Coaches and Directors
Coaching Staff
Cameron Higdon
Head Coach & Aquatics Director
Email: [email protected]
Coach Cameron is entering his seventh year as Head Coach of Prime Aquatics, where he has coached since 2016. Cameron has coached in and around the Knoxville area for the past seventeen years. He also has experience as a head coach for local high school, middle school, and Summer league teams. Cameron has worked with swimmers of all ages and ability levels, ranging from novice to Junior National Finalists.
Coach Cameron was born and raised in Knoxville, TN, and grew up swimming for Pilot Aquatic Club of Knoxville and BLAST (now Prime Aquatics) at the club level. Cameron also swam for Bearden High School and was part of the only public school swim team to win a TN High School State Championship and served as a captain of the team his senior year. After high school, he received an athletic scholarship to swim for Western Kentucky University, where he was a Sunbelt Conference Champion - Go Hilltoppers!
Off the pool deck, Cameron enjoys spending time with his wife, Lindsey, and daughters, Summer and McClain "Mac".
Cam Elmer “Coach C”
Head Age Group Coach(Lead Junior, Assistant Senior)
Email:[email protected]
Coach C joins us from Williston, ND where he was HC of the Williston Sea Lions for 5years. During that time he was named ND Coach of the year twice, ND coaching staff of the year twice and to the Zones team staff twice. He has coached all levels from beginner to nationals qualifiers. He is ASCA Level 3 performance and Level 5 Education along with NASM Sports nutrition and Performance Enhancement Specialist certified.
Coach C was born in southeast Louisiana and began swimming at a very early age. He was a standout age group swimmer with several state, zones, and junior Olympic titles in breaststroke and sprint free events. His favorite events to coach are the 200s of each stroke and 400IM. Being a multisport athlete in high school he would ultimately decide to play football where he was a four year starter and defensive captain. After receiving several scholarships to play football in college Coach C decided to remain close to home where an internship took him to work in North Dakota and ultimately back to the south to us! 5/2024
When not at the pool he enjoys modifying vehicles and spending time with his wife Amanda and 3 daughters Phyniox, Torynn, and Aella.
Luke BriceLead Gold/Flex
Email: [email protected]
I was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee to my parents Scott and Sarah. After moving to South Carolina for a few years and being joined by my two sisters, we moved back to Knoxville. I grew up playing soccer, football, and running track. It wasn’t until I was nine years old when my family signed me up for summer league swimming at Bennington-Farrington. From the beginning, my favorite strokes were butterfly and freestyle. Swimming quickly became one of my favorite sports, along with track. After attending Rocky Hill Elementary, I started middle school at West Valley. During my seventh-grade year, a group of us started a swim team for the school, which has been going ever since. That same year, I joined a club swim team in Maryville called BLAST. I attended Bearden High School, swimming and running track all four years. During my freshman year, BLAST changed ownership and became the Prime Aquatics team we all know and love today. I was blessed to come into an already very strong high school program that allowed me to succeed. My high school swimming career was highlighted by multiple All-State awards and a state championship in the 200 Freestyle relay in 2018. My high school track career was also very successful with a team state championship in 2017 and being awarded all-state in the 4X800 and 800m races. Upon graduation, I committed to the University of Tennessee as a swimmer. While competing, I majored in geospatial science and technology. I graduated in 2022 and am continuing my education by pursuing a master’s in geospatial science. My swim career at The University of Tennessee has been the highlight of my life. Throughout my five-year career, I was blessed by amazing teammates, wonderful coaches, and a strong support base back home with my parents and my former Prime Aquatics family. I finished my college career as the 8th fastest 100 butterflyer in Tennessee history, as well as being an SEC A-finalist in the same event. My other specialties in college were the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 200 butterfly..
Annie Brice Assistant Coach
I was born and raised in Knoxville, TN. My swimming career began at the age of 6 when I started summer league swimming for Holston HIlls Country Club. At the age of 9 I joined Pilot Aquatic Club(now TNAQ) where I swam for 8yrs and finished my high school career. After high school I egan my college swimming journey as a Lady Vol and competed for 4 years for the University of Tennesee. My main events in college were 50fr, 100fr, 200fr, and 100fly. Throughout my time in college and competing I spent my summers coaching for Beaver Brook Country Club, which I still coach at til this day. I started coaching Prime in Augusut of 2024, and enjoy sharing my passion for swimming and helping our young swimmers grow as people and athletes.
In my free time I spend most of my time studying, spending time with my husband Luke, and playing with my two golden retrievers!
Karri LeGaultAssistant Coach
Email: [email protected]
Karri (Charpentier) LeGault moved to Maryville with her family in July of 2018 from Massachusetts where she was born and raised. Her swimming journey began at the age of 7 on a local YMCA team. She later joined Greenwood Memorial Swim Club out of Gardner, MA under the guidance of Coach Donald Lemieux at the age of nine. She made her first of many jr National cuts at the age of 13. She won at the jr National level in 2 events: 100 breaststroke and 200IM. She also qualified for sr nationals in several events (50 fs, 100 br, 200 br, 200 Im, and 100 fly). In high school she went undefeated at the state level, winning 8 individual events, 8 relays, and setting multiple state records. After high school, she attended Texas A&M University for her first 3 years of college and her senior year at UConn.
After completing her undergrad, Karri began teaching middle school math and was also very passionate about group fitness instructing, and coaching swimming with her club coach, Lemieux. Shortly after earning her masters in education and the birth of her second child, she resigned from teaching and became and online health and wellness coach to be home with her children.
She started coaching for Prime in the spring of 2022.
Karri and her husband, David, have three children, Noella (14), and Natalie (11) who swim for Prime, and Johnny James aka JJ (5). Their family is truly excited to be part of the Prime Aquatics swim fam!
Greg StanleyStrength Coach/Injury Consultant
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Greg Stanley, currently an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education at Carson Newman, is the most recent addition to our Prime Aquatic’s coaching staff! Dr. Stanley will serve as a Sports Injury Consultant and Strength & Conditioning Consultant for Prime Aquatics.
Dr. Stanley is a native of East Tennessee and currently resides in Maryville with his beautiful wife Katie of fourteen years, along with his two amazing children, Sophia (age 9) and Jack (age 6), who are currently members of the Prime Aquatics. He enjoys spending time with his family, upland bird and duck hunting, shooting (trap/sporting clays), reading, running, cycling, swimming, strength training, and learning. He spent his last year training for a Half Ironman in Chattanooga, but due to COVID-19, the race was canceled, and he was deferred to May 21. He continues to train weekly.
Dr. Stanley earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Maryville College (2005), a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2010) and a Doctorate in Health Education from A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri (2015). Dr. Stanley began teaching in 2005 for the Knox County School System as a Physical Education and Strength/Conditioning Instructor. After a brief stay, he moved to Blount County in 2006 for a full-time position teaching PreK-5 Physical Education and Wellness. With his deep passion for learning, he pursued a master’s degree while working as a Graduate Assistant-Strength and Conditioning Coach for The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Women’s Athletic Department.
Dr. Stanley feels fortunate to have worked with all the women’s athletic teams at The University of Tennessee; however, he primarily designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for volleyball, tennis, soccer, and novice rowing teams. His first taste of university teaching came with the development and implementation of a semester-based curriculum for undergraduate student assistant strength and conditioning coaches. While completing his doctorate, Dr. Stanley worked as a clinical exercise physiologist and developed/implemented cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility programs for bariatric and cardiopulmonary phase 2 & 3 patients. He can sympathize and relate to students who strive to balance the demands of familial, professional, and academic responsibilities.
Greg Stanley’s additional certifications:
- Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP)
- Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C)
- Exercise is Medicine® Credential Level III
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
- National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- Tennessee K-12 Teaching License
Dawn ClarkLead Lesson Instructor
Email: [email protected]
Dawn is our most experienced swim lesson instructor. She uses her Master's Degree in Counseling to help young swimmers get comfortable and confident in the water, teaching the fundamentals of each swim stroke. She loves working with children and teaching them to love swimming.
Board of Directors
Rachel Ford, President - [email protected]
Shana Dowlen - [email protected]
Rachel Connor - [email protected]
Amy Burroughs, Treasurer- [email protected]
Leah Keen- [email protected]
Lisa Murray, Secretary - [email protected]
Katie Walters - [email protected]
