Rod is the head coach of the Carleton Place Water Dragons, and before that he was head coach of the Perth Stingrays Aquatic Club. He has coached at clubs and institutions across Canada, including Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada, and he has been inducted into the Queen's Coaches Hall of Fame.

Rod has also served Swim Ontario at the provincial level, and Swimming Canada has recognized his work developing swimmers on the pathway to the Olympics. Most notably, he coached Olympian Bailey Andison earlier in her career, before she represented Canada at the Tokyo Games.

Rod is a strong believer in swimmers taking ownership of their swimming careers and goals.

Brenda has been coaching for about 20 years, first at the Perth Stingrays and now at CPWD. Brenda feels the most rewarding part of being a coach is seeing the swimmers have fun and seeing them improve.