Coaches Contact Information
Brookwood Swim and Dive Coaches
Head Swimming Coach
Willie Hildebrand
Email: [email protected]
This is Coach Hildebrand’s third year as head coach of Brookwood Swim and Dive. Last year, Brookwood boys won the Gwinnett championship meet while finishing 3rd at state. Brookwood girls won their tenth Gwinnett championship in a row and also were state champions in 7A. He currently teaches World History. Prior to moving to Brookwood, Coach Hildebrand taught for 18yrs at Duluth Middle School, serving as a department chair and as a gifted classroom Social Studies teacher. While in the Duluth cluster, Coach Hildebrand co-head coached the Wildcat Middle School Swim program to two metro championships and two championships at the Southeastern Middle School championships in Chattanooga from 2006-2022. Coach Hildebrand also served as an assistant coach under Duluth High School's Jim Reason from 2008-2022 winning the county Staff-of-the-Year for girls in 2020 & 2022. During the summer, Coach Hildebrand coaches the Spalding Corners Sharks where they won the GCSL championship in 2019 and 2021. He has also been recognized as a summer league Coach-of-the-Year in 2001, 2009, and 2022.
Assistant Swimming Coach
Eric Rovie
Email: [email protected]
Coach Rovie is the assistant coach for Brookwood Swim and Dive and is in fourth year with the team. He teaches Gifted Language Arts, AP Literature, and AP Language at Brookwood. He has served as head track coach at Collins Hill and Brookwood (2016-2020) and is currently an assistant track coach for the BHS Girls Track and Field team, working with sprinters and mid-distance runners. He was formerly an assistant Cross Country coach (2016-2019) at Collins Hill and Brookwood.
Assistant Swimming Coach
Jim Reason
Email: [email protected]
This will be Coach Reason's second year on the coaching staff. He is currently a U.S. History teacher for Brookwood. Prior to working at Brookwood, Coach Reason was the head swim and dive coach for Duluth High School. In his 24 years at DHS, Coach Reason amassed over 240 wins, 11 top-10 finishes at the state swim and dive championships, and four county Coaching Staff-of-the-Year wins. Coach Reason is also the head coach for the Thunderbolts of GCSL and won the Coach-of-the-Year in 2004.
Assistant Swimming Coach
Brad Callahan
Email: [email protected]
This is Coach Brad Callahan's third year as an assistant swim coach at Brookwood High School. He currently teaches Biology/AP Biology Seckinger High School and has been a science teacher in GCPS for 18 years and in Georgia for 24 years. Coach Callahan has 8 years of GHSA Swim coaching experience - as assistant head coach at Central Gwinnett and Head Coach at Social Circle MS/HS team for 4 years. He also has over 10 years combined experience in Gwinnett county summer league, year round coaching, and private swim stroke instruction.
Diving Coach
Joel McClendon
Email: [email protected]
Coach McClendon will be joining the staff this year as the dive coach for several teams (including Brookwood). He is currently a math teacher at Brookwood and an assistant coach for the cross country team. Coach McClendon has previously taught diving and looks forward to helping our divers compete in both the county and state levels.
