Chris Fantz coaches in his third season for the Pioneers.  Both squads are poised for strong performances this year, coming off a 2008-2009 season that saw eleven new school records.  The Pioneer women are high on depth and power across the entire meet lineup and an invigorated men’s program boasts the second largest squad size in team history.

Before joining the Pioneers in 2007, Chris served as Assistant Coach at the University of Puget Sound where their women capped a run of eleven Northwest Conference titles and their men place consistently in the top two.  In his time coaching the Loggers, they sent four swimmers to the Division III National Championships.

While in Tacoma, Chris also coached with Tacoma Swim Club before becoming Head Age Group coach with Metro Aquatics where he oversaw all levels of development within the age group program.

During his swimming career, Chris was several time All-American and school record holder in butterfly and freestyle races while competing at UPS from 1995 to 1999.  

In addition to leading the swimming programs at Lewis & Clark, Chris serves as Director of Aquatics and an instructor in Physical Education at the College.  He lives in Portland with his wife, Heather, and their cat, Beatrice.