Coach Ryan began his swimming career in high school in El Dorado, Arkansas. He went on to swim at the collegiate level at Henderson State University earning All American and Academic All- American honors. Ryan began his coaching career for the City of Arkadelphia Swim Team (COAST). While pursuing his Master’s degree, he served as graduate assistant coach for the Ouachita Baptist University Swim Team. During his time at Ouachita, Ryan was fortunate enough to work with NCAA national champion swimmers and learn a great deal about high level swimming. Ryan moved to Houston in 2014 and has coached in the Gulf LSC ever since. It has now been five years since Coaches Ryan, Adam, and Jesse founded Texas Elite Swim Team. Ryan is very proud to have watched TEST grow from 25 swimmers at Willow Pool in 2017 to a team of over 300 swimmers across 4 sites. 

Ryan’s wife, Tara, works in commercial real estate and has enjoyed helping fill in as a coach at TEST.

Clay has been coaching in the Gulf for twenty years. During this time, he has served as the Head Coach for Team YES and Northeast Houston Aquatics. For three years Clay was the Head Age Group Coach for Eagle Swimming Association, leading their age group program to 6th place at the 2011 Short Course TAGS, as well as eight years as an Age Group & Senior Coach with Katy Aquatics. Most recently he served as the Head Age Group Coach for Houston Cougar Aquatics.

Clay joins TEST bringing his knowledge of building great swimmers and dedicated athletes with him. As an ASCA Level 4 Certified Coach, he has coached swimmers to some of the highest levels of both senior and age group swimming including Olympic Trials Qualifiers, National Age Group Record Holders, National Top 10, Sectionals Finalists, TAGS Champions, All-Star Team and Zones Team Qualifiers. Clay has also been actively involved in the Gulf LSC Board as the Chairman of the Technical Planning Committee, Nominating Committees, as well as being selected to the coaching staff for All Stars & Zones Meets for the Gulf.

Clay is married to Laura Pruitt who is a former 2nd grade teacher in Katy ISD. She is the Owner of Pruitt School of Swim where she teaches survival swim lessons to kids, as well as coaching a summer league swim team in the Whale League that their three children Glen, Grace, & Glory swim on. The Pruitt family has a long tradition of developing swimmers of all ages not only how to be safe in and around the water, but also how to enjoy swimming as a sport and the positive impact it has throughout their lives.