We are thrilled to welcome back our head coach, Kathy Kirk, for the Summer 2025 season. Kathy grew up in the Washington, DC, area and dove for Tallyho Pool in Potomac. She also dove with Montgomery Dive Club (MDC) for six years, competing on the Junior Olympic circuit. She then attended and dove for Princeton University, returning in the summers to continue coaching for Tallyho. She went on to attend Cornell Medical School and is now a practicing gastroenterologist in Chevy Chase. Kathy has been Merrimack’s head dive coach since 2013, since which time she has grown the team significantly and led it to Division I championships multiple times. She has also served as a mentor to many of Merrimack’s divers, both on and off the boards.

Isabella is a 2024 graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry/Pre-Medicine while also competing as a member of the Wildcats Swim and Dive Team. Prior to attending Davidson, Isabella attended Brookwood School in Thomasville, Georgia and was a member of Moss Farms Diving in Moultrie, Georgia. Isabella spent the last year in the DC area working under the guidance of a local physician while preparing to start medical school this fall. This is her second year at Merrimack, and she’s excited to help both new and returning divers hone their skills and have a great summer on the boards!

Sophie has been diving since 2015 and over the years has represented Merrimack Dive Team at MCDL Divisional meets several times. She is a 2025 graduate of Jackson Reed High School in Washington, D.C., where she was also a member of the lacrosse team. She is headed to Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in the Fall to study and continue her lacrosse career. (Go Raptors!) This is Sophie's third year coaching at Merrimack, and she’s looking forward to helping both returning and new divers build their skills, make new friends, and have a great summer at the pool!

We are excited to welcome back a multi-year coach and formerly long-time member of Merrimack's Dive Team, James Skipper.  James, a 2025 high school graduate, just completed his freshman year at Brown University in Rhode Island, where he is majoring in biomedical engineering and a member of the Division I Brown Men's Swimming and Diving Team (Go Bears!).  James qualified to the Zone A Championships on the one-meter board during his first year on the team.  Prior to attending Brown, James was a student at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD, where he was a captain of the swim and dive team and co-founder of the fishing club.