Coach - Carey Lever

Carey has been the Head Coach of Brookside since 1998. She was an assistant coach at Brookside for five years before taking the helm.  Carey has also coached at the high school level, leading the Abington Ghosts to winning seasons and helping qualify swimmers for the district and PIAA state meet. Carey holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree, with a major in Biology, from Bloomsburg University.  She swam the sprint and distance breaststroke events for the Huskies.  Her swimming career began as a 6 & Under for the same Bullfrogs she now leads.  Along the way she swam for LMT and Pennsbury High School.  She is the proud mother of three future Brookies (Cailey 6, Mackenzie 4, and Owen 1) and a competitive triathlete. 

Coach - Bill Lever

Bill also became the coach of Brookside in 1998.  Prior to joining his wife as co-coach he was an assistant coach for the Bullfrogs.  He began his coaching with Brookside in 1991 as their first 6 & Under coach.  Bill holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree, with a major in Social Studies, from Bloomsburg University.  Bill swam distance freestyle events for the Huskies.  In 2001 he completed his thesis on cooperative learning and its impact on inclusion students to earn his Masters Degree in Education.  He currently teaches 6th grade at Maple Point Middle School in the Neshaminy School District. He competes in triathlons with his wife and has completed the Ironman, the sports longest distance triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run).

Coach - Ginna Lewing

Ginna joined the coaching staff in 2000.  She has proven herself to be invaluable to the Bullfrogs.  Prior to joining the coaching staff Ginna was an age-group swimmer for the Bullfrogs.  Ginna was a PIAA state championship soccer player, leading the Pennsbury Falcons to a state title in 2000.  She graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelors degree in sports management in 2004 where she was a Division I soccer standout for the Bluehens.  While working towards her Masters Degree she is playing semi-professional soccer in Delaware.

Coach - Jake Lewing

Jake is our newest addition to the Bullfrog coaching staff.  As a senior member of the team, Jake brings not only a vast knowledge of the sport to the children but a love of the sport that is unmatched.  He will be working with our 10 and under swimmers during our second practice.  Jake is a graduate of Pennsbury High School and will swim for Division III Denison next fall.  He is a nationally ranked swimmer who specializes in freestyle and IM.  His impact on the team has bee tremendous. 

Our Philosophy:  Our job as a swim team, first and foremost, is to mold our swimmers into quality individuals.  Brookside Bullfrogs are respectful, kind, generous, caring, supportive, encouraging, disciplined, and passionate.  Our philosophy is different than many teams, whose main purpose is to produce athletes who simply win the race.  Our swimmers will win just as many races, but we will emphasize that our swimming champions will be champion people as well.

An unwavering focus on sportsmanship, self-esteem, and belonging will be found at Brookside.  We strive to instill the love we posess for our life-long sport into our swimmers.  We look to inspire our swimmers to practice hard, swim with heart and never lose sight of the fact that we are at Brookside to have fun!!  WE ARE... WE ARE THE FROGS!!