Coach Sarah enjoys assisting the Endeavor groups this year, in addition to coaching the Explorer 1 group for HSA’s youngest swimmers, since 2021. She joined HSA’s lesson instructors in 2022, to help grow their thriving lesson program. In 2010, she was Head Coach and Pool Manager for Whitesburg Pool and coached them to a third place finish in the city. Sarah previously coached several summer teams in Louisiana and also at the University of Kentucky as a fifth-year assistant coach, while earning dual degrees in Art Education and Photography. In 2007, she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from Samford University. Sarah has worked as a certified art teacher as well as a Registered Interior Designer before getting back into her passion for coaching swimming.
Swimming: Sarah began swimming at the age of 5 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She competed year-round throughout high school, assisted with numerous swimming stroke clinics, and taught swimming lessons in every city she has resided in. In 1996, her family relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, where she continued swimming for Parkway Swim Club and became a Junior National qualifier. She graduated from Westminster Christian Academy (in St. Louis), where she held numerous records and was a top finisher at the Missouri High School State meet. Sarah is a proud alumni of the University of Kentucky, where she continued her swimming endeavors, specializing in Backstroke and Individual Medley, with her favorite events being the 400 IM and 200 backstroke. While at UK, she earned the Frank G. Society of Character Award and was a four-time SEC Academic All-American. During her last two college summers, she trained under Coach Brook Pate at HSA after her parents relocated to Huntsville. She has a deep love for swimming and a strong desire to help young swimmers become more proficient in the water and succeed outside of the pool.
Family: Coach Sarah lives in Huntsville with her husband Matthew, along with their twin boys Carter and Nathan and daughter Lilly, who all swim for HSA. She also works as a substitute teacher for Huntsville City Schools and enjoys gardening, interior design, and photography.
