MEET THE FAMILY!
Every instructor listed below is currently a Certified Water Safety Instructor. They maintain this certification through regular training and education. Instructors are available to schedule private lessons! Call and request someone for private lessons today! 912-459-0404
Coach Bill Forrester
Owner
Meet Coach Bill Forrester! This guy’s track record is pretty long: Being a 1976 US Olympic Bronze Medalist in the 200m Butterfly, placing Gold and Bronze in both the 1975 and in the 1978 World Championships, winning the AAU 200m Butterfly in 1976, then graduating from Auburn in 1980! Bottom line, I would suggest NOT challenging him to ANY kind of race in the pool! In 1994,
Coach Bill Forrester founded the Georgia Coastal Aquatics Team. Proudly, they boast A Bronze Level USA Swim Team of Excellent Club Program Excellence since 2011, a Level 3 USA Swim Club, and a Top 100 Club! If your kids are considering competing, then look no further then the top Swim Team programs in the Area!
In September of 2016, he took over ownership of The Richmond Hill Swim Club, starting the next stage of his successful and fruitful swimming journey- adding water safety into his passion for stroke development and competition. Come down and meet us, and maybe you’ll get the chance to shake an Olympic Swimmer’s hand- or better yet- swim in one of his many programs!
Donna Rucker
Silver Team Coach
Say hi to Donna, our sassy-pants Silver Team Coach, pool manager, and swim instructor! Donna was a GCAT veteran, swimming nearly 13 years competitively, and is now a graduate from Georgia Southern University! Any questions, comments, or concerns for anything either swim club or swim team related can be directed to Donna
Ben Umbreit
Head Swim Team Coach
Meet the grandfather of the pool- Coach Ben! Coach Ben is a favorite and is very involved in our program. Besides being the leader of our Gold Team, he has also been involved with Richmond Hill's High School Swim Team. and our Summer Swim Team. During the warmer months, he leads our swim clinics! Batman is his superhero of choice, and dj-ing is his gig!