swimming since he joined the Evergreen Barracudas at nine years old, where he first developed his passion for the sport and being part of a team. He went on to swim competitively with NCAP for three years and served as a captain at Evergreen for three seasons, as well as captain of the Battlefield High School swim team his senior year. He is also an eight-time state finalist and brings that experience into his role as an assistant coach. Coach Ethan is excited to support swimmers, help them improve their skills, build confidence, and make sure they are having fun along the way. He is looking forward to the season and working with each swimmer as they grow both in and out of the pool.
