Disclaimer · The information contained within this site has been compiled from online research, public documents, interviews, and testimonials of those who have been directly impacted and deceived by Bryan Mineo over the last decade and more. Many of Mineo’s links are removed or changed by unknown sources and are no longer live. The intent of this site is to ask questions and to seek TRUTH.

Bryan Mineo, born in 1984, originally from Dallas, Texas, is a self-proclaimed open water swim coach and seasoned competitive pool swimmer and athlete with “nearly two decades” of experience teaching “thousands of swimmers of all levels, from beginner to Olympian.” According to Mineo, his professional expertise and efforts have “built the world’s largest open water swimming community” and led to the formation of a non-profit “One with the Ocean” based in San Diego. According to the non-profit site there are 17 chapters, all in the US only.

Professionals Who Have Spoken Out

Below is a list of seasoned professionals and globally recognized athletes who have publicly spoken out against Mineo’s dubious and dishonest claims, actions, and behaviors.

After Extensive Research, Several Questions Remain Unanswered

1. On March 30, 2014, Mineo hosted an “English Channel Charity Auction and Happy Hour” in Dallas, Texas with proceeds advertised to benefit the North Texas Make-A-Wish Foundation, founded to meet the needs of critically ill children. Over $10,000 was raised during this event but, according to public documents, ex-wife D’Ann Arthur said the money was never turned over to the charity. According to close friends, she turned the case over to federal authorities for investigation, while Mineo took the money for himself. Dallas News reported that Mineo was raising money with Arthur for Colin’s Hope, a children’s charity founded to prevent childhood drowning. Again, there is no evidence monies raised were ever donated to the charity.

   Where did the money go?

   Reference links:
   Dallas News — Bryan Mineo’s training to swim the English Channel
   Gord’s Swim Log — December 2014 archive
   Wherevent — English Channel Charity Auction listing (page has been removed; archived screenshot retained)
   Dallas News Health Blog (live link removed as of this post)
   FD Magazine — 10 Facts About Bryan Mineo (live link removed as of this post)

2. Mineo claims to have swum competitively at Virginia Tech but, upon verification with Virginia Tech Athletics, there was no record of this claim. Why is this?

3. Mineo claims he was a physical therapist at some of Texas’s best hospitals over a four-year span, but upon verification with the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, there was no record of this claim. Why is this?

4. Mineo claims he swam competitively in high school; however, extensive research produced no supporting documentation around this claim. Is this true?

5. Mineo claims to have trained for or even swum the English Channel. When Bobby Patten asked some basic questions a coach/swimmer would ask someone who is preparing for an extreme swim, Mineo had no answers. He stated he “knew what he needed and did not need a coach.” There is no information from the English Swimming Channel Association or the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation of his contact with them or ever crossing. Why is this?

   Reference links:
   Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation — Solo Channel Swimmers
   Channel Swimming Association — Swims Index

6. Mineo claims to be an expert open water swimmer and coach. Based on public records there is little to no verification of his coaching, open water swimming or triathlon experience prior to 2012. Upon further investigation, only three events where Mineo was officially entered were located (2012 and 2015). Could there be some discrepancy around his qualification, when he states on his website that he has “coached thousands of swimmers and triathletes around the US for over 15 years” or “nearly two decades?”

7. According to public documents, Mineo has been accused by multiple world-class athletes of plagiarizing over 50 articles for Ironman, US Triathlon, Active Network, Triathlete Magazine, LAVA Magazine, and Triathlete Europe. Does this incite concern for the validity and/or authenticity of other content Mineo has in the past generated or will in the future?

Archive: “Hot Pursuit”

Originally published by FD Luxe (Dallas News). Archived link. Reproduced here for the public record.

Dear English Channel: You may have met your match. Bryan Mineo is coming after you and your badass conditions, and Bryan Mineo does not like to lose. He is a Dallas swim coach and half of the Mineo Athletics multisport training team, the other half being pro triathlete D’Ann Arthur.

Mineo pushes his charges hard, toward pro careers of their own or purely to smash individual goals. He is a personal trainer, too, and a former physical therapist who — clearly — considers his body a machine.

So, Channel, you’ve been warned. Your cold water, tough tides and 800 vessels plowing through daily don’t scare Mineo, who, to condition himself for the seven-hour swim, will submerge himself in ice water for 30 minutes twice every day as the September 2014 showdown approaches. (He has already been taking cold showers only, and swimming as long as he can on zero calories.)

Channel, it will be 21 miles of you — and your jellyfish and seaweed and dangerous floating scrap — vs. Mineo, in nothing but his Speedo and a coating of animal lard for insulation. Oh, and his badass attitude. You can see it in the eyes. So can Arthur, who, FYI, became Mineo’s fiancée in June after a surprise proposal.

She was lazing in a kiddie pool with the couple’s two dogs on a hot summer day and wham: “Will you marry me?” She said yes. Good thing, because Bryan Mineo, as you now know, does not like to lose.

—Rob Brinkley (Edited by unknown source.)

Additional Investigative Reports

• NBC DFW — Dallas Man’s Icy Road to Swimming the English Channel (Edited by unknown source.)
• One With the Ocean — official site
• Michael Volpe (LinkedIn) — Did Mineo’s Attorney Commit an Ethics Violation? (Edited by unknown source.)