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Casey 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