Coaches
Ken Armstrong - Program Director and Senior Coach
Achievements
• 3 Times Canadian Olympic Diver
• 5 Times US Olympic Coach
- coached Woodlands Diving athletes in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games
• 2000 and 2002 USOC Diving Coach of the Year
• US National Team coach since 1989
• Coached numerous Senior National and Junior National Champions
• Team USA Coach:
- 2011 FINA World Championships, Shanghai, China
- 2002 FINA World Cup, Seville Spain
- 2001 Goodwill Games, Brisbane, Australia
- 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia
- numerous other International and FINA Grand Prix Competitions.
• 2007 USA Senior National Coach of the year
• 2008 Coach Excellence Award - for his efforts at the Speedo USADiving Spring National Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota where 2 of his divers won national titles
Personal
• Married to Patty
• Father to Dylan, Katie and Tyce
• Enjoys fishing and golfing whenever possible
• Graduate of The University of Texas
Gabi Chereches - Diving Coach
Achievements
• 3 Time Romanian Olympic Diver
• 1993 Junior World Champion, Platform, 15-18 Age Group
• USA Diving Developmental Coach of the Year – 2014
• USOC National Team Coaches Leadership Education Program, Cohort 3 – 2016-2018
• Senior Elite Coach Representative, USA Diving Committee for Competitive Excellence
• Coached numerous Senior National and Junior National Champions
• Team USA Coach:
- 2020 FINA World Cup, Tokyo, Japan (named to team, but meet postponed)
- 2019 FINA/CNSG World Diving Series, Sagamihara, Japan & Beijing, China
- 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships, Kiev, Ukraine (Head Coach)
- 2018 FINA Diving World Cup, Wuhan, China
- 2018 FINA/CNSG Diving World Series, Montreal, Canada
- 2018 FINA/CNSG Diving World Series, Fuji, Japan and Beijing, China (Head Coach)
- 2017 FINA World Championship, Budapest, Hungary
- 2017 FINA World Series, Guangzhou, China (Head Coach)
- 2016 FINA Italian Grand Prix, Bolzano, Italy (Head Coach) 2013 UANA Pan American Junior Diving Championship, Tucson, Arizona (Head Coach)
• USA Diving Delegate, FINA Diving World Conference, Chongqing, China (2018)
• USA Diving Delegate, FINA World Diving Coaches and Judges Conference, Orlando, Florida (2014)
• USA Diving Delegate, FINA World Diving Coaches and Judges Conference, Mexico City, Mexico (2012)
Personal
• Married to Cathy
• Graduate of The University of Tennessee
Scott Jensen - Lessons Director & Diving Coach
Achievements
• Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Indiana University
• 5X Ironman Texas Triathlon Finisher (11’, 13’, 14’, 15’, 16')
• Competitive diver through High School in Northern Illinois
• All-State Team in Illinois two years in a row, Finalist Senior year
• Joined Woodlands Diving Academy in 2014
Personal
• Married to Sara
• Father to two children
• Loves sports of any kind, yes, including bowling!
• A Libra who loves sunsets and long walks on the beach! :)
Dr. Lauren LeRoy, D.C. - Diving Coach
Achievements
• SEC Conference Champion - 3 Meter - 2008
• 2 Time NCAA Honorable Mention All-American
• University of Tennessee Diving 2004-2008
• Joined TWDA in 2012
Personal
• Graduate of University of Tennessee in Exercise Science
• Graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic
• Married to Jared