Passages: Scott Sherwood, Hawaii Swim Club Coach of Olympian Christel Simms, Dies at 48 Scott Allen Sherwood, 48, of East Lansing, Michigan, passed away on August 3, 2020, at Waipahu, Hawaii. He was born February 19, 1972, in Lansing, Michigan. He served and worked at the Hawaii Swim Club, Oahu, coaching kids to the Olympics and National level, earning multiple collegiate scholarships while teaching full-time at the Waipahu Intermediate School. His most notable swimmers are Punahou graduates Christel Simms, 2008 Beijing Olympian and USC NCAA All-American and Brittany Beauchan, USA Olympic Trials Qualifier and UCLA NCAA Honorable Mention Honoree. Sherwood prepared Simms and Beauchan to be top recruits in the nation and to go on to receive full athletic scholarships in college. He also did volunteer work coaching young swimmers in the Philippines in the Summer seasons. |