Coach Silver formed the Marlins Of Raleigh in the summer of 2001. He has been coaching swimming since 1979 and has had swimmers competing at Jr. and Sr. Nationals since 1982 including 2 years as an assistant with the Bolles School Sharks and 17 years as head coach of the Raleigh Swimming Association. The 5 years spent coaching age group swimmers before becoming a head coach gives him a unique understanding of what it takes to help young swimmers get from novice to national level swimming. Voted NC Swimming Coach of the Year 5 times, Coach Silver is certified at the highest level (Level 5) by the ASCA. He lead MOR to Gold Medal recognition in 2017, 2018, 2019 and served on the staff for Team USA at the 2017 FINA World Jr. Championships. He has served on USA Swimming’s Sr. Development Committee in charge of time standards and on the Club Development Committee.  Coach Silver is married to Caroline, a Cary Optometrist, and has 3 boys, Tyler, Christopher and Ryan.

Coach Cara Cameron has been coaching in Raleigh for 23 years.  Cara started with RSA under the direction of Paul Silver and moved over to coach with MOR when she merged the RSA North site with MOR.  Cara is a level 4 ASCA Swim Coach who grew up in Raleigh swimming for TAR.  Cara is the North Raleigh Head Site Coach and she coaches the AG1 8-under group at the North Raleigh site.  In her career, Cara has coached swimmers from all levels from Olympic Trial Qualifiers, Senior Sectional Qualifiers, State Champions, State Record Holders and Top 5 in the Nation to the group she calls home, AG1 8-unders.  

Coach John has been the Site Coach at the Riverwood MOR site since 2004. Numerous State Champions, Sectional, Futures, Junior National, and National level swimmers have come from the Riverwood group. To date, eleven swimmers have gone on to swim collegiately from there.  John has extensive open-water swimming experience and takes a group to the open-water state championships every June.  John is a UNC graduate and was an ACC Champion and NCAA qualifier in breaststroke and IM for the Tarheels.

Coach Lindsay joined MOR in September 2017. She is originally from South Jersey but relocated to Raleigh, NC in August 2017 after spending 14 years overseas. Prior to joining MOR she worked as the Director of Swimming and Head Coach for Braeburn Group of International Schools located in Kenya and Tanzania. Her time spent internationally provided her the experience to work and travel with several National swim teams including Zambia, Kenya, and Uganda.  Lindsay enjoyed a successful four-year D1 swimming experience at ECU before hanging up her cap and goggles and putting on her full-time coaching cap. Lindsay is currently the Head Site Coach for Silverton and the Lead Coach for our Silverton AG 4 Group.

Coach Billy has been a mainstay in Raleigh swimming for almost 40 years.  He came to MOR after being the Age Group Coach and Head Coach for local teams TAR, RACR, and RSA North. He worked as the Aquatics Director for Ravenscroft School for 21 years. Coach Billy is a Level 5 certified coach (the highest level) by the American Swim Coaches Association. 

Billy leads the AG3 and AG4  groups at the North Raleigh site. He has developed swimmers of all ages and abilities including state, sectional, and nationally ranked swimmers as well as  Age Group national record holders.  Billy is a four time NC Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year Award recipient.

Coach Cara says…… “Coach Billy has been coaching in North Carolina for over 40 years. I personally swam for Billy at TAR in the 80's. Billy's impact on me was to become a coach-a love of swimming that continues to this day after 42 years. At MOR he inspires his swimmers to WANT to swim better, swim faster by having such a positive attitude and love of the sport. It's infectious.”

Coach Mike started coaching with MOR in 2016 coming to us from Arizona where he was the head coach of Rio Salado Swim Team from 2009-2015. In his time with MOR, North Raleigh Senior Elite has had over 50 college swimming commitments, two Olympic Trials Qualifiers, one 18&under National Champion, two Junior National Champions, over 30 Junior National Qualifiers and over 50 NCSA/Futures Qualifiers.

As the head coach of Rio, the team grew from 65 to 175 swimmers and he oversaw numerous club and high school state champions, multiple NCSA/Futures qualifiers, two Winter Junior and one Senior National qualifier. Mike also served on the AZ LSC Senior Committee from 2011-2015.

Mike coached at Irish Aquatics from 2005-2009 as the Head Site Coach at the Bremen location. During his tenure, IA swimming achieved multiple Age Group state champions, Junior National qualifiers, two US Open and one Senior National Qualifier. He was also the volunteer assistant for the Notre Dame Women’s Swim Team from 2006-08 where the Irish won two Big East Championships and qualified 11 athletes for the 2008 Olympic Trials. Mike coached at the Longhorn swim camp in 2004 and 2005. He completed his Master’s in Communication from The Ohio State University in September of 2005 and is a 2003 graduate of Ohio University where he competed on the Men’s Team.

Coach Ian Hilbrant has been involved in swimming since he was seven.  He got his start with various club teams in Illinois and Iowa and finished competing as an eight time National Finalist with Iowa Central Community College.  His coaching dates back to 2013 as a Junior Summer Coach for the South Pointe Sea Stars in Naperville,Il. He has also coached for Eastern Iowa Swimming Federation, Ames Cyclone Aquatic Club, and as Head Coach for the Muscatine Iowa YMCA program, the Manta Rays brought home the first state title in program history. He has a degree in sports and recreation management with an emphasis in coaching from the University of Iowa. 

Ian joined MOR in 2021, and coaches AG2 and Senior 1 as well as coordinating the swim lessons and clinics program in North Raleigh.

Originally from Jacksonville, FL, John did his club swimming at Bolles; training under Gregg Troy and Paul Silver. His college swimming was at the University of South Florida where he was a sprint freestyler and breastroker. After his college swimming career, John became an avid bicycle racer and sponsored triathlete.

John’s coaching began at Bolles for a couple of years before moving to Atlanta. In Atlanta, John coached high school at Marist School where his team earned three state titles in the six years he was coaching. He also coached club at Chastain Park Athletic Club; a team he helped put together and develop from 17 swimmers to about 250 during his time there. He coached two Masters teams in Atlanta training swimmers from beginner level to former Olympians. 

From there John moved to California where he coached Berkeley High School to three straight league championships. His club coaching was with the Albany Armada Aquatic team. He also coached two Masters teams in Berkeley and Alameda. John is happy to be taking over coaching duties for North Raleigh Senior 2 & 3.

Coach Darryl began coaching with MOR in 2008 and has worked with multiple groups along the way.  He grew up swimming in Raleigh for the Tarheel Aqua Racers, swam for Sanderson High School and graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a Psychology degree.  He spent 3 years in Denver, CO as the Head Age Group Coach for the CAC Stingrays and is back for MOR!

Coach Darryl enjoys challenging and inspiring athletes, surfs as often as possible, and is an huge Caniac.

Coach Sophia began swimming at the age of 7, starting with summer league before moving into year-round competition. She continued her career at William Peace University, where she set several program records in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle events. Sophia began coaching in 2021 as an assistant with YOTA and is now thrilled to be working with AG 1, AG 3, and Mastersgroups at Silverton. She brings her passion for the sport and her experience as both an athlete and coach to every practice.

Coach Emily joined the MOR team in August of 2025. A North Carolina native, Emily is returning home after 7 years out of state. Prior to coming to MOR, she spent 3 years from 2022-2025 at the Division III college level at Hendrix College and Middlebury College. Before making the move to college, Emily served as an Aquatics Instructor at Seoul Foreign School in Seoul, South Korea from 2018-2022 where she coached and taught PE swimming for ages 3-18. Emily has been coaching for 16 years spanning all ages and abilities. She swam for Catawba College and holds a Masters degree in Sports Leadership. She will be leading the AG 2, Age 3 and SR 1 groups at the Raleigh location.