Dive Team at LSA
No Experience Required - Just Desire
The LSA Dive Team is for anyone age 4 to 18 who enjoys jumping off the diving board. No prior experience is necessary. Diving is a great sport for building character and confidence. The coaches aim to minimize stress and inject plenty of fun activities into the training. Coaches spend quality one-on-one time with every diver to set achievable goals, chart their progress and keep them motivated. SIGN UP FORMS Not Sure About Diving? For those divers who want to try diving before making a team commitment, we offer a trial period to introduce them to diving. No previous experience is necessary; however, if the coaches feel a young diver is not yet ready for organized practices, then that child will be asked to wait until next year. What dives are being taught? Each diver learns new dives at their own pace. As a general rule of thumb, divers in a given age group will perform the following:
Dive Team Practice
Thursday May 30 – Thursday June 20, 2019
Afternoon Practice Schedule Practices will begin on the last Thursday in May. While Lawrence public schools are still in session, practice times will be weekday afternoons.
Regardless of age, divers may attend either practice that fits their schedule. The coaches will understand if your child arrives late, needs to leave early, or cannot make a particular practice. No Practice on Friday, June 21, 2019 Last Day of School Party instead Starting Monday, June 24, 2019 Morning & Afternoon Practice Schedule Divers may choose any practice that best fits their schedule, regardless of age.
SIGN-IN Sheet Every Practice We ask that team members please sign-in when they arrive at practice. Sign-in sheets will be at the Pool entrance table. Team members will not be penalized for missing practice, rather the list is helpful for coaches to know exactly who is in attendance to ensure the safety of our swimmers and divers. Please remind your child to only sign themselves in and not their friends. 
Some of the 2015 LSA Dive Team Being Silly
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Our Diving Board
See Slideshow See Video of Ribbon Cutting Expert Installation by the Fulcrum Guy Dive Team Meets
Dual Meet Schedule
The regular season dual meets for diving in 2019 are yet to be scheduled, but are tentatively June 26, July 1, 3, 8, and 10. Dive championships are tentatively scheduled for July 17 and 18 at Community Park Pool in Princeton. Divers must compete in at least one dual meet to become eligible to participate in the championship meet. The LSA dive meet calendar with location and opponents is posted on the team calendar. You can also find more details about the entire league schedule at www.pasda.org. Sign-Up Sheet for Meets Team members must indicate which meets they are able to attend by using the sign-up sheet posted in the clubhouse or at the team message portal. If team members are not signed up for any given meet, the coaches may assume they are not participating. Parent Jobs - Meet Responsibilities The parent volunteer sign-up sheets are posted online at the team message portal. Parent meeting and swim suit fitting May 20th. All dive families must sign-up to work at least 2 dive meets. Dive Team Coaches
Coach Kirk LeCompte
2018 was Kirk's tenth season as the head dive coach at LSA. He and the other coaches have built one of the strongest dive programs in PASDA and led LSA to multiple PASDA Championship Titles, as well as a top three finish in each of the last 7 years. The team went undefeated in 2016 and 2017. Kirk has also served as the PASDA Dive Trustee since 2006. Growing up, Kirk swam, dove, and later coached for his teams in Virginia Beach, VA. 
Coach Adam LeCompte
Adam was the 2013 AAU National Champion for 13 year old boys and the Mercer County High School champion two years in a row representing Lawrence High School in NJ. He finished 4th in the State among high schools divers. He began as an LSA diver at age 4 and has won every PASDA age group and OPEN title. He dove for the Junior Olympic Blue Dolphin Dive Team for 12 years. Adam enjoys sharing his love of diving and his extensive technical knowledge with his teammates. 
Assistant Coach
Ola Kwasniewski Ola is a former PASDA champion and Mercer County champion who is also a standout Junior Olympic diver. She finished 3rd in the State among high school divers in 2019. 
Maddie Miller
After missing 2017, Maddie returned as a dive coach for LSA for a fifth year! A graduate of RPI, Maddie was a standout college diver who set school and pool records on both 1-meter and 3-meter boards. She holds the current NCAA Liberty League championship meet women's records on both boards. She earned National All-America with an eighth-place finish in 3 meter diving at the NCAA Division III Championship in 2016. 
LSA Dive Team 2014
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CONGRATS TO LSA DIVE TEAM
Undefeated in Division One - TWO years in a row!
And Winners of PASDA CHAMPIONSHIP DIVE MEET!
Undefeated in Division One - TWO years in a row!
And Winners of PASDA CHAMPIONSHIP DIVE MEET!
Below are those who earned medals in their event (top 8) at the 2017 PASDA Dive Champs:
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Kieran Hocquaux - 1st u6 Boys
Tim Holland - 2nd u6 Boys Elaina Jersey - 2nd u6 Girls Andrew Dauber - 2nd u8 Boys Maggie Chrnelich - 4th u8 Girls Izzy Meth - 7th u8 Girls Jake Gaudino - 3rd u10 Boys David Holland - 4th u10 Boys Beckham DiPierro - 6th u10 Boys Lexi Ramos - 4th u10 Girls |
Maddy Laws 1st - u12 Girls
Hailey Adamsky - 7th u12 Girls David Holland - 5th u12 Boys Open Jake Gaudino - 7th u12 Boys Open Maddy Laws - 4th u12 Girls Open Maggie Chrnelich - 5th u12 Girls Open Beth Evaldi - 2nd u14 Girls Kerstyn Johnson - 4th u14 Girls Matthew Laws - 4th u14 Boys |
Adam LeCompte - 1st u18 Boys
Adam LeCompte - 2nd u18 Boys Open Matthew Laws - 8th u18 Boys Open Beth Evaldi - 4th u18 Girls Open Kerstyn Johnson - 7th u18 Girls Open |