UC San Diego Swimming Camps
Coaching Staff
Coach Corrie Falcon
Corrie Falcon is in her fourth year with the UC San Diego swimming program in 2010-2011. She will assist in all aspects of the program including student-athlete development, recruiting and camps. Falcon is a 2002 graduate of the University of Southern California where she was a four-year scholarship swimmer and All-American.
Falcon earned several honors as a collegiate and amateur swimmer. A National team member from 1997-2001, Falcon earned a bronze at the ’99 World University Games, was a two-time Olympic Trials multi-finalist, and a US National Champion in the 400 IM. At her alma mater USC, she was a 2 year team captain, and earned a Division I NCAA second place finish in the 400 IM.
Falcon’s coaching experience includes a two-year stint as an assistant at USC for head U.S. Olympic Swim coach Mark Schubert in 2001-03. Falcon’s experience extends internationally where she coached age groups teams in Australia and England. Falcon is a former head coach at San Diego Mesa Community College.
In her spare time, Falcon enjoys surfing, open water swimming and yoga. She currently resides in San Diego with her husband, Ian Falcon.
Coach Matt Macedo
Macedo started his coaching career in 2004, joining North Coast Aquatics in San Diego as senior assistant and senior development coach at the La Jolla J.C.C. In addition, Macedo was hired in 2005 to co-coach the Carlsbad age group program. In 2007, he joined The Race Club in Florida as head assistant coach under Olympic Coach Mike Bottom, with duties that included coaching the World team, which is composed of numerous past and current Olympians. Some of these Olympians include:
- Gary Hall Jr. -(USA) 10 time Olympic Medalist (5 Gold / 3 Silver / 2 Bronze) Former American Record Holder - 50 M FR
- Nathan Adrian (USA) - 2008 Olympic Games Gold Medalist and former World Record Holder in the 400M FR Relay. Current World Record Holder 400 FR Relay SCM. 2 time '08 World Champion 100 FR and 400 FR Relay SCM
- Milorad (Mike) Cavic (Serbia) - 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist (Behind Michael Phelps) 100 M Fly. Former Olympic Record Holder 100 M Fly. 3 time Olympian for Serbia. 2008 Olympic Games Semi-Finalist 100 M Free.
Shortly before starting his first year as an Assistant Coach for UC San Diego Swimming, Macedo was at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he was the Head Coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Team. Macedo is now using his experience with the Olympic team to help UCSD become a DII championship team.
Macedo is from San Jose and had an accomplished swimming career in Pacific swimming. Macedo went on to Cal Berkeley where he was a 20-time All-American and graduated with a degree in Public Policy/Public Health. He was a two time DI NCAA champion while at Cal and member of the U.S.A. National Swimming Team. Matt represented the United States at the 2001 World University Games and was an Olympic Trials finalist in the 50 free at the 2000 US Olympic Trials.
Coach Jason Martin
Former UC Santa Cruz swimmer Jason Martin was named an assistant coach at UC San Diego in September of 2011. Along with Dan Perdew, he was among the first assistants hired by new UCSD head swimming and diving coaches Matt Macedo and Corrie Falcon.
Just before coming to La Jolla, Martin had been the head masters coach and assistant age group coach at the Almaden Swim and Racquet Club in San Jose since 2009. He was responsible for overhauling the entire masters program, which almost doubled the number of swimmers and turned a profit for the first time. Martin also served as the primary coach for over 100 age groupers from 8 to 19 years old. The program went from producing three Junior Olympic qualifiers to 10 each season.
From 2008 until 2009, Martin was an assistant coach at his alma mater, in charge of the UC Santa Cruz middle-distance group. He prepped five swimmers to a total of 10 All-American performances and led the Slugs to two individual A cuts, 10 individual B cuts and six relay B cuts.
Martin spent over five years (2003-08) as the head swimming coach at the Almaden Country Club, also located in San Jose. He designed and executed training plans for every age group from U6 up to 17-18. The team upped its finish in the league championships from fourth to first during Martin's tenure.
A four-year member of the UC Santa Cruz swim team, Martin was elected team captain in both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he achieved a NCAA B cut in the 400 IM.
A 2009 graduate of UCSC, Martin earned a Bachelor's Degree in chemistry.
Coach Daniel Perdew
Five-time national champion Daniel Perdew joined the Triton swimming and diving staff in September of 2011. Along with Jason Martin, he was the first assistant to be named by new UCSD head coaches Matt Macedo and Corrie Falcon.
One of the top NCAA Division II sprinters in history, Perdew competed for the Tritons from 2006 until 2010. As a senior, he won national titles in the 50 free and 100 free, marking the third time he took the crown in the 100. Perdew was also victorious in the 50 free at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
The former team captain served on the Triton Athletics Council Executive Board from 2007 until 2009. In 2009 and 2010 he coached at UC San Diego's summer swim camps and was a member of the Triton strength and conditioning staff after graduation.
Away from UCSD, Perdew is a technical recruiter, responsible for screening and processing candidates in the IT field. He has also spent time as a personal trainer, providing client-specific instruction and diet recommendations.
Perdew earned a pair of Bachelor's Degrees from UCSD in 2010, one in management science, the other in psychology.
Joining the coaching staff will be highly experienced and accomplished members of the UCSD Varsity Swim Team.
