"Hi there! Coach Al here! To me, swimming is the best sport and exercise anyone can do! It’s my passion and i enjoy helping others gain their confidence in the water. I have been involved the swimming community for my entire life. I started out at the Pottstown YMCA with swim lessons as a toddler and eventually qualified for nationals in multiple events as a junior and senior in high school. I swam for Spring-Ford High school where I became an all-American in the 100yd butterfly. From there, I was recruited and swam for the University of Pittsburgh. Shortly after that, I got into coaching where I lead the OJR age group program to their 1st league championship! Then, I coached at Laurelwood summer swim club, ACAC, and Spring Valley high school. It’s an honor to be here at Hidden Hollow. I look forward to being a part of this great organization and helping this team’s reach its true potential!"

Jonathan began swimming at Hidden Hollow when he was 6 years old. He works as a lifeguard and is in his second year of coaching at Hidden Hollow. Jonathan started swimming competitively with the Ridley Area YMCA as a freshman in high school. As a sophomore, Jonathan  placed second in the 100 backstroke and 9th in the 50 free at the PIAA state meet. This spring as a junior he placed 2nd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 backstroke. As part of the YMCA National team he and his relay have won 5 gold medals, and 2 of the relays set a National record. This spring at YMCA Nationals Jonathan A finaled and placed 6th in the 200 free and 6th in the 100 free. His favorite part of summer swim is having fun with teammates and going to pep rallies to get ready for the meet the next day. Jonathan is committed to the University of Alabama for swimming in 2025.

Carson Chapman is returning this year as the 2023 HH Diving Coach. She has been a member of the HH dive team for 10 years and a lifeguard for 6 years; she lives and breathes Hidden Hollow. She also dove for 4 seasons at Garnet Valley and was the team captain there in 2020. When not diving, she is a college student studying data analytics. Her favorite dive is a 5123D!

With over 60 years of experience as a diver, coach and producer of High Diving Shows, Coach Jim comes to Hidden Hollow eager to coach youth and share his knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for the sport.  Most recently Coach Jim served as Head Dive Coach at Penncrest High School.  He has also served as Diving coach to various swim clubs in Delaware County.  Jim still actively competes in Masters Diving Events at various venues.  

Liv Truocchio started swimming when she was 6 years old, but joined the Hidden Hollow dive team when she was 13 and has fallen in love with the sport. She dove on Penncrest’s varsity team all 4 years and was captain as a senior. This fall she plants to attend Ohio State as a chemistry major. When she’s not in the pool, she enjoys practicing the trumpet and playing various yard games with her friends. She is super excited to be coaching the team this summer!