UC San Diego Sports Performance Camps
Performance Staff

Stacy Peterson, CSCS - Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Peterson joined the Triton staff in the summer of 2007.  She coaches strength and conditioning to athletes in 16 varsity teams.  Prior to joining UC San Diego, Peterson was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at American University, Washington, D.C. working with varsity athletes in Women's Field Hockey, Volleyball, Lacrosse, and Men's and Women's Basketball, Soccer and Swimming.  While at American University, Peterson was the Sole Proprietor of Acceleration Sports, LLC where she worked with athletes 8 years old through adults on becoming faster, stronger and more agile for their specific sport.  She also coached the Curl Burke Masters Swim Team along with many competitive age group and adult swimmers in the Northern Virginia area such as Margie Shapiro, professional triathlete.  Prior to moving to the Washington D.C. area, Peterson coached age group and masters swimming for the San Luis Obispo Seahawks.  While in San Luis Obispo, she designed and coached weightlifting and conditioning programs specifically for high school swimmers, tri-athletes and endurance athletes. 

Peterson is a 2008 Masters Swimming National Champion in the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle and a 2008 Masters Swimming National Record Holder.  In 2007 Peterson, was a two-time Masters Swimming National Record holder.  She was also the 2006 Masters Swimming National Champion in 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.  Peterson was a competitive swimmer at the Division I level while attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she was a Big West finalist all four years in her top three events and is a five-time individual school record-holder.  While studying abroad, Peterson swam for 6 months with the Australian National Swim Team.  There, Peterson trained in both the water and the weight room with swimmers such as Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion, Brooke Hanson

Peterson is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Certified Level 1 Club Coach through the United States Weightlifting Association.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA and is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration at Concordia University in Irvine.