Meet Our Coaches
Jack Gayle
Coach Gayle began swimming at the age of 9 in the Gwinnett Co. Summer Swim League. At age 11 he joined Swim Atlanta where he swam until age 21, and still has one of Swim Atlanta’s fastest 50 meter freestyle times. He was a part of Parkview’s state championship teams in both 1995 and 1998. In ’98, he was named Team Captain, Most Valuable Swimmer, and won the Panther Award. He is the current school record holder in the 50 yard freestyle. Coach Gayle swam in college for the University of Florida and the University of Georgia. In 2000 he qualified for the US. Olympic trials in the 50 meter freestyle, but didn’t quite make it! Coach Gayle is married, and his wife Megan is a Math teacher at Collins Hill High School, as well as Head Coach of the Varsity Football and Varsity Competition Cheerleading teams. Coach Gayle’s sister went to Auburn where she was part of the three time National Champions Auburn swim team. When he’s not coaching you may find him at a UGA Football game, dreaming about Corvettes or reading about cars, playing the ocassional PS 2 game, or working out in the gym.
Eric Brown
Coach Brown began swimming summer league at the age of 6 for the Cedar Creek Swim Team. He continued swimming summer league while doing several other sports including basketball and tennis until his freshmen year in high school when Coach Brown decided to focus on swimming, and joined Dynamo Swim Club. His time at Parkview was extremely rewarding as it was highlighted with four consecutive team county championships as well as state championships in 1998 and 2000. During the summers, Coach Brown has coaches the Mountain Park Swim Team, and will continue to do so next summer. Coach Brown moved on to Berry College where he did not swim, but majored in Social Science Education. Since joining the Parkview staff, Coach Brown has taught all levels of World Geography, and earned a Masters of Education from Walden University.
