Hello! I am Coach Catherine, your head coach for the Mighty Marlins. As a child, I grew up in the water and swam competitively from age 4 to 18. I primarily swam backstroke and middle to long distance freestyle. After I graduated high school, I began my coaching career as an assistant swim coach and then as head coach for a summer league team prior to moving to Georgia. While in Georgia, I have taught private lessons to swimmers during the summer months and was a swim instructor for Swim Atlanta when my children were younger. From 2017-2021, I was the head coach for the Maple Ridge Manta Rays during the summer months. I co-coached Berkmar High School from 2019-2022, and I have been coaching for Swim Atlanta since April 2021. I took the summer of 2022 off from being a summer league coach to spend time with my family. I truly missed the summer swim atmosphere and being a part of the summer league community. I was super excited to return to the Gwinnett County Swim League as your head coach in 2023 and to become a part of the Flowers Crossing swim family. Summer swim is truly the best time of year, and I love this team!

My name is Connor McGahagin. I have been swimming since I was 8 years old. I’m the practice coordinator for Kennesaw State’s swim club where I am also a swim instructor for people of all ages. Over the past 2 years, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to coach at Flowers Crossing, and I’m really excited to return for a 3rd summer!

Hi guys! My name is Brighton Gunawan. I swam at Flowers Crossing for 10 years and did year round swim for 11. Currently, I am an accounting major at Georgia State University. This will be my 4th summer coaching for Flowers Crossing. Being a part of the Flowers Crossing family is my favorite part about summer and I can’t wait to see our team grow this summer!

Hey Everyone! My name is Margaret Cohen, I’m a graduating senior from Brookwood Highschool! I will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall to study and major in Kinesiology! I’ve had the amazing opportunity to be apart of the Marlins community for almost 16 years, as I began swimming at 4 years old! This will be my 3rd year as a returning coach, and I cannot wait for what this summer has to offer!! Go Marlins!

Hi! My name is Hannah Sakaris. I have been teaching and coaching swim for a few years now. I began as a swim instructor at Swim Atlanta and joined the Mighty Marlins staff last year as a Junior Coach. I have been swimming competitively since the I was four, the majority of which as been at Swim Atlanta. Butterfly and Freestyle are what I love to swim. Outside of the water, I love creating a fun environment for all our swimmers to enjoy and feel welcome in. I am so excited to be back this summer and see all my favorite kiddos!!

Hi, I’m Nicole Amike, I’ve been swimming for 8 years and very passionate about helping swimmers build confidence, improve their skills, and have fun in the water one stroke at a time.