Coaches
Ann Carabillo
32nd year
Head Girls Coach, Varsity (Spring 2019-Present)
Head Boys Coach, Varsity (Fall 1994-Fall 2018)
Novice Boys (Fall 1989-Spring 1994)
JV Boys (Spring 1991 and 1992)
Adam Askham
6th Year
Head Boy's Coach, Varsity (Spring 2019- Present)
JV Boy's (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)
Coach Carabillo rowed for Simsbury High School for 3 years, graduating in 1983. In her senior year, her boat was second at the Stotesbury Cup and third at the New England Championships. She continued rowing for four years at Northeastern University.
A Simsbury coach since 1989, she coached novice boys for five years, and has been coaching varsity boys since 1994. She coached the 2004 boys varsity to a silver medal at NEIRA and a berth in the USRowing Youth Invitational. Coach Carabillo identifies rowers who may be eligible for Junior National consideration. She received USRowing Coaching Level III Certification in 2001.
During the summer months, She manages programs for developing and aspiring rowers. Coach Carabillo tends to boathouse upkeep and equipment repair in between programs. She is also the president of the CPSRA and is the head seeder for the boys eight at the NEIRA.
Adam rowed for Simsbury from 1999 through 2003 and went on to row at Washington College for four years where he earned his Bachelor's degree in History. He holds a Level III Coaching Certification from US Rowing. His extensive experience includes coaching boats at the high school, collegiate, and club levels to medals at CPSRA, New Englands, Dad Vails, Club Nationals, and the Head of the Charles. With eleven other assistant coaches from around the country, Adam was selected to participate in Coach-Con run by Pocock Racing Shells, an in-depth rowing education program for top collegiate assistant coaches. Adam Lives in Simsbury with his rescue dog, Patton.
Andrew Hart
4th Year
JV Girls (Present)
JV Boys(Spring 2020-Fall 2020)
Novice Boys (Spring 2019-Fall 2019)
Paul Carabillo
10th year
JV Boys (Present)
JV Girls (Spring 2020- Fall 2020)
JV Boys (Spring 2019- Fall 2019)
Head Girls Coach, (Varsity Spring 2018-Fall 2018)
JV Boys (Spring 2017 - Fall 2017)
Novice Boys (Fall 2013-Fall 2016)
Coach Hart began his rowing career as an 8th-grade student during Simsbury Crew's summer camp program and continued through his four years at Simsbury High School. As a senior, he held the position of team captain and was a member of Simsbury High School's First Boy's Boat that won the Connecticut Public Schools Championship Regatta. Coach Hart has loved his first years coaching the program and looks forward to many more to follow.
After rowing four years at American International College, Paul competed as a master's rower in several USRA National Masters Championships, the Canadian Henley Regatta and many Head of the Charles Regattas. Paul was fortunate to work with a German exchange student while she attended Avon HS. She had previously won silver medal at the 2001 Junior World Championships. With Paul's support, she competed in the junior women's single in the New England Region. The culmination of the 2002 season resulted in her winning the National Youth Single Title in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to working with his wife Ann during the summer recreation rowing program, Paul has become a certified USRA Referee. Paul has refereed both scholastic and collegiate regattas including both the men's and women's sprints and the Head of the Charles Regatta. Paul lives in Granby with his wife Ann.
Amy Carabillo
2nd Year
Novice Girls Coach (Spring 2021-present)
Molly Kottas
1st Year
Novice Boys Coach (Fall 2021-Present)
Rowing has been her entire life, since before she could even walk. Her first time in the coxswain
seat was at the age of nine months. This led her to finish her rowing career with a wonderful and
effective four years as a varsity coxswain (2009-2013). This sport has been joked about as the
“family business”. She won medals in CPSRA and NEIRA, participated in Head of the Charles and
also got to watch her brother compete in The Royal Henley Regatta. She looks forward to having
a new and different perspective.