Coaches and Team Reps
Xavier Johnston, Head Coach
Coach Xavier Johnston has 6 years of dive coaching experience, half of which he has served as the head dive coach for North Springfield Swim Club. He has a diverse athletic background, which includes both individual and team sports. These include gymnastics, swimming, soccer and diving. Coach Xavier is currently a rising Junior at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA where he is majoring in Exercise Science. He is a two-sport collegiate athlete competing in both Diving and Soccer. At the 2025 PAC-10 Championships, Coach Xavier took home third place, while also breaking his university’s diving record. Coach Xavier coaches in a style that partners with each diver to meet their specific needs, provides constructive feedback, fosters self-resilience, and empowers divers to achieve their unique goals.
Keira Dalrymple, Assistant Coach
Coach Keira Dalrymple is currently in her third year of coaching for the North Springfield Dolphins. She has 13 years of diving experience. While Coach Keira enjoys diving, her passion is working with young divers and coaching. It is apparent watching Coach Keira work with young divers that her patience and encouragement is tailor-made to each diver she coaches. She also recognizes when to challenge, encourage, or celebrate each athlete. As a coach for the North Springfield Dolphins her leadership and commitment to the team is what helps to fuel the dive program. Not only does she excel on the diving board, but is accomplished academically, artistically, and athletically. A rising sophomore at William & Mary, Coach Keira is majoring in English and is very active in the academic community. Coaching dive has shown her how much she enjoys working with children. This experience has provided encouragement to delve further into career possibilities that support and encourage children.
Ethan Simone, Assistant Coach
Coach Ethan is in his second year as an assistant coach for North Springfield. Having only started diving six years ago, Coach Ethan has taken to the sport and enjoys competing in NVSL and at Annandale High School, where he is a rising senior. As he turns his attention toward post-high school pursuits, collegiate diving is near the top of that list. Coach Ethan is detail-oriented, insightful, and patient. His innate qualities lend themselves well to coaching. Modeling these attributes as both our most senior diver and as an assistant coach helps to ground our team. His patient leadership has proven to be a valuable asset in support of our divers.
Jessica Albers, Dive Team Representative
Jessica Albers is in her third year as the Dive Team Representative for North Springfield Swim Club. Jessica comes from an athletic background having rowed crew at Georgetown University and training post-collegiately for six years in pursuit of making the US National Team. As a former elite athlete, coach, and now representative, she is dedicated to children's growth and development and loves to use the sport of diving as a vehicle to help shape that. Jessica believes that diving is a microcosm of the real world. She wants the dive athletes to grow up learning to set goals (meet sheets), take on challenges (new skills and dives), embrace mistakes as learning opportunities (missed dives as room for growth), and work together in a positive environment (good sportsmanship). Jessica looks forward to working with each diver, family and coach to provide the best experience customized to individual needs and goals. Let's go Dive Tribe! Together we can achieve great things!
Contact information for Jessica Albers: [email protected] or 703-772-3420
