Sean Oxner (founder, head coach, CEO) has been coaching for over 20 years.    He was a high school teacher for 6 years and has been coaching swimming full-time now for 25 years.  As a swimmer, he swam on the varsity squad for Michigan State University.  He eventually graduated from the University of South Carolina (BA - Philosophy) and Madonna University (BA - History / Education).      

Coach Oxner has coached 4 Olympic swimmers, 5 US Olympic Trial qualifiers, several All-Americans, and several National, Junior National, and Sectional qualifiers.    Many of his swimmers have gone off to swim in college and some have even been NCAA champions and World Record holders.  In addition to coaching and running Sailfish, he is the head swim coach for Walled Lake United boys and girls high school and middle school teams.    He has also coached swimming in Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, and Egypt. 

When coaching in Alexandria, Egypt, his swimmers broke 6 national records. 

Coach Sean has two sons- Adam, who was a Michigan high school state champion in breaststroke (South Lyon) and swam for and graduated (Computer Engineering) from the National Champion University of Michigan (part of four Big Ten championship and one National champion teams), and Levi, who was a diver at South Lyon East High School and graduated from Michigan Tech University with two engineering degrees. 

As the head swim coach at Walled Lake United HS teams, the boys swim team broke 11 new school records, had had several All-State swimmers, All-American Consideration swimmers, and three All-American times with the fastest 200 freestyler of all divisions in the State of Michigan in 2019.  The girls have broken 8 high school records at WL Western. 

Overall, Coach Sean has sent swimmers off to swim at many college programs including University of Michigan, University of Georgia, Indiana University, University of South Carolina, Texas A&M, Florida State University, University of Missouri, Georgia Southern, University of San Diego, Edinboro University, St. Leo University, University of Tampa, Indian River College, Grand Canyon University, Oakland University, Grand Valley State University, Aquinas College, Wayne State University, Saginaw Valley State University. 

Sailfish will conduct the best swim program around in addition to creating and adding new champion competitive swimmers to make the USA Swimming team one of the best around.  In the fall of 2023, Coach Oxner began Sailfish at Waterford and hired the head coach of Kingfish Aquatics, Brad Brockway, to run that site.  In the summer of 2025, Sailfish swimmers acheived 3rd place at the 14 and Under State Championships (MAGS) as they won two high point awards - the 13-14 boys and girls.

We are very excited that Kelton has decided to join the Sailfish  family as he will assume the head coach duties at the Livonia site.

Kelton swam for Eastern Michigan swim team where he made the MAC squad 4 years in a row.  His highest place was 3rd in the 200 yard breast stroke. After his swimming career ended he turned to coaching.   He began at a team named Aquademics, a minority team in Ann Arbor; there he placed swimmers at the State meet while coaching at the Michigan swim camps in the summer. From there he coached at the Ypsilanti Otters where the team set 50 club records and placed 11th in the 12 and Under State meet and had multiple swimmers place at the open states and zone meets.  He rose up from a high school coach at Ann Arbor Huron where they won the Div 1 state title and the following year they were State runner ups.  

Coach Kelton was Coach Sean's son's coach and helped him to become the State Champion in the 100 breast in 2010.

Kelton was named the Michigan Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Coach of the Year, becoming the first African American to receive this award. From there Kelton took over CW  where he has had numerous swimmers go on to swim in Division I, II and III schools and more than a dozen go to Olympic trials this year alone,  CW has won Sectionals under Kelton, placed 5th at NCSA Junior Nationals, 15th at Speedo Junior Nationals.  Kelton has great connections at EMU, UofM, WSU, Ohio State and other colleges. He has managed a club of more than 300 swimmers.  

Swimming background; Member of Dearborn High 1971, 1972 State Championship Teams, University of Michigan 1972-1976, Graduated 1977. Masters National Champion 100 M Breaststroke 1979

Coaching bakground: 1977-1979 Head Coach Dearborn Rec Dolphins

1979-2007 Head Coach Bulldog Aquatic Club;

          1987 Junior National Champion Jon Cohen 400 M IM,

          2004 Olympic Trials Qualifier Ava Ohlgren

2007- present: Head Coach Kingfish Aquatics;

         2010 National Age Group (11-12 girls) Record holder Madison Wright 200 yd. Butterfly 2:00.00

         2012 Olympic Trials Qualifiers; Nick Arakelian, Caroline Arakelian, and Madison Wright

         2014 Junior National Champion Camden Murphy 200 Butterfly

         2016 Olympic Trials Qualifier Caden Murphy 100 Butterfly

Miranda Tucker joins Sailfish Swim Club from Livonia, Michigan, as a member of the Elite Coaching Staff. She is a University of Michigan 2020 graduate where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree, and she was part of the University’s swim team, contributing to the team and earning 4x Big Ten Champion, 3x All-Big Ten team, and a total of 14 NCAA Division 1 All-American titles.

Alongside her age group, college, national, international experience (finalist and silver medalist at the 2017 World University Games in Taiwan) and professional-level experience, she is a 4x Olympic Trials qualifier (2012, 2016, 2020/1 and 2024). In 2016 and 2020/1, she was a finalist in the 100 Breaststroke. For the 2020 Olympic Trials she qualified in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 200 IM and 50 freestyle. Currently she is qualified for the 2024 trials in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM.

Miranda is a Team USA National Team (2017-18) and Junior National Team (2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16) Alum.

Miranda had a successful career as a Professional Swimmer for the International Swim League (ISL). She finished her second year with the ISL on the Tokyo Frog Kings team in 2021 (her first year was with DC Trident in 2020).

Miranda is experienced working with others, including improving their technique and performance. She comes with coaching experience with Texas Ford Aquatics, the Plymouth-Canton Cruisers Swim Team, and the Detroit Catholic Central Boy’s High School Swim Team. Miranda has had the privilege of working under and with some of the best coaches and swimmers in the world.

On a personal note, Miranda started her swimming path at Livonia YMCA, and was on the Waterford United High School Swim Team! Welcome back, Miranda!

She is excited and ready to share the newest in technique with Sailfish Swim Club!

Miranda Tucker – Awards Compilation:
International Swim League (ISL) – Professional:
ª Season 3 (2021):
o Match 11: MVP tied for 7th; won 50 Breaststroke Skins Race
o Ranked 11th (of 34) on team Tokyo Frog Kings
o Ranked 135 of ~335 total professional ISL athletes worldwide
NCAA Division 1 Championship Achievements:
ª 13-time CSCAA All-American (NCAA) 2016, 2018, 2019
ª 6-time* CSCAA All-American (NCAA) 2020 *Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Championships due to
COVID-19 pandemic, the CSCAA awarded All-America honors to: a.) individuals who were a part of a relay with
an NCAA 'A' cut; b.) those who had individually qualified for the NCAA Championships
ª CSCAA All-American (NCAA) Honorable Mention 2018
ª NCAA podium highlights: 2016 runner-up 200 breast, 3rd 100 breast; 2018 runner-up 100 breast, 4th 200
breast; 2019 3rd 400 medley relay
Big Ten Championship Achievements:
ª Four-time Big Ten Champion - 1 individual (100 Breast) 3 relay (200 medley, 400 medley, 400 free)
ª Three-time All-Big Ten (2020: First Team; 2016, 2018-19: Second Team)
ª Big Ten Team Champions 2018
Collegiate Academic Achievements:
ª Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-20)
ª CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020)
ª Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2018-20)
ª Big Ten Distinguished Scholar 2019-2020
ª Three-time Winter Academic All-Big Ten Team 2018-2020
Club/International:
ª U-M records holder in SCY 100 breaststroke (57.93), 200 breaststroke (2:06.59), 200 medley relay (1:34.21)
and 400 medley relay
ª U-M records holder in LCM 100 breaststroke (1:07.33) and 200 breaststroke (2:26.50)
ª Michigan Women's Swimming and Diving - Female Coaches Award 2020 from Head Coach Mike Bottom
ª Two-time Jr. National Champion 100 and 200 breast LCM (2015)
ª National Age Group Record 17–18-year-old 100 Breaststroke 58.10 (2016-2021)
ª U.S. National Team (2017-18)
ª U.S. Junior National Team (2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16)
ª 2017 World University Games (Taiwan): Finished 5th in the 100-meter breaststroke, 6th in the 50-meter
breaststroke and 9th in the 200-meter breaststroke, 2nd 200 medley relay (prelim team)
ª Qualified for 2012, 2016, 2020/1, 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
o 2016 and 2020/1 U.S. Olympic Trials finalist in 100-meter breaststroke
ª Still hold 13 of multiple records over career in Michigan LSC as well as many school pool records
Prep School Achievements (Michigan):
Note: swam junior and senior year of high school only
ª Eight-time All-American
ª Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
ª Two-time MHSAA D-I Swimmer of the Year
ª Two-time MHSAA D-I state champion and all-class record-holder 100-yard breaststroke
ª Two-time MHSAA D-I state champion and all-class record-holder 200-yard IM
ª 2014 MLive Detroit Player of the Year (Women's Swimming)
ª Two-time Division I Swimmer of the Year
ª Team captain senior year
ª Two-time All-American scholastic award
ª Multiple high school pool records
ª Multiple LSC Michigan records