GOAT SWIM was created to enhance the Coach owned and operated experience. We started with a small handful of swimmers on September 1, 2022 at a local high school. GOAT SWIM now trains at 4 locations in the greater Orlando area.
GOAT SWIM accolades are growing:
550+ members in the water ( 3 years) : Competitive, Summer GOATS, GOAT Polo
5 x new athletes signed & swimming in college :
Florida Southern ,
Howard University,
Nova Southeastern University,
Bridgeport University,
Florida International University
4x Jr National Qualifiers
2x SR National Qualifiers
3 x Brazilian SR National Qualifiers
2 x FLAGS North Champions winning multiple events
8 x FNUL ( Friday Night Under the Lights) hosted intrasquad meets
5 x USA Swim Officials
1x Men’s Team Florida SR Championship title LCM
13 x High Schools + 9 Middle Schools + 9 Elementary Schools = GOAT SWIM Members
2 x Hosted Meets- International Drive and LHHS campus
1 x Paralympic National Team Member – Puerto Rico.
1x Pan American Games Paralympic Swimmer – Puerto Rico
1 x Para USA National Silver Medalist – Puerto Rico/GOAT
1 x Jamaica National Team Member
1 x Maccabi Games Age Group swimmer winning 9 GOLD & 2 Silver medals
2x NCAA DII ALL Americans: same event, same final, next to each other!
14 NJCAA National Titles
1 x Bronze Medal Brazil National Championships
16 x GOAT SWIM College swimmers , plus 5 new signees!
Notre Dame – Team Captain!,
UPenn,
Washington & Lee,
University Puerto Rico Mayaguez,
University of Minnesota Mankato,
Florida Institute of Technology (3),
Millikin University,
University California San Diego,
Indian River State College ( 3)
Kearn College,
St Bonaventure,
Washington University
1 xTYR Team Challenge Championship Trophy
25x SYOA High Point winners
27x FLAGS North participants
8th Sectional Championships
42 x Florida SR Champs qualifiers
2 xFlorida All Star member
36 plus x Florida Top 10 Times SCY
26 plus xFlorida Top 10 Times LCM ( as of Winter season)
1x Marquee Team sponsorship from TYR
11 x First place wins at SR Champs
6x Sr Champs Meet records.
2 x Team Travel trips to Georgia Tech University
2 x Team Training Trips hosted with Metro Atlanta Aquatic Club
1x Host to CAMO pro team preparing for Pan Am Games- Canadian National Team & Olympic Coach
1x Host to University of New Hampshire
1x Host to Regina Dolphins, Toronto Canada
1 x Host to Canisius University, Buffalo, NY
2 x USA Swimming Academic All American( JR National qualifier + gpa)
1x Age Group Swimmer ranked #1 in the USA Age Group in 2 events
1 x Age Group Swimmer ranker #2 in the USA Age Group
1 x Team trip to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Co.
15 x High School swimmers competing at the FHSAA Sate meet from 8 schools
1x National Junior Olympic Championship by our 16 & U Water Polo Girls!
Trinity Prep – April 2005 – June 2022. Head Coach & Director of Aquatics : 14 Olympic Trials Qualifiers, 1 USA National Team Member, 2 Bahamas National Team Members, 2 Puerto Rico National Team Member, 30 HS All Americans earning 70 Honors, 2 National High School Records, 79 High School Academic All-Americans. TPA placed 5th at 2014 ATT National Championships. Multiple Florida HS State Champions.
College-
1997-2002 Washington State University – Head Coach. WSU developed its first three-time All-American swimmer, Erin Eldridge, sent at least one swimmer to the NCAA championships in each of his five seasons; gained the school’s best finish in the Pacific-10 Conference championships; continued to annually rank as one of the best academic swim teams in the nation; and beat cross-state rival Washington for the first time.
1995-1997 Auburn University- Assistant coach training the sprint group. While he was on David Marsh’s staff, the Tigers won their first NCAA title and sent three athletes to the Olympics and several Auburn qualifiers to the USA National team.
Club-
1992-1995 Blue Tide Aquatics, Kingwood, Texas- Head Coach. BTA athletes won three national high school titles and one mythical high school title and set 2 National Records, 7 USA SR National qualifiers, 20 USA Jr National qualifiers, 3 Jr National Championship Gold Medals & 2 Relay Title.
Education:
College - Bachelor of Arts Economics. North Carolina State University 1987
Bachelor of Arts Business Management. North Carolina State University 1987
HS- The Peddie School,Hightstown, NJ 1982
Competitive Years:
College- 5 X ACC & NC State record Holder & ACC Champion: 50 Fr, 4 x 100 Fr Relay, 4 x 200 Fr Relay
NCAA qualifier
All America Honorable Mention 4 x 100Fr Relay
HS- All America 1980,1981,1982
National Record Holder(with Coach Keith Yannessa!) 200 Medley Relay 1981
National Record Holder 4 x 100 Free Relay 1982
2007: Inducted into the Peddie School Hall of Fame
2007: Inducted into the Maine Swimming Hall of Fame
Business Experience:
Stock Broker @ Morgan Stanley- training on Wall Street, Wachovia Securities 2002-2005
The Flavor Of Maine – Principal Partner in Lobster Bake Catering service, Portland , Maine 1986-1988
Interests & Hobbies:
Investing in the Stock Market, Reading, Involved with Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and The National Eating Disorder Association ( NEDA)
Coaching Experience:
Trinity Prep – April 2010 – May 2022 : Assistant Sr. Group Coach and IT Coach. Helped coach the success of the SR Group, operated Hytek and Daktronics systems during home meets. Certified USA Swimming Admin Official.
Education:
Barry University School of Law, JD, 2007
New College of Florida, BA 2001
Miami Dade College, AA 1998
University of Pittsburgh, 1983-1985
HS- Harriton High School, Rosemont, PA, 1983
The Peddie School,Hightstown, NJ 1980-1982
Competitive Years:
HS- All America 1981,1982
National Record Holder (with Coach Rocco Aceto!) 200 Medley Relay 1981
Ranked #1 in World 14 year old & U 100M Backstroke 1:02/ 200 M Backstroke 2:11 with old bucket turns
Swam for the World Class Club Team Foxcatcher on the John Dupont estate in Newtown Square, Pa.
Swam for University of Pittsburgh in 83 & 84 assisted in winning Big East Championships both years.
Business Experience:
10 years Government contracts for Orange County, Fl.
10 Years Higher Education Administrator (New College of Florida, Carroll College
Interests & Hobbies: Golf, Philadelphia Pro Sports.
Coaching experience:
- Interests & hobbies
- Reading and researching things about swimming
March 2024-present : GOAT SWIM
- Technical in water coach - Bronze group
- Assistant deck coach - Silver Group
- Summer GOATS Lead coach
- Mentored by world class coaches who squads trained at GOAT.
Athletic experience with GOAT:
- Florida SR Championship qualifier, participant and member of the MENS 2023 Championship Title.
- FHSAA State qualifier and participant.
Zach Played Water Polo and was on the swim team at Golden West State College in Huntington Beach, California.
Zach swam the 3rd leg at the California Community College State Swim Championships; Golden West College grabbed the silver medal in the 800 yard freestyle relay.
High School Accolades:
FHSAA 4A finalist for Lake Mary High School exceling in the sprint Freestyle and Fly.
FHSAA 4 A Team Champions in Water Polo
USA Swimming:
Zach understands technique, race strategy and performance. He swam in Coach Rocco’s program for 3 years competing at the annual Southern championships at Georgia Tech University and achieved Sectional standards.
