Meet Our Staff

Ian Goss - Head Coach
Email: IAN
Ian is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. degree. His professional coaching career spans over a 20-year period (16th year with the Stingrays) with over 20 years of competitive swimming experience. Ian is a former team captain for his alma mater; he represented Great Britain, England and Wales and is a former Scottish National Champion in the 1500-meter Freestyle. His accomplishments as a coach include two time Georgia Senior Coach of the Year, a level 4 ASCA certification, coach of Zone Championship teams in three states, guest speaker at the Georgia Coaches Clinic, coach of an Age Group Stroke Technique National Champion and has been selected by USA Swimming to coach at numerous United States Swimming sponsored clinics. He has coached all of the Stingrays' National Championship level swimmers, numerous Top 16 nationally ranked swimmers, Georgia State record holders, Zone, Region and State champions. Ian took the reins of Stingrays Swimming in 1992 and with the organization has developed the Stingrays coaching philosophy of "Training for Life." Ian has also been active member for GA Swimming being the Senior Chairman from 2001-05 and a member of the GA Swimming Technical Planning committee since 1995. He is also the Senior Sectional Chairman and a member of USA Swimming Senior Time Standards Committee. Ian is married to Cynthia and has a daughter Krista, who attends and plays Basketball for Hendrix College in Arkansas.

Andrew J. Baer- West Pool (Brookstone) Lead Coach
Email: ANDY
Coach Andrew started with the Stingrays in 1993; in 1995 he became the Lead Coach of the West Facility. Andrew was named 2001-2002 Age Group Coach of the Year for the State of Georgia. He was named as an Assistant Zone Coach in 1998 and the Head Zone Coach for Georgia in 1999. He has been instrumental in the development of an Age Group National Record holder, Top 16 nationally ranked swimmers, Georgia State record holders, Zone, Region and State champions. Andrew has taken a vital role in Georgia swimming over the past 5 years. He currently is in his second year as the Chairperson for the Georgia Coaches Commitee and sits on the Georgia Swimming Board of Directors. He is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate and Schaeffer Scholarship recipient. Andrew also swam and lettered for the UW and was a High School All-American Consideration swimmer. Andrew is married to Kelly and has two children Kyle and Olivia.

Pike Hightower -  Mountain View (MVAC) Lead Coach
Email: PIKE
Pike joined the Stingrays coaching staff in 1994. He swam for Coach Ian from 1986-1988 in Campbellsville Kentucky. He then went to Miami University (Ohio) on a swimming scholarship, going on to swim at the U.S. Nationals in 1992. He has been instrumental in the development of Top 16 nationally ranked swimmers, Age Group Sectional and State champions. He has been responsible for the development of the Stingrays' Strength and Conditioning program and manual and made significant contributions to the Stingrays Age Group program. Pike was named Head Zone Coach for Georgia and became the Mountain View Lead Coach in 2003.

Maggie Clifford-  North Pool (Eagle Watch) Lead Coach
Email: Maggie
Maggie joined the Stingrays in 2005.

Nancy Wunder - Team  Administrator
Email: Nancy
Nancy has been with the Stingrays since "the beginning". She has been a member of the Board of Directors and a Stingray parent. Nancy knows more about the Stingrays than many of us ever will. She is the "Vice President of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable". Nancy is a graduate of the University of Maryland and both daughter, Chandler and son, Spike, were both members of Stingrays before attending college.


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