About
Mission Viejo Nadadores offers a swim school, a pre-competitive league, a competitive league, masters swim, and a dive division that includes a diving program. The program includes more than 1,400 members across these swim and dive activities.
Mission Viejo Nadadores originated in 1968 and has a stated vision of developing champions in the water and leaders in life. Its mission focuses on providing an inclusive, diverse, safe environment for athletes to develop to their highest competitive success while learning life skills through professionally organized programming and events and providing opportunities to become active community leaders. The program has a tradition of excellence since 1968 and operates at a state-of-the-art aquatics facility following a major renovation in 2018.
The leadership team includes Head Coach Mark Schubert, Coach Bill Rose, and Coach Jeff Julian for the swim division, and Dr. Ron O’Brien as Head Dive Coach of the Mission Viejo Nadadores. Over the years, the swim division has earned more than 47 National Team Titles, produced 151 National Individual Champions, set 95 American Records and 26 World Records, and produced 106 Olympians who won 113 Olympic Medals. The swim division has consistently placed athletes at every Olympic Games since 1976. The dive division has earned 51 National Team Titles, produced 198 National Individual Champions, and 19 Olympians who won 11 Olympic Medals. The diving program is an affiliate of USA Diving.
Mission Viejo Nadadores has been a consistent member of USA Swimming’s Gold Medal Club, has been named one of ASCA’s Top 50 club programs, and is a USMS Masters Gold Medal club. The team has hosted competitions that include international and national Olympic and elite-level athletes, such as the Los Angeles Invitational, Swim Meet of Champions, USMS National Championships, TYR Pro Swim Series, FINA Grand Prix, TYR Junior America’s Cup, Chris Vonk Diving Invitational, and the Dr. Ron O’Brien Diving Invitational.
Parent feedback includes comments from the Aceves Family, who describe their swimmer’s experience with the program and the foundation it built for him as a senior swimmer. The Smith Family shares that their daughter began in the Nadadores novice diving program at age seven and later became a five-time Junior Nationals finalist, and they note that coaches support her academics, attitude, and friendships along with diving. The Sech Family describes joining Mission Viejo Nadadores as a life-changing experience for their family and highlights the team’s focus on character, mutual respect, community, trusting the process, supporting one another, and striving for personal growth, summed up in their phrase, “Once a Nadador, always a Nadador.”
Last updated June 23, 2026.
Mission Viejo Nadadores originated in 1968 and has a stated vision of developing champions in the water and leaders in life. Its mission focuses on providing an inclusive, diverse, safe environment for athletes to develop to their highest competitive success while learning life skills through professionally organized programming and events and providing opportunities to become active community leaders. The program has a tradition of excellence since 1968 and operates at a state-of-the-art aquatics facility following a major renovation in 2018.
The leadership team includes Head Coach Mark Schubert, Coach Bill Rose, and Coach Jeff Julian for the swim division, and Dr. Ron O’Brien as Head Dive Coach of the Mission Viejo Nadadores. Over the years, the swim division has earned more than 47 National Team Titles, produced 151 National Individual Champions, set 95 American Records and 26 World Records, and produced 106 Olympians who won 113 Olympic Medals. The swim division has consistently placed athletes at every Olympic Games since 1976. The dive division has earned 51 National Team Titles, produced 198 National Individual Champions, and 19 Olympians who won 11 Olympic Medals. The diving program is an affiliate of USA Diving.
Mission Viejo Nadadores has been a consistent member of USA Swimming’s Gold Medal Club, has been named one of ASCA’s Top 50 club programs, and is a USMS Masters Gold Medal club. The team has hosted competitions that include international and national Olympic and elite-level athletes, such as the Los Angeles Invitational, Swim Meet of Champions, USMS National Championships, TYR Pro Swim Series, FINA Grand Prix, TYR Junior America’s Cup, Chris Vonk Diving Invitational, and the Dr. Ron O’Brien Diving Invitational.
Parent feedback includes comments from the Aceves Family, who describe their swimmer’s experience with the program and the foundation it built for him as a senior swimmer. The Smith Family shares that their daughter began in the Nadadores novice diving program at age seven and later became a five-time Junior Nationals finalist, and they note that coaches support her academics, attitude, and friendships along with diving. The Sech Family describes joining Mission Viejo Nadadores as a life-changing experience for their family and highlights the team’s focus on character, mutual respect, community, trusting the process, supporting one another, and striving for personal growth, summed up in their phrase, “Once a Nadador, always a Nadador.”
Last updated June 23, 2026.
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