Staci Brode is an American triathlete , the owner of the Playtri Club and the open water swimming race director for the Swim Across America event in Dallas, Texas, one of America’s Top 100 Open Water Swims . Married to Ahmed Zaher , Brode and Zaher own a triathlon company that puts on about 25 events in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 20 coaches, 4 triathlon retail stores, triathlon camps, a club with open water swim clinics, are a USA Triathlon -certified Performance Center.