Meet the Coaches—2021 Swim Season
Pandemic conditions starting in Summer 2020 saw our coaching staff anchored to our roots and running leaner than years past. This year in 2021 we are remaining lean but effective. As always, please contact the board or coaches with any questions or observations for us to consider. Thank you for your support!
Head Coach Devin Price
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin obtained his first Water Safety Instructor in 1986, and has been teaching for various entities ever since, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics, a position running eight years. Devin has coached over four years with the National Paralympics team. 2021 is Devin’s 14th year at Catalina Terrace, and his second year in our the head coach position! Like every year, Devin is looking forward to working with our Marlin swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520-250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Natalie Nye
Natalie Nye comes from a long line of Marlin swimmers and started her career as a six-year-old, swimming through to her senior year at 18. She now continues her Marlins’ growth and dedication by imparting her life-long knowledge and passion to our current crop of Marlins while building on her coaching skills.
Natalie Nye
Phone:
E-mail:
Assistant Coach Sophie Chapman
Sophie Chapman became a Marlin swimmer at Catalina Terrace at the age of 6! And swam with the Marlins until graduation at 18. Sophie continues to improve our Marlins swimmers with her years of experience while developing new skills in coaching.
Sophie Chapman
Phone:
E-mail:
8 & Under Volunteer Assistant Coaches
Hi! I’m Bill the Marlin! Holding this place until our coaches are ready for the season!
Over the years many of our more senior swimmers volunteer with our regular coaching staff to work with and keep safe the youngest of our new Marlins swimmers. Stay tuned while we work on more updates to our coaches page!
Go Marlins!
2020 Swim Season Coaching
Changes to conditions for Summer 2020 sees our coaching staff anchored to our roots and running leaner than years past. As always, please contact the board or coaches with any questions or observations for us to consider. Thank you for your support!
Head Coach Devin Price
Coach Devin Price Catalina Terrace Marlins 2019
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin obtained his first Water Safety Instructor in 1986, and has been teaching for various entities ever since, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics, a position running eight years. Devin has coached over four years with the National Paralympics team. 2020 is Devin’s 12th year at Catalina Terrace, and his first year assuming the head coaching position! Like every year, Devin is looking forward to working with our Marlin swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520-250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Coach Corryn Barter
Hi! I’m Bill the Marlin! Holding this place until our coaches are ready for the season!
Corryn swam for CT from ages five to 18. During her time on the team, she also swam for Ford Aquatics and was a varsity member of the Rincon-University High School swim team all four years. Corryn’s first job was lifeguarding at CT during high school, and her last two summers in Tucson she also taught lessons at CT.
Corryn is currently a junior at George Washington University in Washington, DC studying political science and art history. During her time in DC, she has interned on Capitol Hill for her Congressional representative, volunteered at a children’s shelter, and was a senior director for TEDxFoggyBottom. She is excited to be back at CT this summer!!
Corryn Barter
Phone: (520) 954-2055
E-mail: corrynbarter@gwmail.gwu.edu
Assistant Coach Coach Livian Stokes
Hi! I’m Bill the Marlin! Holding this place until our coaches are ready for the season!
Livian Stokes has been a swimmer at Catalina Terrace her whole life, from the age of 6 to 18. She has two sisters, both of whom swam at CT. Livian graduated from University High School after four years of competitive swimming on their team. She finished her last season at CT in 2018. After high school, Livian took a gap year and spent nine months living in Rabat, Morocco learning Arabic.
After returning from her gap year, Livian has continued to work as a lifeguard at CT throughout the summers, now starting her third year. She began her first year of university at the University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland, in the fall of 2019, and is studying International Relations, Russian, and Arabic. Livian is one of the most well-seasoned Marlin world travelers!
Livian is eager to be back at the pool and help keep the team healthy and happy for the summer!
Livian Stokes
Phone: (520) 668-1077
E-mail: livianstokes@gmail.com
8 & Under Volunteer Assistant Coaches
Hi! I’m Bill the Marlin! Holding this place until our coaches are ready for the season!
Over the years many of our more senior swimmers volunteer with our regular coaching staff to work with and keep safe the youngest of our new Marlins swimmers. Stay tuned while we work on more updates to our coaches page!
2019 Swim Season Coaching
Head Coach, Jelani Forde, 2019
Coach Jelani Forde Catalina Terrace Marlins 2019
Born & raised on the island of Barbados, Coach Jelani is an experienced Swimming Instructor and was an Assistant Coach for Hurricane Aquatics at the University of Miami. He represented Barbados in regional swim competitions before the age of 15, and after moving to Miami, FL, was ranked among the top 100 high school swimmers for the class of 2017. Receiving a scholarship to swim at the University of Arizona, he is currently a college student and former collegiate athlete there. Now focusing on his studies, he is excited to put his many years of experience to use as the new Head Coach with the Marlins. His objective is to contribute to the CT Marlins’ team and build his experience and ability in coaching youth swimming.
Jelani Forde
Phone: 305-994-4572
E-mail: jelaniforde98@gmail.com
Assistant Coach and 8 & Under Coach, Devin Price, 2019
Coach Devin Price Catalina Terrace Marlins 2019
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin obtained his first Water Safety Instructor in 1986, and has been teaching for various entities ever since, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics. This will be his third year with the National Paralympics team. 2018 is Devin’s tenth year at Catalina Terrace, and he is looking forward to continue working with the swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520-250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Riley Kirby, 2019
Coach Riley Kirby Catalina Terrace Marlins 2019
Riley Kirby began swimming in a Chicago summer league very similar to CTAP. She was a four year athlete in Swim and Track at Stevenson High School, setting multiple records in both sports. She received a swimming scholarship to Division One St. Louis University, where she was Team Captain, leading the team to multiple wins and record swims.
Now working as a business consultant for Intuit, she realized how much she missed the sport. She couldn’t be more excited to coach for a team like CTAP and give back to the sport that has given her so much. Feel free to reach to her either by phone or email.
630 397 8251 or rileykirby@gmail.com.
Riley Kirby
Phone: 630-397-8251
Email: rileykirby@gmail.com
8 & Under Coach, McKenzie Trouard, 2019
Coach McKenzie Trouard Catalina Terrace Marlins 2019
McKenzie is native CT Marlin, class of 2018 and known to many of you. We are happy to have here on board. She was a summer volunteer coach last season and will be back this year after she wraps up her semester at NAU. She is excited to see all her Marlin swimmers and get down to some serious work! Look for her to join the deck in Mid May.
McKenzie Trouard
Phone: 520-499-9458
Email: mckenzietrouard60@gmail.com
2018 Swim Season Coaching
Head Coach, Michaela Schatz, 2018
Coach Michaela Schatz
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2018
Michaela Schatz has had the love of swimming ever since she was a swimmer on Catalina Terrace Swim Team. Starting at the age of 5 she swam every summer till she was 18. Not only did she swim for CT, but also JCC, Northwest YMCA, and Ford Aquatics. She attended Salpointe Catholic High School and swam all four years and made it to State her senior year where the women’s team took State Runner-Up.
After high school she moved to New York to attend Manhattan College where she also received a scholarship to swim for their Division One program. By the time she was a senior she made team captain.
Now, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing she has moved back to Tucson and works as a Marketing and Sales Director for RISE Dog Biscuits.
Assistant Coach and 8 & Under Coach, Devin Price, 2018
Coach Devin Price
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2018
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin obtained his first Water Safety Instructor in 1986, and has been teaching for various entities ever since, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics. This will be his third year with the National Paralympics team. 2018 is Devin’s tenth year at Catalina Terrace, and he is looking forward to continue working with the swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520-250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Brandon Coverdale, 2018
Coach Brandon Coverdale
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2018
Brandon Coverdale has been a proud Marlin for over a decade. He swam on the team starting when he was 4 years old until he graduated after about 14 summer seasons. He trained with Ford Aquatics for three years, and the JCC for two. He also swam for Catalina Foothills High School for three years and assisted in the team’s first place state win two of those years. Brandon is currently studying pre-nursing and is hoping to get into nursing school fall of 2019.
The summer of 2018 will be Brandon’s first year on deck at Catalina Terrace, and he is very excited to take on a new role at the pool. He has had a wide variety of coaches, and is excited to share his knowledge with swimmers in ways that individually help them to become the best athlete they can be. He has experienced first hand the powerful community that makes up Catalina Terrace and is ecstatic to have the opportunity to coach. Feel free to reach out to him on deck or anytime by phone or email.
Brandon Coverdale
Phone: 520-237-7358
Email: brandonmyles@gmail.com
Volunteer 8 & Under Coach, McKenzie Trouard, 2018
Coach McKenzie Trouard
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2018
McKenzie Trouard comes from a life-long CT Marlins family, athletes and record-setters. She has been swimming as a Marlin for as long as she can remember. This year she is begins her final year as a Marlin, swimming her senior swimmer and capping a stellar swim career at CT. She has volunteered with the 8 & Under swimmers & coaches for the past four years now; the kids love McKenzie! She pours her heart, knowledge and experience into her coaching and these kids, and inspires them daily. Thank you McKenzie!
Best of luck next year and into your future McKenzie! We know we’ll see you around the pool in years to come.
Volunteer 8 & Under Coach, John King, 2018
Coach John King
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2018
John King has been swimming at Catalina Terrace since he was six years old, as well as many years at Ford Aquatics. John’s eager to experience another side of swimming while improving his strokes starting his 15–18 season!
2017 Swim Season Coaching
Lead Coach, Michaela Schatz, 2017
Coach Michaela Schatz
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2017
Michaela Schatz has had the love of swimming ever since she was a swimmer on Catalina Terrace Swim Team. Starting at the age of five she swam every summer till she was 18. Not only did she swim for CT, but also JCC, Northwest YMCA, and Ford Aquatics. She attended Salpointe Catholic High School and swam all four years and made it to State her senior year where the women’s team took State Runner-Up.
After high school she moved to New York to attend Manhattan College where she also received a scholarship to swim for their Division One program. By the time she was a senior she made team captain.
Now, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing she has moved back to Tucson and works as a Marketing and Sales Director for RISE Dog Biscuits.
Continuing her love for swimming she swims with the Ford Masters group and is excited to be the Head Coach and show the kids at CT why she loves swimming.
Michaela Schatz
Phone:
E-mail: schatzmichaela25@gmail.com
Co-Coach Thane Maudslien, 2017
Coach Thane Maudslien
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2017
Thane grew up just outside of down town Seattle and started swimming summer league there when he was four. After competing in the Seattle Summer League for 14 years and swimming on King Aquatic club from when he was 14-18, he swam for the University of Arizona for all four years (2013-2017). Thane was a three-time Division One All-American in the 800 freestyle relay for the UofA, along with placing third in the 200 backstroke his junior year at the PAC 12 Championships.
Now Thane is going to take his 18 years of swimming experience and knowledge to the pool deck of Catalina Terrace for the first time!
Thane Maudslien
Phone: 206-300-8460
email: tkmaud@gmail.com
Co-Coach and 8 & Under Coach, Devin Price, 2017
Coach Devin Price
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2017
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin took the Water Safety Instructor course for the first time in 1986. He taught for various entities over the years, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics. 2016 is Devin’s eighth year at Catalina Terrace, and he is looking forward to continue working with the swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520-250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
Coach McKenzie Trouard
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2017
McKenzie Trouard comes from a life-long CT Marlins family, is a current Marlins senior swimmer, and has volunteered with the 8 & Under swimmers & coaches for the past three years now. The kids love McKenzie! And she pours her heart and swim knowledge out to them. Thank you McKenzie!
2016 Swim Season Coaching
Head Coach, John Oliver, 2016
Head Coach John Oliver
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2016
Hello! I am John Oliver and I am a senior studying Political Science and Economics at the University of Arizona.
I swam competitively all throughout my childhood. I learned to swim from Coach Devin at El Dorado Aquatic Club (EDAC). While at EDAC, I swam for their SAAA and USA swim team. Coach Devin taught me the fundamentals of swimming and ignited my passion for the sport.
I went on to swim for FORD Aquatics in high school. I enjoyed tremendous success at the high school level as a Sabino Sabercat. I was fortunate to be able to travel around the country for swim meets and watch Olympians first hand. Swimming competitively in high school inspired me to constantly achieve new heights.
After high school, I swam for the University of Utah. While swimming for the UofU, I was able to learn from top-tier coaches and be a part of the best swimming conference in the nation. I recently transferred to the University of Arizona and currently manage the swim team. As a manager I have the amazing opportunity to watch and learn from nationally renowned Head Coach, Rick DeMont, daily.
While I was a student at the University of Utah, I was an assistant coach of the Salt Lake City Hurricanes. The Hurricanes had over 200 swimmers, these swimmers ranged in age from 4 to 18 years-old! I coached all age groups and absolutely loved being on deck. I am beyond excited to transition into the Head Coaching role at Catalina Terrace. Catalina Terrace has an energetic tradition of success and fun, and I look forward to continuing that tradition.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime.
John Oliver
Phone: 520-668-5850
E-mail: jtoliver@email.arizona.edu
Assistant Coach Isa Rubio, 2016
Assistant Coach Isa Rubio
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2016
Hello! My name is Isabelle. I will be a junior next semester at the University of Arizona. I am studying psychology and marine biology.
I learned to swim when I was 4. I soon after joined my first swim team: Desert Waves/Dolphins as an SAAA and USA swimmer. I bounced around a few teams including JCC, and FORD, but the one team I stuck with each year was Catalina Terrace. Catalina Terrace taught me what a team should really be, a family.
I have coached Green Hills/49ers for 2 years when I was in high school and have been a lifeguard since I was the right age to be able to. I am clearly drawn to the water!
Isa Rubio
Phone:
E-mail: isabellerubio@email.arizona.edu
8 & Under Coach, Devin Price, 2016
Coach Devin Price
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2016
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin took the Water Safety Instructor course for the first time in 1986. He taught for various entities over the years, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics. 2016 is Devin’s eighth year at Catalina Terrace, and he is looking forward to continue working with the swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520-250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
2015 Swim Season Coaching
Head Coach, Chad Castillo, 2015
Coach Chad Castillo
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2015
I began swimming at the age of 9 on a SAAA team on the west side of town. It was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life!! I nearly quit, but I kept going back to practice because of my friends on the team. After a while I could swim the length of the pool without stopping, and understand the funny “swim lingo” coming out of my coaches mouth. I learned that I enjoyed the competition and the challenge of trying to better my race times every meet.I decided to try swimming year round, and quickly found that my first introduction to swimming was not as hard as I had thought!! Luckily enough those same friends were on the year round team, and kept me coming back to practice. I began to grow in the sport and decided to swim in high school, where I became an All American.I did not swim in college but carried on with swimming as a coach. Coaching the high school kids helped me realize that I wanted to be a teacher. So, 16 years after experiencing that ridiculously hard 1st swim practice, I found what is truly the hardest thing in the world, teaching 7th grade science. However; having already been through a few of the “hardest” days of my life, I knew that this too would pass.
I have been lucky enough to not only be a part of great swim teams, but great swim communities. I believe that this is what we have at Catalina Terrace. I think that every swimmer on our team has the chance to learn and love the sport of swimming because of the people here supporting them. This support will not only help the swimmers enjoy their summer and create life long memories, but it will also help them handle those “hardest moment in my life” moments when they come around.
I am privileged to be a part of this team. I hope that I can help to create the same atmosphere here that I experienced as a young swimmer. Thank you for all of your help and I look forward to working with you and your family.
Chad Castillo
Phone: 520-237-5015
E-mail: ccastillo88@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Lane Breshears, 2015
Coach Lane Breshears
Catalina Terrace Marlins 2015
I first began to swim at the Racquet Club as an infant, and later competed with the Marlins at Catalina Terrace. I have such fond memories of all those swim meets and learning the ketchup stroke! After a few seasons the family moved to Brisbane, Australia, land of the gorgeous beaches! In Australia swimming is very popular! I quickly got signed up and my swim club became my new family in this strange new country. Throughout high school I was a full-time competitive swimmer, constantly rubbing elbows with inspiring Olympians Cate and Bronte Campbell. My coach Robert Cusack was an Olympian medalist and Simon Cusack is currently recognized as the Australian National Coach. I feel so lucky to have swam with such fantastic swimmers and learned so much from great technical coaches. I am just as excited to be working with all the swimmers here at Catalina Terrace! Who knows how many potential Olympians we have swimming with us?!
Lane Breshears
Phone: 520-999-0575
E-mail: laneybreshears@gmail.com
8 & Under Coach, Devin Price, 2015
Coach Devin Price. CTAP Catalina Terrace Marlins 2015
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin took the Water Safety Instructor course for the first time in 1986. He taught for various entities over the years, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics. 2015 is Devin’s seventh year at Catalina Terrace, and he is looking forward to continue working with the swimmers and their families. He is the life-long keeper of Coach Devin’s Rules. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520- 250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
2014 Swim Season Coaching
I began swimming at the age of 9 on a SAAA team on the west side of town. It was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life!! I nearly quit, but I kept going back to practice because of my friends on the team. After a while I could swim the length of the pool without stopping, and understand the funny “swim lingo” coming out of my coaches mouth. I learned that I enjoyed the competition and the challenge of trying to better my race times every meet.I decided to try swimming year round, and quickly found that my first introduction to swimming was not as hard as I had thought!! Luckily enough those same friends were on the year round team, and kept me coming back to practice. I began to grow in the sport and decided to swim in high school, where I became an All American.I did not swim in college but carried on with swimming as a coach. Coaching the high school kids helped me realize that I wanted to be a teacher. So, 16 years after experiencing that ridiculously hard 1st swim practice, I found what is truly the hardest thing in the world, teaching 7th grade science. However; having already been through a few of the “hardest” days of my life, I knew that this too would pass.
I have been lucky enough to not only be a part of great swim teams, but great swim communities. I believe that this is what we have at Catalina Terrace. I think that every swimmer on our team has the chance to learn and love the sport of swimming because of the people here supporting them. This support will not only help the swimmers enjoy their summer and create life long memories, but it will also help them handle those “hardest moment in my life” moments when they come around.
I am privileged to be a part of this team. I hope that I can help to create the same atmosphere here that I experience as a young swimmer. Thank you for all of your help and I look forward to working with you and your family.
Chad Castillo
Phone: 520-237-5015
E-mail: ccastillo88@gmail.com
Assistant Coach Lane Breshears, 2014
I first began to swim at the Racquet Club as an infant, and later competed with the Marlins at Catalina Terrace. I have such fond memories of all those swim meets and learning the ketchup stroke! After a few seasons the family moved to Brisbane, Australia, land of the gorgeous beaches! In Australia swimming is very popular! I quickly got signed up and my swim club became my new family in this strange new country. Throughout high school I was a full-time competitive swimmer, constantly rubbing elbows with inspiring Olympians Cate and Bronte Campbell. My coach Robert Cusack was an Olympian medalist and Simon Cusack is currently recognized as the Australian National Coach. I feel so lucky to have swam with such fantastic swimmers and learned so much from great technical coaches. I am just as excited to be working with all the swimmers here at Catalina Terrace! Who knows how many potential Olympians we have swimming with us?!
Lane Breshears
Phone: 520-999-0575
E-mail: laneybreshears@gmail.com
8 & Under Coach, Devin Price, 2014
Devin Price is a lifelong Tucsonan, grew up in the SAAA system, and swam for Palo Verde High School. Devin took the Water Safety Instructor course for the first time in 1986. He taught for various entities over the years, including: Jim Mance, Ott YMCA, Arizona Gold, and El Dorado. In 2009, Devin started coaching summers at Catalina Terrace. In January, 2011, Devin started coaching year-round at Ford Aquatics. 2014 is Devin’s sixth year at Catalina Terrace, and he is looking forward to continue working with the swimmers and their families. Please feel free to contact him at any time.
Devin Price
Phone: 520- 250-3786
E-mail: coach.devin.price@gmail.com
Go Marlins!