Circle C Homeowners Association, Inc.

AQUATICS DIRECTOR
Brandon Ducote
Lifeguard Instructor (LGI), Certified Pool Operator (CPO)

Brandon is passionate about all things aquatic and has been actively involved in swimming for most of his life. In high school, he became certified as an Advanced Open Water Diver and was also a competitive swimmer, advancing to state competition in his senior year. He took his love of swimming with him after graduation and, upon joining the US Navy, was trained as a Rescue Swimmer which involved at sea and combat rescue scenarios. After his enlistment, he kept his feet in the water through his Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and his Master's degree in Exercise Physiology with his involvement in swimming for fitness, water skiing, diving, and coaching age group and high school swim teams. Following his graduation, he had great opportunities to work in aquatics management through Parks and Recreation in the North Dallas area. He was the Assistant Aquatics and Fitness Director for the Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium in Allen,Texas. This was a great opportunity, as he was able to assist in the final construction stages of the complex. He was also the Aquatics Director for the Coppell Aquatics and Recreation Center in Coppell, Texas. Upon moving to the Austin area, he secured the position of Facility Manager for the Lakeway Swim Center and had a great four years with that community. Additionally, he worked as the Aquatics and Fitness Director for a private health club in Dripping Springs and was the head coach for the Spring Rays Aquatics Club.

In 2008, he began his work with the Circle C HOA. "I would like to thank the community for the support that has been given to make all the improvements at the facility over the past several years. These include solar panels for the wade pool, high efficiency / low emission heaters for the competition pool, new solar covers and lane lines, upstairs workspace, ADA pool lift, sand volleyball court, playscape, and more shade structures. The new pool and community center is an exciting project that I am looking forward to being a part of and I hope to continue to build on the process improvements that have been put in place. I hope that anytime you visit the swim center you have an enjoyable experience and that we are able to provide you with the programming and services that you desire. Hope to see you at the pool," Brandon Ducote, Aquatics Director.

Britt Shane grew up in Baraboo, WI where she began swimming and dancing. Her mom gave her the middle name Shane after Shane Gould, an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals in the 1972 Summer Olympics. This might be why Shane has always found a way to keep swimming in her life.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shane moved to San Francisco, CA where she taught children’s dance (ballet, tap, jazz and tumbling) to ages 3-9 for 6 years. It didn’t take long before she found a great lap pool and joined her first Masters Swim class. She continued the classes for the next 10 years.

Shane moved to Austin, TX in the summer of 2010. She has continued taking Master Swim classes, teaching children’s dance and playing music with her band (www.brittanyshane.com) at venues around town.

Robert grew up in the swimming pool industry, going to job sites with his dad when he was a young boy and learning the tricks of the trade as he gained knowledge in the installation and operations of swimming pools. He worked as a swimming pool maintenance and repair technician throughout high school and college and after graduating, was hired as the general manager of Hill Country Pools in Austin, TX. After six years as a GM, Robert went to work at Golfsmith in Austin as a sales representative and was quickly promoted to purchasing agent where he was responsible for purchasing and distributing golf equipment and tools all over the world. He left Golfsmith after 10 years to pursue his passion of coaching volleyball. Robert started a successful USA sanctioned volleyball club in Dripping Springs and at the same time, was hired as the Head of Maintenance for The Springs Fitness Center.

Robert was hired by Circle C Swim Center in the fall of 2008 as the Facility Coordinator. When asked what he does at Circle C Swim Center he simply answers, "I keep the facility safe and clean and the pool looking good." When asked what he likes most about his job he says, "the vast diversity of what I do and the daily process of task identification and completion."

Robert is married and lives in Dripping Springs with his wife. He is currently the Varsity Volleyball Coach at Austin Waldorf School and is an avid outdoorsman. In his free time Robert can usually be found on a lake or river in his kayak wetting a line and soaking up the sun or just out somewhere enjoying nature. He is a key volunteer for Special Olympics as a volleyball official for their yearly competition.

BethAnn is the Lifeguard Supervisor at the Circle C Swim Center. She has been working at the Circle C Swim Center for two years and prior to that was employed with the YMCA. BethAnn is an American Red Cross and NASCO Lifeguard/CPR/First AID instructor and has trained many of the lifeguards that are on staff here at Circle C. BethAnn teaches many of our group lessons here at Circle C, including the Mommy and Me classes for toddlers and the Pollywog, Minnow, and Stingray classes for the younger, beginner swimmers and consistently gets rave reviews.

As a mother of three, BethAnn is very busy and involved with kids of all ages. She has spent time homeschooling her children and enjoys a very active lifestyle. She enjoys camping, biking, running and swimming, as well as riding her motorcycle through the Hill Country!

In addition, she is currently working towards her certification to become a personal trainer. BethAnn can usually be spotted around the pool deck, wearing her signature pink cap, and some of our younger patrons are convinced that she is the owner of the pool and lives upstairs in the office!