Head Swim Team Coach Kristin Abrams

Kristin Abrams comes to Linvilla with over 16 years of coaching experience. She has competitively swam at the collegiate level with Lock Haven University, and has experience coaching swimmers of all different skill levels. Her experience includes coaching age group, high school and post graduate level swimmers. She has taught swimming lessons for over 20 years, helping swimmers of all ages progress their swimming ability with each lesson. She believes that building a team dynamic that is both fun and competitive will allow all swimmers to achieve their goals both as a team and individually. She looks forward to working with the swimmers of the Knowlton Swim Club and cannot wait for the adventure, fun and winning to begin.

Assistant Swim Team Coach Angela Shicatano

Coach Angela recently graduated from West Chester University with her Bachelor's of Science in Education. She is currently a high school Biology and Human Anatomy teacher! In the past, she competitively swam for over 10 years, coached several swim teams, and taught swim lessons to all ages. She has spent time this previous school year coaching the Sun Valley Swim Team. She now continues into the 2nd year as a Knowlton Swim Club Assistant Coach. When Coach Angela is not at KSC, she likes to visit Chester Creek Trail, watch Disney Movies, and go to the beach!

Assistant Swim Team Coach Lauren Adamek

This is Lauren's 3rd year as Knowlton Swim Team's assistant coach.  She has coached many sports throughout the years including; volleyball, basketball, and soccer.  When she is not coaching, she is teaching middle school science at Central Bucks School District.  This is her seventh year as a teacher and second at Central Bucks.  When she is not working with kids, she enjoys traveling with friends and working on her newly purchased home!  she is so excited to be returning to Knowlton this year for a competitive season!

Diving Director Jim Rightly

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

Knowlton Dive Head Coach Olivia Truocchio

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 a part of the team this summer!!

Knowlton  Assistant Dive Coach

Carson Chapman is joining the team as Knowlton's assistant coach and 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!

Registration

Knowlton participates in the Delco Swim League.  Registration for the swim team must be done by following the link below.  Registration can not be done at Linvilla Orchards or at the Swim Club Office. Swim Team Members MUST be a current member to be on the team.  

Registration to Swim Team or Dive Team makes you eligible for both teams!

After registering for the team please fill out the team google form!

Team Suits

To order your team suits please follow the link below. If you are unsure of your child's size, we will have suits available to try on at practice.

Pre-season Swim Team Practice Springton Lake: May 30 to June 9th (Mon - Fri) 

Swim Team:
Ages 11 & Over:  Mon, Wed, & Friday, 6:30-7:30pm
Ages 10 & Under: Tue. & Thur., 6:30-7:30pm

Dive Team:
Ages 12 & Older: 5:30PM - 6:30PM Mon, Wed, & Fri
Ages 11 & Under: 5:30PM - 6:30PM Tues & Thurs

Pre-Season at Knowlton: June 12th to June 16th

Swim Team:
All Practice together Mon - Fri 5:30-6:30pm

Dive Team:
Ages 12 & Older: 5:30PM - 6:30PM Mon, Wed, & Fri
Ages 11 & Under: 5:30PM - 6:30PM Tues & Thurs

Summer Swim Team Practice at Knowlton - June 19th - July 28th

Ages 11 & Over:  9:00AM - 11:00AM
Ages 10 & Under:  11:00AM - 12:00PM

2023 Regular Season Dive Practice Begins June 19th at Knowlton Swim Club

Ages 12 & Older: 9:00AM - 10:00AM | Mon - Fri
Ages 11 & Under: 10:00AM - 11:00AM | Mon - Fri

Knowlton Swim Team competes in the Delco Swim League.

2023 Varsity meet schedule- Saturday mornings starting at 8:30am:

June 24th: Home vs. Briarcliffe
July 1st: Away at Springfield CC
July 8th: Home vs. Karakung
July 15th: Away at Broomall's Lake
July 22nd: Home at Ridley Park
July 29th: Championships at Broomall's Lake

2022 JV meet schedule- Wednesday nights starting at 6:00pm (2023 schedule will be updated when released)

June 29th: Away at Riddlewood
July 6th: Home vs. Creekside
July 13th: Away at Ridley Park
July 20th: Home vs. Lansdown

Meet Registration Instructions

• To enter your swimmer in JV and Varsity meets this season, please use the forms linked below for each meet.
• Through the form you can let us know which of your swimmers will be able to attend a specific meet.
• You must let us know that your swimmer(s) will be attending each meet otherwise we will assume that they are unavailable and they will not be added to the meet.
• For swimmers 13 and older, please do not register them for JV meets.
• For JV only swimmers (coaches will notify parents of JV only squad) please do not register your JV swimmer for varsity meets.

If you have questions about meet registration please do not hesitate to contact our Knowlton Coach - SwimCoachKSC@gmail.com

Knowlton Dive Team competes in the Delco Swim League.
Dive Meets are on Tuesday at 6 pm thru July.

Tuesday, June 20th - required fwd vol at Tinicum
Tuesday, June 27th - required back vol at Prospect Park
Thursday, July 6th - required twist vol at Riddlewood
Tuesday, July 11th - required inw vol Home
Tuesday Jul 18th required fwd vol (jrs) and rev vol (srs) Home

Championships

Friday, July 21 Novice @ Knowlton
Monday, July 24 Jr. Girls @ Ridley Park
Tuesday, July 25 Jr. Boys @ Prospect Park
Thursday, July 27 Seniors @ Ridley Township
Monday, July 31 All County Chmps @ Ridley Twp

Diving Invitationals

• Mary Schlegel Invitational at Hidden Hollow
  • Saturday & Sunday June 24 & 25, 2023
• Paul Christiansen Invitational at Ridley Township
  • Sunday July 9th, 2023

Aldan Swim Club

• 308 North Elm Avenue  Aldan, PA 19018    11.6 miles    24 minutes

Aquatic Swim Club (Intra County Swim League

• 925 Amosland Road Morton, PA 19070    6.9 miles       15 minutes

Aronimink Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• Drexel Hill, PA 19026

Atlantic Coast Swim Team (Suburban Swim League)

• 1130 McDermott Drive West Chester, PA 19380    15.2 miles      25 minutes

Briarcliffe Swim Club

• North Bartram and West Oak Avenues Glenolden, PA 19036
  8.8 miles, 23 minutes

Brookhaven Swim Club

• Chester Creek Road Brookhaven, PA 19015       1.8 miles       5 minutes

Broomall's Lake Country Club

• 501 West Third Street Media, PA 19063      3.4 miles      8 minutes

Clifton Heights Swim Club

• 600 East Broadway Avenue Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Conestoga Swim Club

• 501 Sproul Road Villanova, PA 19085

Creekside Swim Club

• Moore Road Wallingford, PA 19086

Drexel Swim Club (Intra- County Swim League)

• 510 Parkway Drive Broomall, PA 19008

Folcroft Swim Club (Intra- County Swim League)

• Ashland and Warwick Avenues Folcroft, PA 19032

Glenolden Swim Club

• 10 East South Avenue Glenolden, PA 19036        8.3 miles      18 minutes

Hidden Hollow Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• Linville and Spring Valley Roads Media, PA 19063        0.8 miles    3 minutes

Hiltop Swim Club

• 90 Hilltop Road Havertown, PA 19083

Karakung Swim Club

• 1800 Karakung Drive Havertown, PA 19083      13.3 miles       23 minutes

Lansdowne Swim Club

• Driveway on the northeast corner of the intersection of Burmont Road and Baltimore Pike
  Lansdowne, PA 19050         8.8 miles          19 minutes

Lawrence Park Swim Club

• 293 Langford Road Broomall, PA 19008

Marple Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 102 Bonsall Avenue Broomall, PA 19008

Martins Dam Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 1045 Croton Road Wayne, PA 19087

Nassau Swim Club (Intra- County League)

• 25 South Swarthmore Avenue Ridley Park, PA 19078       6.4 miles       14 minutes

Pennypacker Country Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 120 Pennypacker Road Downingtown, PA 19335

Ply- Mar Swim Club

• 3032 Butler Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Plymouth Meeting Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 1724 Gallagher Road Plymouth Meeting, PA 19426

Primos Secane Club (Intra- County League)

• 896 Bunting Lane Clifton Heights, PA 19018

Prospect Park (Intra- County League)

• 13th & Washington Avenues Prospect Park, PA 19076     7.6 mile     18 minutes

Riddlewood Swim Club

• 56 War Trophy Lane Media, PA 19063

Ridley Park Swim Club

• 610 Hancock Street Ridley Park, PA 19078     5.9 miles       14 minutes

Ridley Township Swim Club

• 2001 South Academy Avenue Folsom, PA 19033      6.9 miles       16 minutes

Rose Tree Woods Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 423 Candlewood Road Broomall, PA 19008

Rose Valley Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 1 Pool Lane Rose Valley, PA 19065

Springfield Swim Club

• 343 North Rolling Road Springfield, PA 19064

Springton Lake Middle School

• 1900 North Providence Road Media, PA 19063      6 miles     9 minutes

St. Albans Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 160 Brookside Road Newtown Square, PA 19073

Stony Lane Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 1805 Youngs Ford Road Merion Station, PA 19035

Swarthmore Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• 201 Riverview Road Swarthmore, PA 19081

Tinicum Swim Club (Intra- County League)

• 120 Chippewa Street Essington, PA 19029

Wallingford Swim Club (Suburban Swim League)

• Meadon & Providence Roads Wallingford, PA 19086

Team Records

Pool Records