Paula Miller (swim coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1951 Canton, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Bridgewater State College '73 Indiana State MA |
| Playing career | |
| 1969-1973 | Bridgewater State College |
| Position(s) | Freestyle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973-1974 | Indiana State (Asst. Coach) |
| 1974-1976 | University of Arkansas |
| 1976-1978 | Springfield College |
| 1978-1984 | California State University |
| 1984-2020 | Ithaca College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 334-61-3 84 % wins (Ithaca College) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| NCAA Div. III Coach of Year 1987, 1989 (Ithaca College) Bridgewater College Hall of Fame 1990 Ithaca College Hall of Fame 2014 100 Greatest Coaches of the Century 2021 | |
Paula C. Stockus Miller (1951-), formerly known as Paula Stockus before her marriage around 1981, was a competitive swimmer for Bridgewater State College and a swim coach for New York's Ithaca College from 1984-2020 where she guided the team to 30 conference championships including 17 championships in the Empire 8 Conference. Miller was an NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1999, and was voted to a list of the 100 greatest swimming coaches of the century by the American Swimming Coaches Association in 2022.
Paula C. Stockus was born into a large family in 1951 in Canton, Massachusetts, to Winifred B. and Albert A. "Gus" Stockus. Never far from water, she lived her early life by a nearby lakefront. Showing early speed while leading the Quincy YMCA to a narrow victory in March, 1966, she set a local 13-14 age group record of 1:01.9 for the 100-yard freestyle at the New England Girls Swimming Championships at the Holyoke YMCA in greater Springfield.