A Florida native, Brooke learned to swim in her grandparents’ backyard pool before she could walk. At the age of five she began swimming year-round first on the Tampa Bay Ray Swim Team, then shifting to Brandon Bluewave under her longtime swim coach Peter Banks. She burst onto the international scene in 1994 qualifying for the World Championships in the 800m freestyle, where she finished third. Brooke went on to one of the world’s greatest female distance swimmers winning three Olympic Gold Medals; 1996 Olympic 800-meter freestyle gold medal, repeated at 2000 Olympics setting an Olympic Record and won gold in the 400m freestyle. After her accomplishments at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she graced the vaunted box of Wheaties. Today she continues to give to the swimming community as a water-safety advocate teaching today’s youth how to be safe in and around water and is thrilled to lead the KLR/CAM program as the new swim director with her highly accomplished coaching staff. Brooke’s competitive nature as never left, she continues to compete in marathon open water swimming and lifeguard competitions. She is a mom of two boys.
Accomplishments: International Swimming Hall of Fame, USA Swimming Hall of Fame, Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame, Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Tampa Bay Sports Club Hall of Fame, 1995 USOC Sports Women of the Year for Swimming, was nominated for an Espy Award in 2000.
Career: CFY Development Manager, Clearwater Fire & Rescue Beach Lifeguard, Motivational Speaker, Water-Safety Swim Instructor
A buddy to all (Because everybody is BUDDY!). Pinellas County native, beach bum, Florida Man. Fun, motivational, empathetic, positive vibes, jokester, negotiator of a coach and human. Started with running in 2018 and quickly discovered cycling too, then decided to go all in on Triathlons and began swimming. Al self-taught himself for a year before I joined CAM. Al has completed nearly 60 openwater swims and/or triathlon races. His openwater experiences range from a ½ mile to 4 miles. Al continues to push himself to get better and learn more in the Triathlon community, having completed nearly every distance from a sprint all the way to Ironman. Al is very goal oriented and will always encourage athletes to set all levels of goals. Currently he is pursuing a career as an EMT/Clearwater Fire and Rescue Beach Lifeguard.
Born and raised in Bialystok, Poland. Konrad began swimming lessons at age 5 and quickly developed his strokes and joined the swim team. At 14 he and his family moved to Clearwater. Apon arriving to the U.S.A Konrad joined Clearwater Aquatic Team under Head Coach Chuck Burgess and swam for Pinellas Park High School. During his time as a club and high school swimmer he not only learned a lot about swimming but his also imbedded certain characteristics that followed to his adulthood: hard work, dedication, consistency, determination, and teamwork. Through connection to the local swimming community, he applied for the position of Clearwater Beach Lifeguard. Through Konrad’s 20 plus gear on Clearwater Beach as a Clearwater Fire and Rescue Beach Lifeguard he has learned and gained experience in open water swimming with guidance from professional lifeguards all over the state and the nation. Konrad is eager to share his knowledge with the KLR/CAM family, so we can all succeed in reaching our goals.
Accomplishments: Multiple high school state finalist, United States Lifeguard Association age group regional open water champion, USLA National team captain, USLA Regional team captain
Career: Clearwater Fire and Rescue Beach Lifeguard Captain, USLA Training Officer, and EMT
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