CARLY MILLER- HEAD COACH

Carly Miller is a marathon swimmer and swim coach living in Los Angeles, California. Swimming was her first love and she grew up in the pool competing on local age group and high school teams back on the east coast. Currently, she runs her own private coaching business, Stotan Swimming, where she works with children and adults of all ages and abilities, from kids and adults learning how to swim to people training for masters national meets, triathlons, open water and marathon swims. Carly was also the Varsity and JV Head Coach at Notre Dame Academy high school from 2019 - 2024. She started working as an Assistant Coach at Chapman University in September 2024.

Carly got back into the water in 2015 after many years and completed her first 1-mile ocean swim in September 2016. In 2020, she became the 18th person to complete the California Triple Crown of open water swimming, a feat which she dedicated to her mother Emily, who lost her battle with cancer in 2005. In 2021, Carly became the 6th person ever to swim the 27-mile width of Santa Monica Bay from Point Dume in Malibu to Rocky Point in Palos Verdes. In June 2023, she completed the longest open water race in North America, a 36-mile swim in the Red River in North Dakota. She has done many other iconic swims, including circumnavigating Manhattan, Coronado, Lido Key and Key West, and has her sights set on the English Channel in 2026.

Since 2018, Carly has used her swims to raise approximately $48,000 for the non-profit organization FORCE, which supports families facing hereditary cancer. Carly has also been volunteering with FORCE since 2016. In 2022, she planned a 3-day, 36-mile coastline swim of Santa Monica Bay and raised more than $17,000 for Heal the Bay. More swims and fundraisers are currently in the works as Carly hopes to swim many more channels and raise countless more dollars in years to come, while inspiring another generation of young swimmers.

SABINA KASTANOVA

Originally from Slovakia, Sabina grew up swimming, playing water polo, and later competing in triathlons. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Arizona State University. From 2016 to 2019, Sabina taught swimming at the Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy before moving on to coach age group swimmers with the Royal Swim Team.

Today, Sabina works as a private swim coach and is also a coach with TOWER 26.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two Huskies and teaching water aerobics.

ROMINA "ROMI" CARISTO

For over 20 years, Romina “Romi” Caristo has been a USA and Masters swim coach and a swim instructor for children of all ages. She began her career by teaching children with special needs in the South Bay, and later went on to coach the swim teams at Mira Costa and Redondo Union High Schools.

Today Romi is the Founder and Coach of Ocean Fever, a nonprofit organization committed to introducing kids to open water swimming and promoting ocean safety. She also serves as the Aquatic Coordinator for Redondo Beach Unified School District. Romi is bilingual in English and Spanish and received her B.A. in Graphic Design at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sue Stohrer

Sue Stohrer received her B.A. in Physical Education from Furman University and M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College. For 20+ years, Sue has been a Masters swim coach as well as a swim instructor for children and adults for 40+ years, and a Age Group Swim Coach for 5+ years. When Sue is not coaching out of the water, she has been an accomplished competitive swimmer and athlete for 50+ years.

Out of the water her top accomplishments has been being a Florida Ironman finisher, Boston Marathon qualifier, she hiked Mt. Whitney in a day, and hiked a 4-day trail to Machu Picchu.