New Aquatics Director John Pringle comes to our staff from Snohomish, Washington.  There, he was the Aquatics Supervisor for the Snohomish School District and the Head Coach of the Snohomish High School Girl's Swim team for 17 years.  He also coached the Snohomish High School boy's team for 11 years.

John has a combined total of 26 years experience in aquatics, nineteen of which were as a supervisor or manager.  John's girl's swim teams produced a dual meet record of 135 and 39 while competing against the toughest competition in the state of Washington.  Those teams also earned 11 league and regional championships and also won three Washington State 4A Championships.

John holds certifications as an instructor in Lifeguard Training, First-Aid, CPR and AED.  He also brings a "Swim America" Program Director's Certificate from the America Swim Coaches Association with him to Bridgewater.  This learn-to-swim program will be critical in augmenting BSC's aquatics program.

John holds a Master's (MS) Degree in athletic administration from Central Washington University, and a Bachelors degree (B.A. Ed.) in biology and physical education, also from Central Washington.  He was a three year letter-winner in swimming at Central and a member of two NAIA National Champion teams.  He is married and has four children.