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 Brad Burget has over 40 years of coaching experience at all levels.  Brad started BBSC in 2010 and is the Head Coach of the Beachwood Bison Swim Club, Beachwood High School and Middle School swim teams. Formerly(13 years) Heach Coach of the New Albany Aquatics Swim Club and New Albany’s assistant High School coach while overseeing the Middle School program. He was also Heach Coach at Pickerington and Columbus Academy High Schools.

 He spoke at the NISCA National conference. National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association which is the governing body that recognizes High School coaches, programs and High School All Americans. 

The Beachwood High School team has continued to move up in the local and state rankings breaking 25 school records while qualifying 45+ boys and 4 girls the the Div 2 State meet the past 13 years.  All events qualified, scored the past 3 out of 4 years.  Team goal is to be a consistent top 10 school in Ohio.

Beachwood Boys have won their conference division 7 years running while winning the whole CVC conference the past three. Brad has been awarded multiple conference, district COY  honors and currently News Herald COY, 2025.

His club teams have had numerous accomplishments some of which include:

• Fastest High School boy in America in the 50 free John Sands 20.19 – February 2005
• 5 NCSA Junior National Championship swims
• Junior National NCSA Record boys 200 yard freestyle relay 2002
• National USA Record 17-18 boys 200 meter freestyle relay 2003
• National USA Record 15-18 boys 200 medley relay 2008
• 9 USA Ohio Records, which includes 7 relays and 2 individual events
• 7 OHSAA High School State Records
• 100’s of USA Top 16 National Age-Group times
• Anne Weilbacher 2004 Olympic Trials (U. of Michigan)
• Joe Doyle 2008 Olympic Trials (Ohio State U.)
• Chris Sanford 2008 Olympic Trial Qualifier
• Fourth Largest USA Sectionals team March 2004
• 7 swimmers with 10 events listed on the All-Time Ohio High School Honor Roll
• 200 High School All-Americans
• 20 High School State Champions
• 15 Central District High School Records
• 2 Pool Records at The Ohio State University(Larkin’s Hall)

Brad has developed an extensive training program, which is recognized nationally by the swimming community that combines swimming and dryland with an emphasis on core strength, Pilates, Yoga, leg and arm speed (reaction speed). Nutrition, recovery and overall mental and physical health are all emphasized.

Over the years, he had swimmers compete in the Olympic trials, US Nationals,
US Open, Juniors USA and NCSA, OHSAA State Tournament(all levels), USA Sectionals, Zones, and the Age Group State Championships. Brad has coached champions at all levels except Senior Nationals, US Open and the Olympic Trials. He has coached hundreds of High School All Americans, State Champions, Sectionals, Zones, Age-group champs and qualifiers. His teams have won many Ohio High School Sectional, District Championships and a State Runner-up. He  was the first swimmer and coach for Pickerington High School as well as starting the first Middle School swim team at the Columbus Academy.

Prior to coaching at New Albany, he coached at the Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio, Newark Area Swim Team YMCA, and Novi Bobcats in Michigan. He was the Assistant Coach for The Ohio State University Women’s swim team under Jim Montrella, 1986-87.

Many of his swimmers have extended their careers at the following colleges:
The Ohio State University, Michigan, Wright State, Bowling Green, Ohio University, North Carolina, Davidson, Johns Hopkins, Xavier, Butler, DePauw, Kenyon, Dennison, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Miami University of Ohio, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Georgetown, Ashland, Wooster, Duke, Princeton, Columbia, Illinois Tech, Yale  and many others.

Visit his website http://fasterswimming.com