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