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The boys’ program at Long Beach Wilson has a new coach.
Jeff Nesmith is taking the same professional route as his predecessor, Tony Martinho, by leaving the neighboring Los Alamitos boys’ program, which he joined just over a year ago. The Grunion Gazette broke the story late Wednesday.
Nesmith returns to his alma mater after stints at Marina High School and local club, Swim Focus. The Stanford grad was a standout on the dominant Bruins of the late 90s when his teams won three CIF-Southern Section championships.
He takes over a squad that suffered a disappointing quarterfinal loss to Loyola of Los Angeles in last November’s Southern Section Division I playoffs after earning the second seed.
The program, which for many years called the historic Belmont Plaza its home pool, is likely to take advantage of that facility’s replacement during the new coach’s tenure. On Tuesday the Long Beach City Council approved the selection of an architectural firm to design and build the new facility. The new pool is expected to be completed in three years, according to the Press Telegram.
