Coaches
Our 2026 Cowans Ford Coaches
Elliott Kappers: Head Coach
After 12 years as a Cowans Ford Crab and another year as an assistant coach, Elliott is a native to the team and a Crab at heart. Having graduated over a year ago, Elliott has been working primarily as a swim coach in several capacities including year-round lessons and a start up swim school he and a friend are running in University City. He intends to continue coaching as a primary job including his work with the crabs. He has repeatedly made it clear why he coaches. It is his pride and joy. Go Cowans Ford! Go Crabs!
Tia Caruso
Coach Tia has been teaching kids how to swim for over 20 years. We have been lucky to have Tia as one of our coaches for the last 10 years. Tia is a teacher and games coordinator at Providence Day School after school program in Charlotte. She is married with a teenage boy who plays lacrosse. Tia loves the beach and playing soccer.
Ayden Miller
Coach Ayden is a student at the University of Western Carolina and a club swimmer on the university team. He has been swimming at a competitive level for five years and has earned four medals at regionals for ELH. His strongest strokes are freestyle and butterfly.
Assistant Coaches:
Caroline Hill
Ava Sellers
Eva Johnson
Jay Barton
Junior Coaches:
Logan Hoyle
Kailyn Hildebrand
Connor Wynn
