Dave has been with PEAQ since 2015, and is one of the founding members of our club. He serves as the Head Coach and Lead Senior Group coach, but works with nearly every group throughout the year. Before PEAQ, Dave served as the Head Coach of Mount Lebanon Swim Club from 2008-2012 and then Upper St. Clair Swim Club & High School from 2012-2016. He was named the PIAA AAA Boys Coach of the Year in 2014 and was a USA Swimming National Team Coach from 2019-2021. His proudest swimming moment was when he was a member of the 2019 World Junior Championship and PEAQ’s Josh Matheny won the 200 Breaststroke.  

As a swimmer, Dave was an accomplished athlete at every level. He was an Olympic Trial qualifier, a 2-time Junior National Champion, a 6-time New York state champion, and a 2-time NCCA Team Champion while at Stanford.

Dave graduated from Kenmore East High School in Buffalo, NY, and holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University. He has two children and two dogs with his wife, Kelly. When he isn’t on the pool deck, Dave enjoys spending time with his family and skiing in the winter months.  

We are excited to welcome Coach Daniele Tirabassi to our PEAQ family! In 2016, Coach Daniele started his coaching journey at Lakeland Area Swimming (LAS), a club affiliated with Florida Southern College, where he was in charge of the Age Group Program. After moving to Miami, FL, he joined the Midtown Weston Aquatics (MWA) team where he served as an assistant Coach for the Senior Group. Coach Daniele joined Gulliver Raiders Swim Club in December 2019 where he was in charge of the Junior Group. In May 2021, he became the Head Age Group Coach and Gulliver Middle School Swimming Head Coach. In January 2022, he served as a Senior Assistant Coach to then take charge as a Head Coach in September 2022. In 2022-23, he also coached both the girls and boys varsity high school swim teams at Gulliver’s Preparatory School.

Daniele is a two-time Olympic swimmer, who specialized in mid-distance and long-distance Freestyle events. He represented his nation Venezuela at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Summer Olympics, and has also won two (2) Bronze medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Over his impressive swimming career, he participated in ten world championships, three Pan American games, two Olympics, and various Central American games and championships. His main events were the 100, 200, and 400 freestyle.

• Primary Group -  Lead CM Seniors, and AG3.
• Primary Site - CM

Morgan first joined PEAQ as a swimmer in 2015 and has been in a coaching role since 2021. She is the Head Site Coach @ CV and serves as the Lead Coach for the AG4 & Junior groups. She is also the Head Coach of Chartiers Valley High School; leading her girls team to their first section title in school history. Prior to joining PEAQ, Morgan served as an assistant coach at the Dolphin Club and a Head Site Coach at Hershey Aquatic Club (2020-2021). She also worked with the University of Pittsburgh’s “Community Leisure Learn” outreach program teaching children how to swim.  

In high school, Morgan had an impressive swimming career as an 11-time All-American and 14-time PIAA State qualifier. She excelled in the classroom as well and was Scholastic All-American twice during her high school career. At the collegiate level, Morgan was an individual conference Champion in the 200IM, an 18-time conference finalist, and a contributing member of two conference championships teams and one runner-up team.

Morgan graduated from North Allegheny High School and holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Richmond. She is currently completing her Masters’s Degree for Special Education. 

John has been with PEAQ since its creation in 2015. He works primarily with the Senior group, and also serves as the club’s webmaster and co-meet director.  John was the Head Coach of Chartiers Valley Swim Club from 2014-2015, before merging with Upper St. Clair Swim Club to form PEAQ. He started coaching summer league in high school and was a Head Age Group Coach for the WTRC Sharks from 2010-2014 before joining CVSC and ultimately PEAQ in 2015. Outside of club coaching, John has been the Head Coach of Centerville High School (2011-2013), Chartiers Valley High School (2015-2019), and Quaker Valley High School (2020-2023). 

In the pool, John was an individual WPIAL Champion in the 100 Breaststroke in high school, and an 8-time NCAA All-American at Denison. During his swimming career, he was a part of the 2009 WPIAL Championship team and the 2014 NCAA Championship Runner Up team.

John graduated from Central Catholic High School and hold a B.A. in Political Science from Denison University and a M.Ed. in Health & Physical Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in Kinesiology and serves as a middle school Physical Education teacher in Quaker Valley School District. John enjoys spending time with his wife, Leah, and their dog, Gus, when he isn’t coaching or teaching.

• Additional Roles - New Swimmer Evaluations
• Primary Groups - Lead AG3
• Primary Site(s) - USC/CV

• Assistant Coach
• Primary Site(s): CM

Becky has been with PEAQ since 2017, when the club expanded to the Canon McMillan community. She is the Lead Junior coach at CM and also handles all scheduling and new swimmer evaluations for the site. Before joining PEAQ, Becky was a coach at the Upper Main Line YMCA and was also involved in various summer swim teams in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh area.

Becky graduated from Oakland Catholic High School and holds a BS in Material Science and Engineering from Drexel University. She was a four-year member of her high school team and also competed at Drexel for two years. Becky has been married to her husband, Mike, for 14 years and they have 3 children and two cats. When Becky isn’t coaching, she loves to craft, swim, and is also involved in girl scouts as a troop leader.

Julie has been coaching with PEAQ since 2020 and serves as the Lead AG4 coach at the CM site. She has coached in a variety of positions, including 14 seasons as a high school coach, 18 seasons at the middle school level, and 7 seasons as a club coach. As a swimmer, Julie was a WPIAL qualifier and team record holder in high school, as well as, a PSAC conference team member in college.

Julie graduated from Cornell High School and holds a B.A. in Elementary & Special Education and a M.Ed. in Technology from Clarion University. She has been an elementary school teacher for the last 18 years and likes to swim, run, and spend time with her family and when she isn’t coaching. Julie has been married to her husband, Marc, for 14 years and their daughter is a current member of PEAQ. 

• Primary Group - Lead Developmental
• Primary Site(s) - USC/CV

Mike has been with PEAQ since 2018 and works primarily with the Senior Group. He also serves as one of the primary assistant coaches for Upper St. Clair High School. Mike has extensive coaching experience and has held a variety of different roles, including collegiate (University of Maryland: 1990-1991), high school (Bethel Park: 1991-1998, Upper St. Clair: 2018-Present), and club (Bethel Park Swim Club: 1991-1998). As a coach, he was a part of multiple WPIAL Championship teams (BP: 1992-1998, USC: 2021), as well as a PIAA team championship with Bethel Park in 1996.

A competitive swimmer, Mike was a 9-time high school All-American, a 6-time Junior National finalist, a 4-time WPIAL Champion, a PIAA Champion, and an ACC Conference Champion at Maryland. He was also part of the 1983-1986 WPIAL Championship teams at Bethel Park and the 1986 team that won the PIAA state title. His proudest swimming moment was winning the 1996 PIAA title as a coach or being crowned the ACC champion in the 100 Breaststroke as a swimmer.

Mike graduated from Bethel Park High School and holds a BA in Communication & Business from the University of Maryland. He works for PNC Bank as a Senior Vice President and has been married to his wife, Leslie, for 25 years, with their two children, two dogs, and two horses. Mike enjoys golfing, playing hockey, and skiing when he is not on the pool deck. 

• Assistant Coach
• Primary Site(s) - USC/CV

Topher has been a member of PEAQ for the past 7 years; first as a swimmer and now as an age group coach since 2020. Topher works with all our age groups and also serves as the Head Coach of the Upper St. Clair Wahoos summer league team. Off the pool deck, he is a member of USA Swimming’s National Age Group Development Committee and the Athletes’ Executive Committee, which is the highest position a non-national team athlete can hold.

Topher graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 2021 where he was a four-year member of the swim team. He is currently studying Neuroscience at Case Western Reserve University. Topher is actively involved with the club throughout the year but coaches primarily in the Spring/Summer and over his holiday breaks.

Jillian joined PEAQ as an assistant coach 4 years ago, and  serves as the lead AG1 & AG2 coach at the CM site. Before PEAQ, Jillian was the coach of her local summer team in New Jersey, and held that position from her junior year in high school through college.

In the pool, Jillian was a multi-year YMCA State Qualifier as an age group and high school swimmer. She was also a four-year member of the Varsity team at Grove City, and qualified for her Conference Championship in each of those seasons.   

Jillian graduated from Dunellen High School in New Jersey, and holds a B.S. in Exercise Science from Grove City College and a M.Ed. in Health & Physical Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Jillian is the youngest of four siblings and she has a fish named Bubba. She enjoys reading, baking, and going for walks when she isn’t coaching.

• Primary Group - Lead AG4
• Primary Site - CM