It's with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of our longtime colleague and former USF Masters Coach, Valeriy Boreyko. Coach Val inspired thousands of swimmers, young and not-so-young, and led the USF Masters team to 28 Pacific Championship titles over the course of his illustrious career from 1994 to 2019. Val was awarded the Pacific Masters Coach of the Year in 2006 and the Kerry O'Brien Coaching Award in 2012.

Val was enthusiastic about full team participation at meets and let's just say extremely encouraging of swimming the maximum number of events. Coach Val himself was known to put his clipboard down and goggles on in order to swim the 200 Fly and 400 IM and get those coveted points for the team. The swimming community honored Coach Val’s memory with a moment of silence before Sunday's Short & Sweet Meet, and it was powerful to witness & hear how he impacted not only the USF Masters Swim team, but generations of swimmers throughout the years.

Val's memorial will be this Wednesday April 17, beginning at 1:30pm. The location is Hills of Eternity Memorial Park, 1301 El Camino Real, Colma.