Coach
Zubero, a 1987 Bolles alumnus, has been an Assistant
Senior Coach since September 2002. Prior to Bolles,
Martin was the Head Age Group Coach at Patriot Aquatics
in Orlando from 1998 to 2002. He coached the team
to the Florida Junior Olympic long course team title
in 2000 and was named Florida Swimming Age Group
Coach of the Year in 1999 and 2000.
Competitively,
Zubero is the former short course and long course
world record holder for the 200 meter backstroke.
His most memorable moment came when he won the Olympic
gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke at the 1992
Olympic Games in Barcelona. He also was the
World Champion in the 200 backstroke in 1991 and
in the 100 backstroke in 1994.
Zubero
is a 2004 inductee into the International Swimming
Hall of Fame as well as member of the University
of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame.
Martin
is a graduate of the University of Florida where
he received his BS in Recreation. He lives with
his wife, Loretta, and their little girl, Lily,
who was born in February 2004.