Our Coaching Team

Sarah Alexander

- Headcoach

Sarah has been involved with artistic swimming as both an athlete, coach, official for over 30 years. As an athlete, Sarah was fortunate to have competed internationally as a member of Canada’s Senior National team before retiring to pursue further academic endeavours. As a coach for nearly 15 years, she has worked with athletes of all ages from recreational to the national team level within Canada and abroad. She is also a certified Judge and Technical Controller. Sarah has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree and is a licensed professional engineer. After completing her undergraduate degree and working for several years in consulting and municipal government, Sarah returned to the classroom to complete an Executive Master of Business Administration. The combination of Sarah’s extensive professional and athletic experiences provides her a unique lens to coaching. She leads with a calm approach and tries to encourage learning and thinking in her day to day training. Sarah also strives to provide a welcoming and positive environment for athletes, parents and coaches.

Sanaz Sohrabi

- Competitive Coach

Sanaz has been a professional artistic swimming coach for over a decade, and holds a law degree. She started artistic swimming when she was 7 years old and swam with the national team in Iran as an athlete for 15 years. She trained and coached at a competitive level for many years with her former club before moving to Vancouver to pursue an advanced degree. As a young athlete, she won multiple national championships and medals in the youth and Junior national levels. In the past years working as a coach, she has worked with athletes from all age groups with different backgrounds in sport. She is honored by the success of her athletes at local, regional and national levels throughout the years.

Natalie Cooke

- Competitive, Masters and Recreational Coach

Natalie is returning to BC Aquasonics as a recreational, masters, and competitive stream coach. Through competitive coach training and experience as a competitive coach for both winter and summer programs, Natalie looks forward to applying her knowledge to the mentorship of young athletes! Natalie has been swimming as an artistic swimmer for over a decade; now, she has competed nationally and internationally, and is the first artistic swimmer from Simon Fraser University to compete in the Varsity League!

Seray Sefayi

- Competitive & Recreational Stream Coach

Seray Sefayi is a competitive level coach and currently also a senior athlete. Having previously swam in Turkey, she came to Canada at the young age of 9 with not one, but three National titles under her belt. Her recent achievements as a Senior Soloist include her 2nd place finish at the Canadian Qualifiers and 3rd place finish at the Canadian Championships. Seray is no doubt an incredible athlete, but she is also an exceptional student as well. In 2017 she graduated from Sullivan Heights Secondary with Honour Roll status, and is currently working towards her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science with a minor in Biology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Kalista Iten

- Competitive, Masters and Recreational Coach

Dedicated and experienced synchronized swimmer with a passion for coaching, personal pursuit of perfection, focus on basic skills training, a sense of humor, warm outgoing personality. Seeking opportunities to contribute expertise in swimming and synchronized swimming coaching to an organization. Committed to promoting excellence in the sport and nurturing young talents.

Ying (Winnie) Wang

Dedicated and experienced synchronized swimmer with a passion for coaching, personal pursuit of perfection, focus on basic skills training, a sense of humor, warm outgoing personality. Seeking opportunities to contribute expertise in swimming and synchronized swimming coaching to an organization. Committed to promoting excellence in the sport and nurturing young talents.

Jasmine Morris

- Recreational and AquaGo Coach

Kianna Vasquez

- Recreational and AquaGo Coach

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