Staff

Gary Goodner, Head Coach of the Tampa Palms Country Club Branch.  Coach Gary has more than 30 years experience coaching champions at all levels including age-group, high school, collegiate and masters. He delivers challenging, customized workouts that improve individual performance and abilities of fitness and competitive swimmers. He has experience in Teaching, Lifeguarding and Aquatics Management. Currently, he also coaches the Forest Hills Aquatics of Tampa, a United States Masters Swimming sanctioned team. Email

• 2007 Assistant Coach – Tampa Bay Aquatics – Hunter’s Green Branch, Tampa, FL

• 1999 – 2006 Head Coach - Flagler County Swim Team (USS Club) – Bunnell, FL

• 2000 – 2006 Head Coach - Flagler Palm Coast High School Swim Team, Bunnell, FL

• 1984 – 1999 Head Coach - Santo Domingo Aquatics - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Head Coach - Dominican Republic National Team - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

• 1981 – 1984 Head Coach and Aquatics Manager– Carrollwood Village Swim Team, Tampa, FL

• 1975 – 1980 Head Coach – Halifax Swim Association, Ormond Beach, FL Head Coach – Mainland High School Swim Team, Daytona Beach, FL Volunteer Sprint Coach - Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, FL

• 1972 – 1975 Head Coach – Club National Sigma, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico National Team Coach - Puerto Rico National Swimming Team

• 1971 Swimmer - Pan American Games, Cali, Columbia

• 1968 US Olympic Swimmer (PR) - 1968 Olympic Summer Games, Mexico City, Mexico

• 1967 Swimmer - Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• NCAA All-American Team (Swimming)

• High School All-American Team (Swimming)