Georgetown Prep
10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, Maryland, 20852
Programs at Georgetown Prep
Competitive Team
Our competitive team swims year-round. A try-out is required before registering.
Tryouts for the 2024-25’ Season
For swimmers age 11-14 years old, tryouts will happen in June pending space. Dates will be posted online.
All other age inquiries please use "contact site" to send us an email.
Competitive Team
Coaching Staff
Bruce Gemmell - Gold 1, Gold 2
Bruce Gemmell joined the NCAP staff in 2012. American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and USA Swimming named him the National Coach of the Year in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He has been a US National Team Coach multiple times and a National Junior Team Coach multiple times for over 2 decades. Bruce was a 2016 US Olympic Coach and has been named to USA Swimming’s International Staff and Camps in 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018 - 2019-2022 and 2023. Numerous swimmers coached by Bruce have made USA Swimming International Teams and have won multiple international medals. Bruce is a member of USA Swimming’s Board of Directors and World Aquatics Coaches Committee. He is an ASCA Level 5 Coach.
Dory Halbe - Silver 1
Dory began her career at NCAP in 2011 after graduating from American University. She was a Bronze assistant at Holton Arms before leading the Bronze program at Georgetown Prep in 2013. In 2021, Dory took over as the coach for the Silver 1 program. Dory has coached multiple Zones Qualifiers, JO Finalists, Sectional Qualifiers, PVS Record Holders, and NCSA Qualifiers.
In high school, Dory swam for Mission San Jose Aquatics and Archbishop Mitty High School in the California Bay Area. She was a US Open and NCAA "B" Qualifier. While at American University, she broke the school record in the 50 & 100 Free, 100 Breast, and 200 IM. She was the Patriot League conference champion in the 100 Breast in 2009. She currently lives in Silver Spring, MD with her husband Matt, her 4 kids, and 2 dogs.
Clifton Gordon - Gold 2, Bronze 1, Bronze 2
Coach Clifton started at Nation’s Capital in 2022. Prior to joining NCAP, Coach Gordon was the head coach at Hillsborough Aquatic Club in North Carolina. While at NCAP and HAC, he has helped many athletes achieve Jr. National, Futures/NCSA, Sectional, and Senior Championship qualifying standards. Coach Gordon currently serves as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for Potomac Valley Swimming.
Gordon grew up swimming with the Delaware Swim Team in Wilmington, Delaware under Coach Bruce Gemmell and Coach Sean Dougherty. He swam for 4 years at the University of North Carolina, where he graduated with a degree in Interpersonal and Organizational Communications. While at UNC, he was a member of the All-Time Top 10 in the 200 yard Backstroke and 100 yard butterfly, and was a recipient of the 2014-2015 Hill Carrow Team Spirit Award. Over his swimming career he qualified for USA Swimming Junior National Championships, National Championships, and U.S. Open.
Stephen Sakaris - Silver 2
Coach Stephen started with NCAP in 2016 and coaches the Silver 2 program at our Georgetown Prep Site. Coach Stephen grew up swimming in the DMV area and went on to swim at the collegiate level at The Ohio State University, graduating undergrad in 2012. He has a masters in Sports Management from Ohio State and also runs his own strength and conditioning business, working primarily with swimmers. Coach Stephen is excited for another great season and looks forward to seeing you all on the pool deck!
Phil Kominski - Bronze 1, Bronze 2
Phil Kominski began swimming competitively the day he was born into his family. No joke, with seven brothers and sisters arriving before him, and one after, the majority of whom were swimmers, there was little choice: It was “Swim or live with the neighbors”.
He swam for The Prince-Mont Swim League for thirteen years, setting several team and pool records. He club swam for RMSC for twelve years as well as at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, before transferring to the University of Maryland at College Park. Additionally, Phil has coached for both MCSL and PMSL.
Outside of swimming, Phil is a Musician and owns an Events Agency, Freestyle Booking & Events, which focuses on placing musicians, DJS, lighting, photo booths and more for weddings, corporate events and other private functions. Phil, and one of his bands (Lloyd Dobler Effect, now The Breakaways) has toured the world and shared the stage as an opening act for musicians such as The Goo Goo Dolls, Kansas, Jack Johnson, Eminem, Better Than Ezra, Third Eye Blind, The Strokes, Janes Addiction, The Roots and many, many others.
Phil lives in Olney, Maryland with his wife Elizabeth (English Teacher, Musician and head of the Theatre Department at Sherwood High School), his son (Tyler), his daughter (Harper) and their two dogs (Jack & Jill).
Jeff Bryan - Gold 3
Jeff has been with NCAP and the Coach of Gold III-Georgetown Prep since the start of the 2014-2015 season. Jeff brings experience both as an athlete and coach at virtually all levels of swimming from summer league, YMCA, High School to NCAA Division I college teams and US Masters’ programs. Jeff oversaw the growth of the Georgetown University program from a co-ed club type team with 9 men and 3 women to a Division I Men’s and Women’s Big East competitor with a combined roster in excess of 65 non-scholarship athletes.
Beyond his involvement with the world of swimming, Jeff had a business career in the Human Resources profession spanning multiple decades. He and his wife Michelle have raised two young student athletes (now young business professionals) and understand full well the intricacies of navigating kids thru select sports practices, schedules, games, car pools, mid-high school crises, SAT Prep, Final exams, college application process etc.
Gabi Meisel - Bronze Assistant
Gabi Meisel is a 23-year-old recent graduate from Bates College.
Since she was seven years old, she has swam competitively on a number of teams including NCAP, RMSC, ASA along with summer swimming at North Chevy Chase Pool, and swimming for the Bethesda Chevy Chase Barons during high school.
Having grown up in Montgomery County, she was very involved with coaching as well. On top of her private swim coaching and lessons, in 2019 she coached for her MCSL home pool, North Chevy Chase Sharx as an Assistant Coach. This past summer, she coached for the Old Georgetown Club dolphins as an Assistant Head Coach.
At Bates she studied Environmental Studies and Anthropology while also swimming for the Women’s Varsity Swim and Dive team.
In addition to my swimming, she was also the President of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee of 50+ athletes, participated in Student Government as a Senior Representative, represented the New England Small College Athletic Conference(NESCAC) as a board member, and was a leader for Bates Freshman Orientation Outdoor Program.
She is very excited to work with your children, as she is very passionate about swimming, while simultaneously helping them grow as athletes and people.