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Staff

We feel strongly that the success of our coach-run club program is a direct result of the great personnel we have in place at all our facilities. It is these caring, certified coaches that work hard each day to ensure each participant's success.

 TBAY Coaches Board

Kelley Allen Jason Bowes Casey Claflin Susan Curnette
Gary Goodner Julia Lamb Ian O'Neil Roy Wilshire

 

Countryside

    Coach SusanSusan Curnette, Head of the Coaches Board. Coach Susan was born in Kansas and raised in Oklahoma. Susan swam at the Phillips 66 Splash Club in Oklahoma from age 12 through high school and also 3 year lettered in basketball and slow-pitch softball. She was an Oklahoma State Collegiate Swimmer for three years. She graduated from Oklahoma State with a major in Physical Education/Recreation and minor in Biology. Susan has lived in Florida since 1980. She is currently teaching Marine Biology at Countryside High School and has been since 1983. Her coaching experience includes Head Coach for Tarpon Lake Village Swim Team (which is now Lansbrook), Susan was also Head Coach for Countryside High School 1982-1986 Currently the assistant Coach. Susan has been the Head Coach for Countryside Country Club Aquatics since 1986. She has three great boys: Josh, Dylan and Levi.  Email

    Coach IanIan O'Neill, President of the Coaches Board and Head Coach of the Countryside Branch of TBAY: Coach Ian is the Aquatics Director for Countryside Country Club and has been in that position since 1991 and is also a Coach for Countryside Country Club Aquatics, their summer league team. He is also the Head Branch Coach of TBAY Countryside , and has been the Head Coach of the Countryside High School Cougars since 1999. Coach Ian was recently named the 2007 All-County "Coach of the Year" by the "St. Petersburg Times" as well as the 2004-2005 PCAC Girls Team "Coach of the Year." Email

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Central

    Jason BowesJason Bowes is the Head Coach of TBAY-Central. He brings over 12 years of high-level experience, integrity, innovation, and strong technical skills to TBAY. Jason came to us from one of the most respected swim programs in the country, North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC), which has produced Olympians, national- and world-record holders, including Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff.  Prior to his NBAC position, Jason led the Pointe-Claire Swim Club in Montreal to the men's overall title at the 2006 Canadian Age Group Swimming Championships. During his 6-year stay at Pointe-Claire, Jason produced some of the best age groupers in Canada, including 7 national champions, 26 national medalists, and 50+ finalists. In 2005, Jason was an assistant deck manager at the FINA World Championships. Jason is also a writer for Swim News Magazine International. Email

Heather Gromley is the Assistant Coach for TBAY-Central's "Lil' Bucs" Program. Heather Gromley has been coaching and teaching swimming since 2003. She served as an assistant coach with the Sullivan (IL) Blue Dolphins, where her focus was on young swimmers, age 3 through 12. Most recently she has served as an assistant coach with Tampa Prep’s swim and dive team. She is an honors student at the University of Tampa, where she is studying communications and English. Heather is a dynamic and enthusiastic presence on deck and has earned high praise from her colleagues and swimmers!   

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Arbor Greene

    Coach JuliaJulia Lamb, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Coaches Board; Head Coach of the  Arbor Greene Country Club Branch in New Tampa: Coach Julia has been a TBAY coach for 5 years.  Was given the opportunity of coaching at the 2006 All-Star meet and is currently the Wharton High School coach. Email

 

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Lakeland

    Roy WilshireRoy Wilshire, responsible for Registration and Officials; Besides being the Head Coach of the Lakeland Branch, Roy is an avid runner and triathlete. He belongs to the Lakeland Runners Club and is a member of USA Triathlon. Sharon and Roy have a daughter, Maci, who also competes in the sport of triathlon.   Email

 

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New Port Richey

    Coach CaseyCasey Claflin, Head Coach of the New Port Richey Branch: Coach Casey Claflin has had a passion for water his entire life. Besides being a competitive swimmer since the age of 8, Claflin swam under an athletic scholarship for the Gamecocks of the University of South Carolina (USC), where he also received an MBA in Finance. He holds a U.S.C.G. Merchant Marine (Captains) license and, like Coach Kelley Allen, is an avid fisherman. At one point in his past, Claflin’s love for the water led him to run a charter fishing business in Sarasota. Currently, Claflin's involvement with aquatics includes not only overseeing TBAY’s New Port Richey branch but also coaching the swim team at Gulf High School as well as the Tampa Metro Masters. He has also been a coach for the Sarasota YMCA Sharks (SYS) and the Winter Springs High School swim team.

    In 2007, Claflin cracked Top 10 US Masters’ Swimming (USMS) short-course and long-course times in the 50, 100 and 200 Backstroke. Since 1999, he has broken 3 Masters' world records although none are currently standing.

    Today, Claflin lives in Tarpon Springs (a historic city know for its sponge diving and fishing). He has 2 children—daughter Jessica, 20, and his son, Casey Jr., 18, who still holds the 10&U JO state records in the 50M and 100M backstroke. Email

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Tampa Palms

Coach JuliaGary 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

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Westchase

    Coach KelleyKelley AllenHead Coach of the Westchase Branch: Coach Kelley Allen has been coaching in the Bay area for well over a decade now, and has a solid list of accomplishments. As well as earning his ASCA Level 4 Certification, he was named to the Florida Swimming Zone Team Staff in '04 and '06 He was nominated for Florida Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year in '03. Kelley has coached numerous Jr. Olympic Champs and Jr. Olympic High Point winners and was a member of the staff of two Fl Swimming Jr Olympic Championship Teams. With a proven track record of developing young swimmers Coach Kelley looks forward to another decade of fast swimming at Tampa Bay Aquatics. Email

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