Franco Pacheco

Former Monterey High water polo and swimming standout Franco Pacheco has been named the men’s and women’s head swimming and diving coach at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Pacheco, whose dad is Seaside City Councilman Dave Pacheco, graduated from Monterey in 2002. He had spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Colorado Springs.
Pacheco also spent three years as an assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and assistant aquatic director at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and one season as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s swimming programs at Villanova University.
A one-time swimming sensation for the Seaside Aquatics Club, Pacheco coached at the Canadian Olympic swimming trials and has also coached two United States Olympic trial qualifiers.
Pacheco was a four-year member of the College of St. Rose swimming team, serving as the team captain for two years, earning all conference honors from both the Northeast-10 and Metropolitan Conference.