A little bit about Dr. Creed

Heidi and Rick Creed have been married for 40 years. They were wed at Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Meridian, CT. They have two adult daughters, Marlana and Sommers. Marlie graduated from Georgia Tech with an BS and Masters degree in Economics, and Sommers graduated from University of Georgia with a BA in Graphic Design and a Masters in Motion Media from SCAD. She was also a member of the UGA swim team. Marlie is currently living in Boston and works as a data analyst for a law firm and also teaches English in the evenings to adults. Sommers lives in Athens and works as a Senior Designer for a Graphic Design firm in Atlanta and also works for 1000 Faces Coffee as their graphic designer.

Heidi and Rick have coached summer league swimming together since 1986. The two of them coached at Rivercliff for 9 years before starting the team at Eastside Athletic Club. After 9 years at Eastside, they started the team at Chateau Elan where they have been for 21 years. Along with coaching, Heidi taught Art at Kingsley Elementary, St. John Neumann School, Arcado Elementary, and Jones Middle School for over 25 years.

Dr. Creed earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Georgia State University. Prior to that, he taught mathematics and coached swimming, football, and baseball from 1981-1984 at Redan High School, and from 1986-1991 at Stone Mountain High School. From 1984 to 1986 he attended the University of Montana where he earned his Masters Degree in Mathematics Education. In Montana, he was a graduate assistant in the Mathematics Department of the University of Montana and he coached both USS and high school swimming. He went to high school at Towers High in DeKalb County where he held the school record for 100 breaststroke. He continued to be a standout swimmer at Georgia State where he held the school record for 200 breaststroke. He served one year as an assistant coach at GSU after graduation. He was named captain of his college team his junior year. Dr. Creed is the former president of the Georgia High School Swim Coaches Association and was the 2002 Parkview and Gwinnett County Teacher-of-the-Year. He was also named the 2002 National High School Boys Swimming Coach of the Year.

He enjoyed success at Parkview and Mill Creek. His and his teams’ honors include:

Boys State Champs – 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002
Girls State Champs – 1997 and 1998
Boys Gwinnett County Champs - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002

Girls Gwinnett County Champs – 1997, 1998, 2010, 2011
Georgia Coach of the Year – 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002
Gwinnett Coach of the Year – 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1999, 2018, 2024