Meet our Hidden Hollow Coaches
Hidden Hollow Swim Team Head Coach Al Cushman
"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!"
Assistant Swim Coach Jonathan Hoole
Jonathan began swimming at Hidden Hollow when he was 6 years old and started lifeguarding last year. He started swimming competitively with the Ridley Area YMCA as a freshman in high school. This spring Jonathan went to the high school state swim meet where he placed second in the 100 yard backstroke and 9th in the 50 yard freestyle. Two weeks later he went to the YMCA National meet and he and his relay team won the 200 yard freestyle relay and became National Record holders. His favorite part of summer swim is having fun with teammates and going to pep rally’s to get ready for the meet the next day.
Diving Director Jim Rightley
Hidden Hollow would like to welcome back Jim Rightley. 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 serves 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.
Hidden Hollow Dive Coach & Knowlton Assistant Dive Coach
Carson Chapman - Diving Questions Hidden Hollow - [email protected]
Carson Chapman is joining the team as the 2022 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 computer science. Her favorite dive is a back full and she is excited to be a part of the team!
