Meet The Coaches

Stewart Isaacs

Stewart Isaacs is the Founder/Owner of Helios Swim Club. Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, Stewart is a graduate of Davidson College. He comes from an athletic background and has dedicated his career to aquatics education and coaching in the Charlotte Area. Stewart has worked and coached at local clubs and performance centers, gaining valuable coaching and business experience.

Helios Swim Team has produced over 20 Age Group State Qualifying athletes in it’s first 4 years of existence.

In addition to Helios, Stewart serves as the Head Coach of the Lake Norman Charter High School Swim Teams (Men’s and Women’s). During his current 7 year tenure, the Knights have won 5 state championships: Women’s (2024, 2025, 2026), Men’s (2025, 2026) and had 8 Individual State Champions. Stewart has recently started the Lake Norman Charter Middle School Swim Teams (Boy’s and Girl’s), who went undefeated in their inaugural season, which culminated in a Conference Championship in 2026.

Stewart strives to provide authentic learning/training experiences for athletes of all ages. Learning to swim is a valuable life skill that can begin at an early age! Competitively, he values his principles and believes that athletes can learn a lot about themselves and their peers/teammates through athletic experiences and competition.

Accolades: NCHSAA Coach of the Year (Girl’s Swimming 2023-2024), Charlotte Observer Coach of the Year (Boy’s Swimming 2025), South Piedmont Conference Coach of the Year (2024-2025), Catawba Shores Conference Coach of the Year (2025-2026)

Courtney Stromme

Jay Burroughs

Jay Burroughs is a local college student at CPCC. He swam competitively for LNC for 4 years, and served as the captain for his senior year as the team finished 2nd in the state. He began swimming for his neighborhood team, Skybrook Storm, 9 years ago where he has learned to be a good swimmer, teammate, leader, and hard worker. He now is the Head Coach for the Skybrook Swim Team during the summer and also runs his own lesson program!

Bella Arana

Gabi Lopez

Carsyn Caldwell