Coaches & Lessons
Looking forward to introducing you to our 2025 Coaches!
Thomas Benefield, Coach Emeritus
Thomas is looking forward to another season of Barracudas summer swim! Look for him on the deck enthusiastically cheering on our swimmers on Tuesday nights and around the deck during practices offering suggestions for improved techniques. Thomas grew up swimming at Pangborn Pool starting at age 7. He was hooked and swam 5 years at Lakeside High School. When his daughters started summer swim, he was super excited and happy to be back at the pool on Tuesday nights cheering the whole team on! Thomas has been a 5th-grade teacher at Trinity School for the past 10 years. Before that, he was a teacher in DeKalb Schools for 18 years.
Private Swim Lessons
Available after the start of swim season depending on each coaches' schedule.
Coaches available for private lessons. Text or call coaches that offer private lessons. Lessons are held at the Briarcliff Woods Beach Club and are available for members of Briarcliff Woods Beach Club and Sagamore Community Club.
Reservations:
After you speak to a coach, actual reservations will be done via courtreserve system (coaches will send you a link).
Lessons will be listed as a separate event from member swim
Lessons will be offered at fixed times throughout the week. Reach out to a coach individually for questions or if times offered do not fit your schedule
Rates: $30 per half-hour session
If not a member of Briarcliff Woods Beach Club, please do not stay past your lesson time to swim.