Coach Andrea
Andrea Passarini was born in
Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
She has
been involved in the sport of competitive swimming since she was 10 years
old. Andrea was a National Swimming Champion in
Brazil and won many State
Championship medals in
Sao Paulo. Andrea worked
with children with special needs in a rehabilitation center. She was head
coach of a competitive swim team in Brazil before coming to
the United States
in 2003. Andrea who is also an attorney practiced law in
Boston prior to coming to
Aurora to be closer to her
sister in 2005. Andrea is married and has 2 sons who swim with MACS. When
not at the pool she enjoys scuba diving, camping, hiking and enjoying the
great outdoors.