Auburn University, BS Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Auburn University, 1992. Charlie is an American Swim Coaches Association Level 5 swim coach 1994-2013. He was a 2012 Olympic Trials Finalist, Open Water. He was a National Select Open Water Camp Coach 2002, 2008. He was the USA Open Water Team Head Coach in 2002 and World Championship Team Head Coach, Italy in 1994 along with being the Pan Pacific Team Coach from 1995-1997. Charlie was the World Championship s USA Team Coach from 1994-2000. Has coached 21 Olympic Trials Qualifiers with two making the finals, 51 National Championship qualifiers, and over 100 Jr National qualifiers.
Charlie swam competitively all over the world in open water events and eventually turned his experience into coaching. Charlie has 26 years of swim coaching experience, taking swimmers to the Olympic Trials as well as the Olympics, training athletes of all levels, from beginner to the highest swimming level. Charlie is an ASCA Level 5 swim coach and holds multiple positions within the Gulf Swimming community.