Jimmy Adams has been training divers for over 25 years. Prior to his arrival back "Home" here in Colorado Springs with Thunderbird Diving, he was the owner and Head Coach for Riverside Elite Diving (2018 - 2022), Turn N Burn Diving (Riverside, CA. 2003 - 2018), and was the Assistant Coach for American Flyers Diving (Aurora, Ohio from 1996 - 2003). Jimmy spent 18 years at Riverside City College, 10 years at Claremont McKenna College and most recently a 5 year run with the University of Redlands. Jimmy is currently the Volunteer Coach for both Colorado College and The Air Force Academy Falcons.

Prior to this, Adams enjoyed an exceptional athletic career of his own in diving. He is the 1989 Colorado State High School Diving Champion, and has traveled extensively as a professional show/high diver under the employ of Sea World (San Diego & Ohio), Six Flags (Jackson, New Jersey), and Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio) to name a few. Jimmy proudly represented Team USA in the 2003 Acapulco Cliff Diving Championships and captured a Silver Medal with teammates Todd Michael & Jason Carlton.

All this experience means Coach Jimmy has developed an exceptional ability to understand the mind of the young diver and coach them toward their goals. Coach Jimmy has designed all practices geared toward helping each diver achieve success based on their skill level.

When not at the pool, Coach Jimmy can be found spending time with his wife Stacy, daughter Delilah and son Zack, in addition playing Fantasy Football and rooting for his Denver Broncos.

Coach Lexie Barker 

Assistant Coach

Liberty High School Diving Coach

2023 COLORADO STATE 4A GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL "COACH OF THE YEAR!"

Lexie Barker graduated cum laude from THE Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in 2021. After being a high level gymnast, Lexie switched to diving her sophomore year of high school due to injury. She went undefeated her senior season, winning the 5A state championships and setting records all around the state. She also served as team captain for both her high school and club team. 

Lexie received a scholarship to dive at Ohio State University with coach Justin Sochor. At OSU, Lexie was a two-time All-American on 3m and platform, a multi Big Ten A finalist in all events, as well as back-to-back B1G team champions. At the 2020 Big Ten Championships, she was elected as team captain and helped lead the team to their first B1G Championship Team title in over 30 years. She was also team captain in 2021, where she was the highest scoring OSU female diver, leading the team to another B1G team title, and qualifying for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Trials. Lexie was highly involved in OSU Athletic Services, where she was selected to serve on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Lead Like A Buckeye Program, and was an active member in the Eugene D. Smith Leadership Institute. 

Now, Lexie resides in Larkspur, Colorado. She is currently involved with Denver Health where she is training to become an EMT and eventually a paramedic. 

Coach Taylor Schneider 

Assistant Coach

Cheyenne Mountain High School Diving Coach

Taylor (Walsh) Schneider is a Colorado Springs native with a love for diving and all outdoor activities. She attended Palmer High school where she broke the 30 year old diving records. She was top 10 in state and was offered a scholarship to attend the University of Northern Colorado. At UNC, she was an All- American and All-Conference athlete. She was top five on the 1 meter and 3 meter spring boards as well as platform for the Western Athletic Conference. Taylor got her degree in Elementary Education from UNC. She is currently in her 6th year of teaching, and will be the Physical Education Teacher at Manitou Springs Elementary School starting in the fall of 2023. Taylor is also the Cheyenne Mountain High School diving coach for both girls and boys. Taylor and her husband, Brooks, are both fitness and wellness enthusiasts. They love spending time hiking and camping with their dogs and lifting in their garage gym. Taylor is also a certified yoga and mindfulness instructor and loves to bring that into the classroom as well as to practices