Coaches
The strength of our programs is based on the excellence and professionalism of our coaching staff. Our Women’s and Men’s Head coaches have been selected as Most Valuable Coaches (MVC) at the Canadian National Club Championships (NCC).
The single greatest thing that sets the Pacific Storm Water Polo club apart from other water polo clubs is our coaches. Storm coaches have a way of bringing out the best in kids in a way that helps them reach their full potential. Storm boasts the highest coach to athlete ratio in the province with a coaching staff that is made up of a Canadian National Team Coaches and former National Team players.
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Branko Coach Branko Pekovic joined our club in 2024. He is an ex Serbian National Team player who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics amongst other accomplishments. In fact he has won multiple European championships, was the silver medalist of the 2001 World Championship and World League winner with the National team of Serbia. He was the head coach of the junior team of Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) water polo team in Serbia before joining our club. | 
Hayley Two-time Olympian, Hayley McKelvey started her water polo career with the North Delta Sunfish in 2005. She then went on to join Pacific Storm where she developed her skills. After she graduated from Seaquam Secondary she played water polo at USC where she won two NCAA championships and graduated with a degree in Health and Human Sciences with a minor in Occupational Science. Hayley is now a member of the Senior Women’s National Team with whom she competed at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. She is looking forward especially to developing our girls program, sharing her experiences and knowledge with the next generation of water polo athletes. Off the pool deck she hopes to become an Occupational Therapist one day. |
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Jelena Jelena graduated University with a degree in Sports and Physical Education in Belgrade, Serbia where she swam for a competitive club representing the capital city of Belgrade at a variety of Serbian national competitions.She started swimming when she was 7 years old and competed Nationally through the age of 17 years old. Jelena has been coaching swimming for 6 years, the first 5 of which were in Serbia. She coaches every level from the youngest complete non-swimmers to high-school aged competitive swimmers. | 
Liam Coach Liam Milne/Moose joined the Pacific Storm U14 boys in 2015. Liam started as a goalie and transitioned to hole set in U16 when he was given the nickname Moose by his coaches. It’s hard to miss Moose coaching on the pool deck as he stands taller than coach Nik! Liam has been coaching the newest Storm athletes since spring of 2021 and looks forward to hitting the water with his teammates one last time when they compete this fall. When he is not at the pool Liam is studying hard at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. |
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Parsa As a seasoned Water Polo athlete with over 14 years experience, Parsa had the privilege of representing the Iran national team for three years securing a bronze medal at the Asian Championships. He started swimming at 8 years old and by 9 he was playing professional water polo. At the age of 16 Parsa moved to Vancouver and two years later, in 2019, he joined Pacific Storm as a player, transitioning into coaching in 2023. HIs goal as a coach is to inspire the next generation of athletes, helping them develop their skills and passion for the game while fulfilling his personal goal of completing Medical School once he completes his current studies at UBC | |
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