Vadim Tashlitsky

Vadim Tashlitsky

Vadim Tashlitsky graduated from Lake Forest College in 2000 and returned to his alma mater as head swimming & diving coach and aquatics director in 2008.

Tashlitsky was part of the Foresters' Midwest Conference Championship teams in 1997, 1998, and 1999. He then worked for four years with the Barrington Swim Club in Barrington, Illinois, and served as the club's Head Senior Coach for the final two years. He also assisted with the Barrington High School Swim Team and the Barrington Swim Club’s age group program. Tashlitsky then moved to California and was the senior coach at Irvine Novaquatics, a nationally-recognized United States Gold Medal Swim Club. He was also the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Soka University of America.

Tashlitsky resides in Lake Forest.