Coaches
30+ yrs diving coaching experience at high school and college levels
University of Toledo diver and alum
I coach the following high schools:
Ursuline, Walnut, Wyoming and McNicholas
Rachel graduated from Mount Notre Dame High School. She is attending The Ohio State and will study at the Fisher School of Business. Rachel dove for MND as a 4-year varsity letterman in the sport. Rachel was apart of the Harper's dive team.
Hi! I am an incoming freshman at Ohio University. I've been diving for 11 years and 4 of those years with Ursuline Academy. I finished 6th at state and won GGCLs. I am super excited to be coaching this season at Harper's.
Hi, my name is Simon. This spring I graduated from Sycamore High School where I was a varsity athlete for all four years. I have been diving for the past six years, and this fall I will be attending Drexel University where I will continue diving. I am no stranger to the pool at Harper's Point. Aside from having club practices here during the summer, I am also a lifeguard. I am looking forward to meeting everybody and assisting with the dive program. Let's have an awesome summer!
Jillian is a raising senior at Loveland High School. She spent 10 years as a competitive gymnast. She transitioned to diving and was able to use her gymnastic skills in a new sport. She is also a member of the Loveland Tennis team. Jillian participates in the school’s Unified Track program that promotes inclusion and teamwork among students of all abilities.
Brandon is the Athletic Director at The Seven Hills School and served as the Head Swim Coach from 2015-2025. During his tenure, he led the Stingers to five Miami Valley Conference championships, the 2016 OHSAA Boys Swimming State Championship, and a 2017 Boys State Runner-Up finish. He also guided the girls swim program to three Miami Valley Conference titles and five top-eight finishes at the OHSAA Girls State Championships. In 2016, Brandon was named the OHSAA Boys Swimming Coach of the Year and has earned MVC Coach of the Year honors five times throughout his coaching career. As a student-athlete, Brandon was a four-year varsity swimmer at Loveland High School, competed nationally with the Mason Manta Rays, and won the OHSAA Division I State Championship in the 50 Freestyle. He continued his swimming career at Michigan State University and began coaching at the club level in 2011.
Coach Spencer is excited to be joining the Harpers family for the upcoming season.
Currently, Coach Spencer serves as a Varsity Assistant Coach at Seven Hills and is a proud alumnus from the Class of 2020. He swam competitively from age five through four years of collegiate swimming at DePauw University. Growing up, he swam for the PCY Tigersharks and also coached and swam for the Wyoming Seadragons during the summer seasons.
Coach Spencer strongly believes summer swimming is where young athletes develop their love, passion, and joy for the sport. He is looking forward to helping create an environment where swimmers can continue to grow both their skills and enthusiasm for swimming while encouraging that same excitement in others.
Colin has been involved in competitive swimming for approximately 15 years. He swam for the Cincinnati Marlins and spent four summers with the Harper’s Hurricanes. Throughout his swimming career, he competed at the national level and qualified for the OHSAA State Championships all four years of high school.
A graduate of The Seven Hills School, Colin will continue his academic journey this fall at Wake Forest University.
Delaney recently graduated from Cincinnati Country Day School, where she was a four-year member of the swim team. She also competes for the Cincinnati Marlins and has been swimming with the club since 2015.
Delaney swam for the Harper’s Hurricanes from 2016-2022 and is excited to be back with the program this summer.
This fall, she will attend Colgate University, where she plans to major in Psychology and compete as a member of the Colgate Swim & Dive Team.
Jackie is a rising junior at Loveland High School where she swims, plays tennis and does track. She has been swimming for Harper’s Hurricanes for 8 years and has been volunteering to help with Tropical Storm for 4 years. She previously swam for the Mason Manta Rays and the Cincinnati Marlins and currently swims for Loveland’s high school team.
She loves working with younger kids and is so excited to coach this year!
