Coaches & Directors

Jimmy Parmenter

Head Coach

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Coach Jimmy has been coaching with the Plantation Swim Team since 1990. A former PST swimmer, he joined the coaching staff in 1990 as Head Age Group Coach. In 2000, Coach Jimmy took over the program as head coach.

In the past 19 years coaching at PST, Jimmy has coached over 100 National Top 16 swimmers. He has been the Florida Gold Coast Age Group coach of the year twice. He has been on the Florida Gold Coast Zone Team Coaching Staff for 5 years. Jimmy is also the Head Women’s coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School and has led them to 7 consecutive State Championship titles.

Coach Jimmy is certified Level 5 with the American Swimming Coaches Association. He has been named the 2002 National High School Athletic Association Southeastern Coach of the Year, Florida Dairy Farmers 2A Coach of the Year and Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Coach of the Year. He has hosted/directed USA Swimming Racing Camps and is a licensed Swim America Director.

As a swimmer, Jimmy was a National Top 16 performer, Florida Gold Coast record holder, High School All-American, US Open, Junior National, and Senior National Qualifier. In college, Jimmy established his school’s records in the 100 & 200 breaststroke, 200 & 400 IM, 50 & 100 Free. He was an NCAA Qualifier in the 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 & 400 IM and 50 & 100 Free. He was Conference champion & record holder in the 100 & 200 Breaststroke, 200 & 400 IM and 50 & 100 Free.

Dave Wathen

Animal Group Coach, Owner PST Sunrise

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Coach Dave has been coaching swimming since 1978. He is certified Level 4 with the American Swimming Coaches Association. Since 1993, he as served as a head coach of three teams that have won LSC Championships. He has developed National Age Group Record holders, Junior National and Senior National level swimmers and Zone Champions. He was recently named the 2005 Florida Gold Coast Age Group Coach of the Year for his work with PST swimmer Jeff Raymond.

Coach Dave owns the PST satellite program that operates out of the Sunrise Civic Center. His current PST duties include coaching the National training group at Central Park. Coach Dave stresses a strong work ethic, technique, and teamwork.

Dolores Campbell

Age Group 1, Blue Group

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Coach Dolores has been coaching for the Plantation Swim Team since 1989. She is certified Level 3 with the American Swimming Coaches Association and has been coaching for 30 years. She currently coaches the Senior 1 and Blue Groups as well as coaching and overseeing the Masters program at PST.

As a competitive swimmer, Dolores set County and District High School records in both Freestyle and Backstroke and finished 3rd in the 100 yard freestyle in her Florida High School State Championships. She went on to compete for 8 years as a Masters swimmer. Her goal is to pass on the positive influence swimming has had on her life, and make workouts challenging but fun.

Coach Dolores has also worked with numerous Zone and All Star coaching staffs during her years coaching in the Florida Gold Coast.

Terrell Woods

Red, White, Age Group 2 & Masters

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Tom Cuticchia

Red, Blue & Sprint

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Coach Tom has been with Plantation Swim Team since the fall of 2007. He grew up in Indiana where he attended Ball State University. In addition to earning a degree in Mathematics and a minor in Aquatics, Coach Tom was a member of the Varsity Swim Team and the Club Water Polo Team. He currently coaches the Red and Blue groups as well as the Sprint group.

Coach Tom continues to swim competitively and placed in the Top Six in 6 different events at the 2007 United States Masters Swimming National Championships. He also currently holds 4 Florida Gold Coast Masters records.

Along with his duties for PST, Coach Tom is a Mathematics Teacher and Head Water Polo Coach at South Plantation High School. Coach Tom firmly believes in good technique, hard work, and most of all, HAVING FUN!!!