COACHES BIOS AND PICTURES
| Sarah Jack - Stingrays Head Coach Sarah Jack, is a Marin County local who grew up swimming in the MSL league. She began coaching at just 16 years old and now brings over 30 years of experience working with swimmers of all ages and abilities. While Sarah has taught across every level, her greatest passion is MSL and its commitment to making swimming fun, inclusive, and accessible. Her own children all grew up swimming with the Stingrays, and she is excited and honored to be returning to the team as head coach. |
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Karen Miller - Stingrays Assistant Coach My love of the water began when I started swimming competitively at the age of 9. I swam with West Coast Aquatics in San Jose until I was 16. I quit after two years of high school swimming as I was having more fun in the marching band. I marched throughout high school and college; SJSU. After college, I started swimming masters and even competed for a few years. At one time, I ranked in the top 10 for the 1500m freestyle. I moved to Dallas, Texas in 1995 where I got hooked into the triathlon world. While I was doing triathlons with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I was the head swim captain for five years. I was able to help many non-swimmers gain the ability and confidence to swim 1500m, very rewarding to say the least. Triathlons lead to my love of open water swimming. My two favorite places to swim are Maui and the SF Bay. I have swam the Maui channel relay four different times. Now that I am back in the bay area, I have discovered cold-water swimming and love swimming in the SF bay, with no wetsuit. I started my coaching career while in Dallas. I coached with the Dallas Mustang for 14 years, working with novice to experienced kids between the ages of 5-16. I also shared my love of open water swimming with some of my swim kids by participating in the annual Dallas Swim Across America event to raise money for cancer research. I have been away from coaching about four years now. I thought I had retired as a swim coach, but realized I missed sharing the joy of swimming with the kids. I am excited to continue coaching with the Stingrays and giving back to the sport I love!
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Alan Winder - Stingrays Assistant Coach Hey Stingrays!
My name is Alan Winder and I am so excited to be apart of the team this year! I was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to the United States when i was very young. I grew up in San Rafael and swam for the Terra Linda Orcas during my MSL time. While swimming got more competitive for me, I left the MSL and swam for the Marin Pirates and then North Bay Aquatics. I attended Terra Linda High School and was recruited to swim for the University of Arizona from 2012-2015. My core events were spring butterfly and sprint backstroke.
Currently, I work for the fire department in Contra Costa and live in Novato with my fiance Kaedi and three year old daughter Landiss. When I am not at work or at the pool, you can find me at the beach or the skatepark, anyone is always welcome to join!
What I am most excited about for this season is the ability to nurture a positive relationship with the water. As competitive as swimming can be, the fundamentals of the water are always fun and safety as the priority. I am eager to coach and help develop lifeskills, alongside the swimming skillset, that will better each individual for the years to come and continue to build confidence with the water.
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Natalie Hallatt - Stingrays Assistant Coach / Juniors Head Coach I have grown up swimming, starting with Riptide when I was seven until I graduated high school. While I attended Novato High School, I was a part of the varsity swim team as well as the water polo team for all four years. I primarily swam the 100 yard breaststroke as well as the 50 free. During undergrad and grad school I took a break from swimming, and have recently started swimming for fun again at Rolling Hills. I cannot wait to join the Stingrays family and guide kids to success.
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