About Us
Meet Ryan & Gary
Swim Club Connect was born out of a Brisbane swimming club’s challenges during the COVID pandemic. Frustrated by years of difficulty finding volunteers skilled in running Meet Manager and the ongoing costs of maintaining costly timing equipment, we found ourselves at a crossroads. The pandemic, along with unexpected floods, presented us with a choice: allow our club and swimming program to decline, or use the time constructively to tackle these persistent issues.
Through Swim Club Connect, we not only addressed our own challenges but also built a community of like-minded clubs facing similar obstacles, all connected through word of mouth and shared goals.
Ryan is a dedicated mentor, coach, and volunteer, giving his all to swimmers of all ages every week. As the driving force behind our company, his vision has guided our efforts from the start.
He spends his weekdays on the pool deck as a swim coach at multiple sites around Brisbane, and his weekends are packed with attending, organising, or competing in swimming and other sports events. With his deep understanding of what it takes to run a successful swim club, Ryan brings invaluable passion and insight to the Swim Club Connect app.
Gary lived in New York City for 20 years, where he founded a real-time options pricing company that served Goldman Sachs and other major investment banks. In the 2010s, he returned to Brisbane, where his family became actively involved in their local community and school swimming club.
During the COVID pandemic, Ryan and Gary got together and realised that by combining Ryan’s talents with Gary’s technical skills, they could help make running our wonderful swim clubs more rewarding and efficient.
