From swimmers
to coaches.
Every coach on our staff swam for BST as a kid. The then-and-now photos below are a reminder of where it all started — and why they came back.
Parker has been part of BST since 2012, when she joined at age 4. She swam for twelve years — competing year-round from age 5 until COVID interrupted winter training — and spent the last three as a volunteer coach working with younger swimmers before stepping into the assistant coach role last season.
Her goal for 2026 is simple: bring the culture back. The music at meets, the snacks, the games, the cheering. Parker grew up on all of it, and she knows that swim team is as much about friendship and fun as it is about getting faster. She's also taught swim lessons at Memorial Park for several years, helping the youngest kids find their footing in the water.
BST made her who she is. Now she's making it for someone else.
The coaching staff.
Our two assistant coaches work side by side with Parker at every practice and meet — both BST swimmers themselves.
Natalie grew up in the water — she started swimming for BST at age 7 and spent the next seven and a half years competing year-round. Summers belonged to BST; winters took her to the Greenwood Swim Team at Keene State and later KYD in Keene, and she competed nationally through USA Swimming. Her proudest moment: winning the 2023 state title in the 100-yard backstroke.
Though she stepped away from competitive swimming to explore other interests, the water never really let her go. She became a lifeguard in 2025, is CPR certified, and coaches with the same energy she once got from her own coaches as a kid. BST is where it started for her — and she's glad to be back.
Lydia is a current student at Brattleboro Union High School and a BST alum through and through. She swam with the team for many years and never really stopped loving the water. Her favorite strokes were backstroke and butterfly — two of the most technically demanding — and she brings that same energy to the deck whether she's working with a beginner finding their first freestyle or a seasoned swimmer dialing in their flip turn. She can't wait for the season.
