Seven Things to Do
by John Wooden

Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center was founded and operated as the Brandon Swim and Tennis Club for more than 40 years by Dr. George R. Greenwell, Mrs. Shirley Greenwell and their family. Over the course of the 40 years, they successfully established a family first, character-centered organization recognized for their work with children all the way through to the world-class athlete. Originally run as a private entity the Center today is a community-based 501(c)(3) that provides an environment where positive values are reinforced and children/youth receive the framework for making positive life decisions leading to healthy and successful lives.

1963: Grand opening of the Brandon Swim and Tennis Club, Saturday May 25, 1963.
Diving exhibition by National Diving Champion Hobie Billingsley

1964: Diver John Candler, Great Britain, 1964 Olympic Games ninth place finish

1966: BSTC hosts the 1966 American Amateur Union National Outdoor Swimming and Diving Championships Broadcast nationally by ABC’s Wide World of Sports

1967: Dick Kimball begins the Kimball Diving Camp at BSTC
Diver Micki King Pan-American Games Silver Medalist and 1967 World University Games
Gold Medalist Peter Emond, Canada, 1967 Pan American Games fourth place finish.

1968: Micki King 1968 Olympic Games fourth place finish

1970: Diver Lani Loken 1970 World University Games Bronze Medalist
Diver Dick Rydze 1970 World University Games fourth place

1971: Micki King and Dick Rydze 1971 Pan American Games both Silver Medalists.

1972: Four BSTC Divers go to the 1972 Olympic Games. Micki King Gold Medalist, as
well as a fifth place finish. Dick Rydze Silver Medalist. Janet Ely fourth place finish. Laura
Kivela of Finland also participated

1973: Divers compete in the World Championships: Phil Boggs Gold Medalist, Barbara
Schaeffer participated. Divers also compete in the World Age Group Championships
Bruce Kimball is a double Silver Medalist
Lori Wettlaufer participates

1975: Phil Boggs 1975 World Championships Gold Medalist, 1975 Pan American Games
Silver Medalist Janet Ely 1975 World Championships Gold Medalist

1976: Three Divers go to the 1976 Olympic Games: Phil Boggs Gold Medalist
Robert Craig fifth place finish Barbara Schaeffer eighth place finish

1977: Chris Seufert 1977 World University Games fourth place finish

1978: Phil Boggs 1978 World Championships Gold Medalist
Robbie Weinstein 1978 World Championships fourth place finish

1979: Three divers go to the 1979 World University Games: Matt Chelich, Vicki Kimball
fifth place finish, Robbie Weinstein, Robbie Weinstein competes at the Pan American
Games, earning a Gold Medal

1980: Three Divers are Olympic Team Members (U.S. Team Boycott): Kevin Machemer
Chris Seufert, Robbie Weinstien

1981: Bruce Kimball World Age Group Championships Silver Medalist
Suntwister Gymnasts win Florida State Open Gymnastics Team Championship

1982: Three Divers go to the World Championships, Ron Merriot sixth place finish
Bruce Kimball Bronze Medalist, Chris Seufert Silver Medalist.

1983: Bruce Kimball 1983 Pan American Games Silver Medalist

1984: Three Divers go to the 1984 Olympic Games: Bruce Kimball Silver Medalist, Ron
Merriot Bronze Medalist, Chris Seufert Bronze Medalist, Chuck Wade, 1984 Junior
Olympics Double Gold Medalist

1985: BSTC hosts The Sunshine State Games (13 BSTC divers competed) Two Divers go
to the World University Games:, Ken Furguson fourth place finish, Bruce Kimball fourth
place finish, Swimmer George Jurch competes in the Sunshine State Games, earning a Gold
Medal

1986: Diver Bruce Kimball is the Bronze Medalist at the 1986 World Championships.

1987: Three Divers go to the 1987 World University Games: Mary Fischbach ninth place
finish, Bill Hayes ninth place finish . Cokey Smith eighth place finish

1988: Diver Wendy Lucero took sixth at the 1988 Olympic Games

1990: Two divers go to the 1990 World Championships:
Wendy Lucero Silver Medalist
Cokey Smith 11th place finish
26 Swimmers qualify for Jr. Olympics
Two swimmers selected for the Florida All-Star Team
BSTC serves as the training site for the Irish National Team

1991: Lee Michaud finishes fifth at the World University Games
Jill Schlabach Gold Medalist Pan American Games
Chuck Wade seventh place finish at the Pan American Games
Jenny Orr finishes fifth and 10th at the Jr. Olympic Diving Championships
One swimmer qualified for U.S. Jr. Nationals
Three swimmers selected for Florida All-Star Team
35 swimmers qualified for Junior Olympic Championships
Training site for two Irish National Team Swimmers and two swimmers and a coach from
Yugoslavia

1992: Final staging and training for 1992 Olympic Diving team, Host of U.S. Diving
Team diving Exhibition, Host of Junior Olympic Region III Diving Championships, nine
different states competed, One swimmer qualified for U.S. Senior Nationals, Seven swimmers qualified for U.S. Junior Nationals, Four swimmers selected for Florida All-Star Team
42 swimmers qualified for Junior Olympics, Tennis player Brian Dunn ranked number one
in the USA and number three in the world for the boys juniors division by the
International Tennis Federation

1993: Two divers go to the World University Games:
Cinnamon Woods 12th place finish
Carrie Zarse fifth place finish
One diver qualified for U.S. Junior National Diving Championships
Five divers qualified for East Coast Championships
Thre swimmers qualified for U.S. Senior National Swimming championships
Six swimmers qualified for the Junior National Swimming Championships
Three swimmers selected for the Florida All-Star Team
52 swimmers qualified for Junior Olympics
One swimmer qualified for Olympic Festival Games
Training site for club swim teams from the U.S. and Ireland.

1994: Diver Chris Colwill Gold Medalist 1994 U.S. Junior National Championships,
Triple Gold Medalist and Bronze Medalist Can-Am-Mex Games
Swimmer Brooke Bennett Bronze Medalist 1994 World Championships
Three swimmers qualified for U.S. Senior National Swimming Championships
Six swimmers qualified for U.S. Jr. National Championships
Four swimmers selected for Florida All-Star Team
16 swimmers achieved National Top 16 rankings
Training site for Boston College and Minnesota age group swim teams

1995: Swimmer Brooke Bennett Gold and Silver Medalist 1995 Pan American Games,
Double Gold and Silver Medalist 1995 Pan Pacific Games
Diver Carrie Zarse Bronze Medalist 1995 Pan American Games
Four swimmers qualified for U.S. Senior National Swimming Championships
Seven swimmers qualified for U.S. Junior National Swimming Championships
Training site for three Chinese National Divers
Training site for swim teams from Great Britain, Ireland and Minnesota

1996: Swimmer Brooke Bennett Gold Medalist 1996 Olympic Games
Diver Chris Colwill Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist 1996 Can-Am-Mex Games Swimmer
Sue Moucha Silver Medalist and 4th 1996 Paralympics Games
Seven swimmers qualified for U.S. Senior National Swimming Championships
10 swimmers qualified for U.S. Junior National Swimming Championships
Two swimmers selected to U.S. National Junior Team
Four swimmers ranked in top 50 World Rankings
One swimmer selected U.S. Cerebral Palsy Female Athlete of the Year
Training site for British National Swim Team
Training site for Universities of Alabama and Virginia
Training site for club swim teams from Sweden and Minnesota
Vicki Dumois, Heather Parker and Kelly Yachbach 1996 Sport Aerobic National
Championships Gold Medalists, coached by Bruce Ayres

1997: Diver Chris Colwill double Gold and Silver Medalist 1997 Speedo National Junior
Diving Championships, Triple Gold Medalist 1997 Junior Olympic Diving
Championships, Gold and Silver Medalist 1997 Winter Diving National Championships
Eight divers qualified for Junior Olympic Championships
Six divers qualified for Speedo National Junior Diving Championships
Five divers qualified for Winter Diving National Championships
Swimmer Brooke Bennett Double Gold and Silver Medalist 1997 Pan Pacific Games,
Triple Gold Medalist and fourth 1997 Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships
Blue Wave Swim Team (women) Bronze Medalists 1997 Phillips 66 National Swimming
Championships, Briley Bergen Gold Medalist 1997 U.S. Open Water National
Championships, Susan Moucha quintuple Gold and Bronze Medalist 1997 National
Cerebral Palsy Swim Meet, Two swimmers ranked number one and number four in the
world, Two swimmers selected to U.S. National Junior Team, Six swimmers qualified for
Senior National Swimming Championships, Nine swimmers qualified for Junior National
Swimming Championships , 40 for Junior Olympic Swimming Championships, Vicki
Dumois, Heather Parker and Kelly Yachbach 1997 Sport Aerobic World Championships,
Gold Medalists, Bruce Ayres, coach

1998: Swimmer Sue Moucha Gold Medalist at the International Paralympics
Championships in New Zealand
Suntwisters Gymnastics qualify for XXXII Junior Olympic Games

1999: Diver Chris Colwill Gold Medalist and Bronze Medalist at XII JuniorWorld Diving
Championships in the Czech Republic
Brooke Bennett Double Gold Medalist Pan Pacific Games
Briley Bergan Gold Medalist 25k Open Water Championship Pan Pacific Games and wins
National 25k Open Water Championships in Honolulu, HI
Suntwisters win Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Gymnastics National Team
Championship

2000: Swimmer Brooke Bennett double Gold Medalist 400 and 800-meter Freestyle in
2000 Olympics, Four Blue Wave swimmers qualify for the 2000 Olympic Team Trials:
Brooke Bennett, Maritza Corriea, Jean Lee, Carrie Ellis, Peter Banks named Coach of the
Year by American Swim Coaches Association(ASCA) Diver Austin Hampton second in 13-
and-Under age group for the 1-meter springboard at the Speedo National Junior Diving
Championships, Chris Colwill finished fifth in the 16-18 age group at the Speedo National
Junior Diving Championships, Diver Meghan Perry-Eaton eighth place finish in U.S.
National Outdoor Diving Championships, Diver Meghan Perry-Eaton earns full diving
scholarship to Notre Dame University, Joe Greenwell named runner-up Development
Diving Coach of the Year by American Swim Coaches Association(ASCA)

2001: Training site for Great Britain National Swim Team
Suntwisters Level 3 team wins Florida State Championship and Level 6 wins Gasparilla
Invitational, Tampa Bay Rhythmics gymnast Anri Labuschagne Gold Medalist and Lindsey
Norton Silver Medalist, Florida State Championships

2002: Diver Chris Colwill Gold Medalist 1-meter springboard, Junior Olympic National
Championships, Three divers qualified for Junior Olympic Nationals and two qualified for
the Senior National Championships, Meagan Perry-Eaton wins NCAA Big East title on 1-
meter, named Big East Diver of the Year

2003: Chris Colwill earns diving scholarship to University of Georgia
Diver Chris Colwill Gold Medalist 1-meter springboard, Junior Olympic National
Championships, Meagan Perry-Eaton wins NCAA Big East title on 1-meter, named Big
East Diver of the Year again and places thrid at the NCAA National Championships
Brittany Fabry earns swimming scholarship to Florida Atlantic University
Fourteen Blue Wave simmers qualified for Junior Olympic Championships
Four Suntwisters gymnasts qualified for Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic National
Championships
All 19 gymnasts of the Tampa Bay Rhythmics team qualified for the National
Championships
Four rhythmic gymnasts qualified for Junior Olympic Championships
Two rhythmic gymnasts were selected by USA Gymnastics to the Future Stars Team, a precursor to the U.S. National team comprised of the top 25 rhythmic gymnasts in the country

2004: Diver Chris Colwill earns invitaition to the U.S. Olympic team trials
Diver Chris Colwill wins the 1-meter spring board National title, finished in the top ten for
the three-meter springboard competition
Swimmer Maritza Correia quilifies for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece

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