Bill Carroll

Head Coach, Bill Carroll, grew up in the Tampa Bay area of Florida were he competed for the Brandon Blue Wave Swim Team.  He won numerous State and Junior Olympic Championships, and during his high school career he was a 3 time High School All-American.  He attended the University of Florida and received a degree in accounting and finance.  Following college, Bill received a commission in the United States Navy.  He spent the last 5 years of active duty service as a member of the Navy SEAL’S, and was stationed at Little Creek, Virginia.

Bill has been coaching is Las Vegas since 1994.  First with the Las Vegas Gold and then as Head Age Group Coach for Team Rebel Aquatics.  While in that position he led his team to 4 top 6 finishes at the Southern California Junior Olympics.  Following the summer of 2000, Bill started Desert Storm Swimming.  In his various positions, Bill had coached 1 Olympic Trials Qualifier, 143 Nevada State Age Group Champions, 50 Southern California Junior Olympic Champions and 63 National Top 16 winners.  Six of those swimmers ended the year being ranked 1^st in the nation.  On the high school level, Bill has coached 18 High School All-Americans and 25 Nevada High School State Champions.  Additionally, he has coached over 50 Junior National Qualifiers and several US Open and Senior National qualifiers.

Sara Carroll

With the exception of the 2 years she spent in Australia, Assistant Head and Senior Coach, Sara Carroll, grew up in the Kansas City area.  Sara later attended the University of Arizona earning a degree in Spanish as well as a Master in Bilingual Reading.  She had been a teacher in Nevada, Arizona and California.  In addition to swimming, Sara has coached soccer as well as track and field.  Since 1981 Sara has coached swimming first with Boulder City Henderson and then with Team Rebel Aquatics.  Sara joined the staff of Desert Storm in September 2000.  Her swimmers have won 13 Nevada State Age Group Championships.  In addition, she has had several swimmers reach finals for the Junior Olympic Championships as well as the National Top 16 list.  Sara is also the Head Coach for Boulder City High School were her boy’s have won 3 Nevada State Team Championships.  During her tenure, she has coached over 50 High School All-Americans.  She has been voted Sunrise Coach of the Year on 8 different occasions.

Hollee Garcia

Head Age Group Coach, Hollee Garcia, is a Utah native where she was a competitive swimmer.  She actually traveled to Las Vegas on several occasions to swim in local meets.  Hollee later attended Utah State University where she graduated with a degree in Accounting.

She has logged many miles traveling the world with her 3 children and her husband, Navy Lt. Commander Karl.  Her most recent coaching experience was with the Spartan Aquatic Club in Jacksonville, Florida.  Hollee’s duties included coaching the top age group swimmers as well as assisting with the Senior/National and Junior Groups.

Amanda Warren

Assistant Coach, Amanda Warren, was a competitive swimmer for Durango High School and swam for Desert Storm for 3 years.  In addition to her duties for DSS, Amanda also teaches group and private lessons at various levels, and she coaches the summer leagues for the City of Las Vegas.  Currently, Amanda is a student at UNLV studying Physical Therapy with a minor in Child Development.

Chris Godwin

Assistant Coach, Chris Godwin, is a former member of the National Group for Desert Storm.  Chris swam the butterfly and sprint free events, and was a valuable member of numerous relays over the last 5 years of his career.  He is currently a member of the Team record setting 200 Free Relay.

During his career, Chris had numerous top 8 finishes at the Nevada State Meet, and he represented Desert Storm at the 2005 Junior Nationals held in Orlando, Florida.  He was a 4 time MVP for Western High School, and he was a 3 time qualifier for the Nevada State High School Championships. During the 2004 season, Chris Placed 1^st in the 50 and 100 free at the Sunset Regional Championships.

Chris is currently enrolled at UNLV, and he will be assisting both the High School and the National Training Groups.

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