Coach John  Tornatore - Pili  has been coaching and instructing swimming for nearly 10 years.  He started out as an assistant coach for Fremont Swim Team within the City of Oakland Parks and Recreation (OPR) Summer Swim League.

 After two seasons, he became the head coach and coached that team for an additional three years and led them to win the City Championships in 2005, which they hadn’t won in more than 15 years. In 2006, he was promoted to the Swim League Coordinator and now runs the league, supervises the 18+ coaches, and serves as the Meet Director for the City Championships.

 Later that year, he became an assistant coach with the Oakland Barracudas, the same USA Swimming team that he swam with in high school.  He currently coaches their senior program and fills in for their Masters coach as needed.