Head Coach

Austin Scarlas - [email protected]

Austin is entering his fourth season as a coach with the Manchester Stingrays and his second as head coach. Austin also has coaching experience with Parkway Swim Club (2 years). Growing up, Austin swam with the Ballwin and Chadwick swim teams before eventually joining the Manchester Stingrays for 3 years. His favorite event is the 200m Butterfly. 

"My favorite thing about coaching is building relationships with the swimmers and inspiring them to be better. I also enjoy seeing how practice becomes the best part of their day during the summer."

Assistant Coaches

Alex Nichols

Alex is entering her second season as an assistant coach with the Manchester Stingrays. She was also a Stingray for 13 years before joining the coaching staff. In addition to teaching private and group swim lessons for the last several years, she also has experience coaching with Parkway Swim Club. Her favorite event is the 100m IM.

"My favorite thing about coaching watching the kids grow and reach their goals."

Kayla Penn *bio coming soon!*