Jose Reyes is in his eighth season as a member of the coaching staff. He started swimming and playing water polo in the Dominican Republic, where he played for both the Junior National Team and the Senior National Team and competed in numerous tournaments including the Jr. Pan-American Games, Senior’s Pan-American Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games. One of his biggest experiences was playing in Pre-World Championships. Reyes was part of the Long Beach City College team in 1994-95, where he was selected 1st Team All-American.

As a coach, he brings over 24 years of experience having worked with all levels of athletes. Reyes started his career as a coach with the Long Beach Shore. He has been part of many successful teams in the Orange County area as an assistant coach in high school as well as at the college level. Furthermore, he has the experience of head coaching, as he guided the Huntington Beach High teams to the playoffs and developed players to move on to the next level from 2003-2007.

In addition, Reyes is a FINA referee. In 2013 and 2014 he was selected to referee the Gold Medal game in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Costa Rica and Veracruz, Mexico. Additionally, Reyes was selected to referee the Bronze Medal game of the Jr. Pan-American Games in Montreal in 2012. In the Orange County area, Jose is a current referee appointed to referee CIF games including semifinals and championship games.

Reyes graduated from National University with a BA in General Arts, with a concentration in Leadership and Sport Psychology and recently completed his Master's in Performance Psychology. Reyes is also the father of daughter Amaya that loves to swim and play water polo.