Cameron Higdon was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. He began swimming competitively for Pilot Aquatic Club of Knoxville at age six. In middle school, he switched over to BLAST for three years before returning to Pilot to finish out his high school swimming career. While swimming for Bearden High School, Cameron earned All-American status and was Team Captain his senior year. He then received an athletic scholarship to swim for Western Kentucky University. 

Cameron joined Prime Aquatics in the winter of 2016. Before joining Prime, Cameron was an assistant at the Atomic City Aquatics Club where he coached a USA T16 age group qualifier. Cameron was the head coach for the Gettysvue Gliders summer league team for twelve years from 2008-2019. Cameron coached Farragut High School from 2015-2019.

Cameron is married to Lindsey and loves to spend his free time with Lindsey and their dog Thor. Prime is excited to have Cameron on staff. He brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and positive energy on deck every day.

Coach Kayla comes to Prime from Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she was Head Coach and Head Masters Coach at Tiger Aquatics. Kayla has 8 years of coaching experience with club swimming as well as experience working with summer league, middle school and high school teams. She has coached a variety of age groups and ability levels from introductory swim lessons to Junior National Qualifiers. 

Kayla is a native of Portland, Oregon where she grew up swimming for Parkrose Swim Club and Mt. Hood Aquatics. She was a 6A Oregon High School State Champion, former state record holder, district record holder, and U.S. National Qualifier. Kayla went on to swim for and graduate from Tulane University with a B.S. in Public Health. Coach Kayla graduated with school records in the 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 fly, and 4 relays. In her time at Tulane, she was twice named the Conference USA Swimmer of the week, a mid-major All-American, achieved several NCAA ‘B’ time standards, and competed in several USA Swimming National Meets. Kayla also has a Masters degree in Health Administration from Louisiana State Univeristy-Shreveport. 

In her free time, Kayla and her husband David spend time together trying new restaurants, watching and attending sporting events, and spending time at home with their Chow Chow, Myla. 

Betsy Brockman Smith was born and raised near Cincinnati, Ohio. She swam competitively for Anderson Barracudas (M.E. Lyons YMCA) and was the lone swimmer for Williamsburg High School. Betsy earned two Ohio High School Swimming State Titles and held the Ohio High School State Meet record in the 200 IM. After high school, she attended the University of Tennessee, where she competed as a Lady Volunteer for four seasons. Betsy served as a team captain during her senior season.

After completing her undergraduate degree, Betsy worked as a Graduate Assistant for UT Athletics and coached high school and summer league swimming while earning her Juris Doctorate from The University of Tennessee College of Law. She currently practices as a consultant for K-12 and Higher Education institutions on compliance related issues.

Betsy coached the Heritage High School, William Blount High School and Maryville Middle Swim Teams during the 2019-2020 season and will coach Heritage High and William Blount for the 2020-2021 season. She started coaching for Prime in the spring of 2020 with the pre-season group and also serves as a substitute coach.

Betsy and her husband, Jared, have a son, Brogen (8), who swims with the Prime Gold Group. Betsy is excited to share her enthusiasm and love of swimming with the Prime Tribe. 

Karri (Charpentier) LeGault moved to Maryville with her family in July of 2018 from Massachusetts where she was born and raised. Her swimming journey began at the age of 7 on a local YMCA team. She later joined Greenwood Memorial Swim Club out of Gardner, MA under the guidance of Coach Donald Lemieux at the age of nine. She made her first of many jr National cuts at the age of 13. She won at the jr National level in 2 events: 100 breaststroke and 200IM. She also qualified for sr nationals in the several events (50 fs, 100 br, 200 br, 200 Im, and 100 fly). In high school she went undefeated at the state level, winning 8 individual events, 8 relays, and setting multiple state records. After high school, she attended Texas A&M University for her first 3 years of college and her senior year at UConn.

After completing her undergrad, Karri began teaching middle school math and was also very passionate about group fitness instructing, and coaching swimming with her club coach, Lemieux. Shortly after earning her masters in education and the birth of her second child, she resigned from teaching and became and online health and wellness coach to be home with her children. 

She started coaching for Prime in the spring of 2022. 

Karri and her husband, David, have three children, Noella (12), who swims for Prime, Natalie (10), and Johnny James aka JJ (4). Their family is truly excited to be part of the Prime Aquatics swim fam!

Lana Burl is the owner and head coach of LB Endurance, a coaching service committed to supporting athletes on their own endurance sports journeys. 

Having only learned a few water safety basics as a child, Coach Lana did not truly discover swimming until age 34, when her husband and friends decided to take on their first triathlon. Overcoming fear and anxiety in water, she has become an experienced triathlete and adventurous open water swimmer.  She actively participates in all manner of endurance and multi-sport events locally and internationally, including representing Team USA in three events at World ITU Championships in 2019. She can be found swimming in our local rivers, lakes and quarries year-round!

In addition to coaching LB Endurance athletes both locally and remotely and Prime Masters, she also coaches middle school and high school swimming with Hardin Valley Academy.  Lana loves the challenge of guiding people who simply want to be better at what they do, and hopes she can help others overcome their anxieties in the water to find life long joy in swimming.

Lana's education includes a master’s in Nutrition and undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering.  Her coaching certifications include USA Triathlon, USA Cycling, USA Swimming, US Masters Swimming and USMS Adult-Learn-To-Swim. She lives in Knoxville with her husband Chris and two awesome cats Jethro and Ragnar.

Dr. Greg Stanley, currently an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Physical Education at Carson Newman, is the most recent addition to our Prime Aquatic’s coaching staff! Dr. Stanley will serve as a Sports Injury Consultant and Strength & Conditioning Consultant for Prime Aquatics. 

Dr. Stanley is a native of East Tennessee and currently resides in Maryville with his beautiful wife Katie of fourteen years, along with his two amazing children, Sophia (age 9) and Jack (age 6), who are currently members of the Prime Aquatics. He enjoys spending time with his family, upland bird and duck hunting, shooting (trap/sporting clays), reading, running, cycling, swimming, strength training, and learning. He spent his last year training for a Half Ironman in Chattanooga, but due to COVID-19, the race was canceled, and he was deferred to May 21. He continues to train weekly.

Dr. Stanley earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Maryville College (2005), a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2010) and a Doctorate in Health Education from A.T. Still University in Kirksville, Missouri (2015). Dr. Stanley began teaching in 2005 for the Knox County School System as a Physical Education and Strength/Conditioning Instructor. After a brief stay, he moved to Blount County in 2006 for a full-time position teaching PreK-5 Physical Education and Wellness. With his deep passion for learning, he pursued a master’s degree while working as a Graduate Assistant-Strength and Conditioning Coach for The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Women’s Athletic Department.

Dr. Stanley feels fortunate to have worked with all the women’s athletic teams at The University of Tennessee; however, he primarily designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for volleyball, tennis, soccer, and novice rowing teams. His first taste of university teaching came with the development and implementation of a semester-based curriculum for undergraduate student assistant strength and conditioning coaches. While completing his doctorate, Dr. Stanley worked as a clinical exercise physiologist and developed/implemented cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility programs for bariatric and cardiopulmonary phase 2 & 3 patients. He can sympathize and relate to students who strive to balance the demands of familial, professional, and academic responsibilities.

Greg Stanley’s additional certifications:

• Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP)
• Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C)
• Exercise is Medicine® Credential Level III
• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Tennessee K-12 Teaching License

Dawn is our most experienced swim lesson instructor. She uses her Master's Degree in Counseling to help young swimmers get comfortable and confident in the water, teaching the fundamentals of each swim stroke. She loves working with children and teaching them to love swimming.