50 years of swimming, 50 years of “romance with the water.”
What an amazing journey and healthy discipline in my life. I am so grateful for the privilege of swimming in so many beautiful places in the world and especially meeting so many beautiful souls. Thank you Mom & Dad, you both supported me through all the years of early morning workouts and cheered for me through 3 Day Marathon swim meets. Thank you to my siblings Lance, Tanya, Jodi, Kirk & McKenna who continue to challenge me to be my best in and out of the water. You all have encouraged me throughout my journey. Thank you to all my coaches who inspired me and taught me more important things than speed in the water.

Thank you to all my ferocious competitors and all those swimmers I have coached that have sharpened me.

What an amazing deposit of life you all are to me. What great joy I still have from all those who learned to swim from me. I’ll never forget teaching my Compassion International kid (Adriano) in Brazil how to swim in a very dirty River in Itaparuna because the local pool would not let us in. I’ll never forget the life learning challenge of teaching a 55 year old blind lady(Virginia)how to swim at Northern Arizona University. Virginia… I’m glad you asked me to teach you swimming & not diving! What a treasure to coach part of the Brazilian national team at Minas Tennis Club in Belo Horizonte


and those amazing athletes and coaches at La Loma in San Luis Potosi.


What a privilege to be at Northern Arizona University with all the International swim teams coming to train at high altitude. I especially connected with the Japanese, Germans, New Zealanders, the Irish, and the USA team.


I want to thank Arizona State University swimmers and coaches,Mesa Swimmers (Arizona Thunder, Desert Thunder and Mesa Aquatics) for their investment in my life. I look forward to getting caught up to all of my Az family at Spring Masters Nationals in Mesa next year.



I am really grateful for my Masters SWYM team & Stanwood High School swim teams I coach now in Stanwood. You guys are a breath of fresh air! I’m especially grateful for my amazing wife Traci who I met in a swimming pool at Arizona State University in lifeguard training. She rescues me through Life’s storms. My heart overflows with gratefulness to keep swimming and enjoy life with my family and my Savior.. who walked on water!

Swimcerely Brad
** “Romance with Water” dedicated to my college coach Ron Johnson who connected me to Brazil and Mexico!!