We sit down with Coach Lori Bosco to celebrate 30 years leading Key West High School swimming and the culture she has built on the pool deck. We talk milestones, traditions, funding realities, and the simple habits that turn student athletes into stronger swimmers and better people.

•How Lori steps into the head coach role and grows with the program
• First state qualifier memories and what they changed
• Adding the boys team and why equity matters
• The state champion moment and the details that decide races
• What a Key West swim season looks like and why travel is hard
• Building the “ideal” student athlete with sleep, nutrition, and hydration
• Fundraising through snow cones, donations, and community support
• Coach Wise influence, leadership lessons, and travel discipline
• The wild tiger story and effort as a team standard
• The team National Anthem tradition and inviting other schools in
• Senior day, where the team swims, and how to show up locally
•Multi-generation impact through lessons, lifeguarding, and coaching
• College of the Florida Keys athletics, recruiting limits, and growth plans
• Bone Island Swim Club as the pipeline for future Conchs
• Aqua Fit and why the water “resets” your brain

Photo Cred: Jen Searcy and Ron Cooke Keys Citizen

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