MEET OUR TEAM CAPTAINS
This past July, SSDC divers competed at the AAU Diving National Championships in the beautiful, Riverside, California. Congratulations to SSDC's DIVERS: Captain Allie McCABE, Lily “Belle” MacDonald. Ava “Vaa” PRESKENIS and Colleen “Coll” SISK!
All of SSDC’s National Divers performed in an outstanding manner and conducted and managed to extemely competitive against the best in the United States. Allie McCabe, became a 2-time AAU-ALL-AMERICAN on both 1 meter and 3 meter springboards.“I am so proud of all the SSDC divers with one never having been to a National Championship before”. I certainly look forward to helping them all develop to the next level in 2023/2024!” CONGRATULATIONS to all the competitors as you give honor yourselves, your community, your family, and SSDC!
SSDC divers embody the best qualities of sportsmanship, work ethic, and pride, fostered by a close-knit, supportive team community. We take seriously the development of our athletes as competitive divers in a safe and methodical way, but are most proud of how they apply the leadership lessons learned from diving as they move beyond the world of diving: to college, work, and beyond.
SSDC divers proudly represent their club team, schools, and their communities, competing at local, state, and national competitions!
Erin “Kiki” Murphy continues to break University records as a Junior for NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY! Delaney Smith, Junior, has medically retired from competitive but will continue to servie the team through her graduation at the UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND. Kyra Cavicchi, Junior, is making a difference diving for MARIST COLLEGE. Alex Waltman, Junior, was a walk-on and become the a team points leader diving for CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY! Tierney “T” Regan, Sophomore, is making big contribtions to BOSTON COLLEGE Diving Team while Camille “Cam” Gendron, Sophomore, is a shining star and part of the travel team @ UCONN. Joining Tierney is Freshman, Allie McCabe diving for the BC Eagles! Olivia Templeton, Freshman, will be a contributor for the EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY while Cam Pope, Freshman, will set the tone for the Fairfield Stags! Grace “GB” Blume will be a stand out for the UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Good Luck to all SSDC Alumni!
You will all lead by example, in your athletics and in your life!
You all continue to make SSDC very proud!
Olivia TEMPLETON - EAST CAROLINA UNIVERISITY - 2027
Cam POPE - FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY - 2027
Allie McCABE - BOSTON COLLEGE - 2027
Sofie “Sofe” MRAZ - NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - 2027
Grace “GB” BLUME - UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE - 2027
Ella WOODS - UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA - 2027
Tierney “T” REGAN - BOSTON College - 2026
Camille “Cam” GENDRON - UCONN - 2026
Erin “Kiki” MURPHY - NORTHEASTERN University - 2025
Delaney “Del” SMITH - University of RHODE ISLAND - 2025
Alex WALTMAN - CASE WESTERN University - 2025
Kyra CAVICCHI - MARIST College - 2025
Lauren O’SULLIVAN - (NU Captain) - NORTHEASTERN - 2024
Lanah PETRILLO - EMORY University - 2023
Hannah MUDGE - (GS Captain) - GEORGIA SOUTHERN - 2019
Mackenzie HAGIST - (NU Captain) - NORTHEASTERN - 2019
Cece O’REILLY - (BC Captain) - BOSTON College - 2019
Gabby TAGHIAN - BOSTON College - 2019
Kelsey GOLDEN - BOSTON College - 2018
Maggie GARRAHAN - LOYOLA University - 2018
Taryn “T” URBANUS - (UC Captain) - UCONN - 2016
Abby GARRAHAN - PROVIDENCE College - 2016
Maeve DAWLEY - VILLANOVA University - 2016
Julie “Diesel” COLEMAN - University of RHODE ISLAND - 2015
Gabrielle “GG” GARCIA - UCONN - 2007
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SSDC COLLEGE COMMITS - 2028:
Captain Ava “Vaa” PRESKENIS.…………………..University of Miami
Kelsey “Kels” DePAOLO.……………………………...University of Vermont
Olivia fought off a lot of tough competition to achieve 1st place in the highly competitive state High School program. SSDC is extremely proud of Olivia’s accomplishment along with her other team members completing to be the best of the best in High School diving.
Olivia achieved an overall 11-dive score of 492.45!
Cameron Pope dominated the competition and achieved 1st place in the highly Division 2 state High School program. SSDC is extremely proud of Cam’s accomplishment. Cam is very excited to be the new State Championship and it is a lot of hard work that has been fulfilled!
Cam achieved an overall 11-dive score of 499.55!
Rachael had a tough fight on her hands as she battled all 3 rounds of the competition and then achieved 1st place in the highly competitive state D1 High School program. SSDC is extremely proud of Rae’s accomplishment and looks forward to her continued success!
Rachael achieved an overall score of 423.85!
Grace “GB” Blume, Dedham High School fought her way from behind the pack to earn 3rd place amongst the nest of the best!
Lily “Belle” MacDonald, Norwell High School, is a fierce competitor and stayed “focused” throughout the event and was consistent in every dive she performed!
Ava “Vaa” Preskenis, Westwood High School, surprised many as a greatly improved diver for her team and showed incredible grace and fortitude beating out 16 divers to earn 12th place!
achievements
achievements
SSDC/RIPDIVE has achieved much since its founding in 2004. The clubs main focus is to help kids achieve their athletic diving goals while helping them to be accountable and lead by example. All the coaches at RIPDIVE are continually learning the newest and latest proven diving techniques and fundamentals. Here are some of our achievements:
1 - ALUMNI DIVER QUALIFIED FOR 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS - Kaylee Bishop
2 - ALUMNI DIVERS QUALIFY FOR 2020 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS - Kaylee Bishop & Avery Worobel
8 - NISCA HS DIVING ALL-AMERICA. (top 100 in the USA)
6 - AAU DIVING "NATIONAL CHAMPION" TITLES.
59 - AAU ALL-AMERICANS (Top 12 in the country).
5 - MIAA STATE DIVING CHAMPIONS.
114 - MIAA HIGH SCHOOL STATE DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP FINALISTS.
8 - MIAA SOUTH SECTIONAL CHAMPION.
126 - MIAA SOUTH SECTIONAL FINALISTS.
44 - MIAA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS.
26 - HIGH SCHOOL ALL-TIME DIVING RECORDS
2 - AAU RED-WHITE & BLUE NORTH 3-METER CHAMPION
1 - USA DIVING - REGION-1 - 3-Meter CHAMPION.
4 - USA DIVING - NATIONAL DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP FINALIST.
The Team's focus with these young athletes is to lead by example and that there is no substitute for hard work and working as a team to achieve your goals. I am so proud of the team's accomplishments, but I know it is just the tip of the iceberg!
coaches
coaches
Coach Craig Dolloff grew up on the South Shore in Duxbury, MA and he got involved with diving when he was 11 years old as part of the original Duxbury Aqua-Dux Swimming and Diving Team. Craig started SSDC in the Fall of 2004 and started with just 5 divers. Since then SSDC has grown to be one of the premier springboard diving clubs in the United States. The entire Coaching staff of SSDC has a passion for elevating the sport of diving and is driven to help each and every diver reach their diving goals.
Coach Dolloff, one of the top springboard diving club instructors in the U.S., focuses South Shore Diving Club (SSDC) on having solid diving fundamentals that lead to outstanding dive results. Coach Dolloff has coached 7 NISCA High School “ALL-AMERICANS”, 6 AAU National Champion Titles, and 57 AAU All-Americans (Top 12 in the Country).
Coach Dolloff and his coaches strive to not only help the club divers achieve their athletic goals, but to help them be accountable and responsible, and to lead by example in everything they do. Coach Dolloff is a trained FINA International Diving Judge and has served as a Judge and Asst Referee for the 2021 and 2022 NCAA BIG 10 Men’s Diving Championships.
In 2007, the first SSDC diver qualified for the AAU National Diving Championships, and since then, we have never looked back: SSDC divers have qualified for AAU Nationals every year since!
Since 2009, SSDC divers have earned AAU ALL-AMERICAN Diving Honors every year. Currently, the club has divers that come from all over the South Shore of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
FINA:
CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL DIVING JUDGE.
USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED DIVING COACH.
USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED SAFETY COACH.
USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED AERIAL TRAINING COACH
USA DIVING:
COACHING FOUNDATIONS –CERTIFIED
U.S. SAFE SPORT - CERTIFIED.
HEADS-UP – CERTIFIED.
(Concussion Trained)
AAU DIVING - DIVING COACH.
2021 -22 BIG 10 MEN’S DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP JUDGE @ PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
Chris has been coaching at SSDC for over 10 years. He started diving at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club on the North Shore of Long Island every summer and began competing in the country club league. Before diving in high school he was introduced to the legendary Hazel Barr and began training at the Flushing YMCA in Queens, NY. With Hazel I learned to appreciate and respect all aspects of diving.
Chris has been coaching with SSDC since 2008 and love the sport more than I ever have.
In addition to SSDC, I have coached for various public and private High Schools on the South Shore and have sat as judge during MIAA diving events for both D-1 and D-2 school's. Additionally, Chris has served at an AAU National Judge over the past 6 years and has evaluated thousands of divers for both 1 and 3 meter sanctioned diving events.
Julie, a former SSDC diver and team captain, attended The University of Rhode Island where she dove under the Atlantic 10 Conference. She was a four-time Atlantic 10 team member, awarded Diver of the Year for the 2013-2014 season, and named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll all four years.
As a High School Diver, Julie began her diving career late and became the Bay State Conference Champion in her first season as a senior.
Julie aims to help the younger generation of divers to feel empowered and confident to take on all of life’s journeys from the lessons they will learn in sport.
Julie resides in Quincy, is a Registered Dietitian, and received a M.S. in Public Health Nutrition.
Gabrielle McDonald is a former diver, for SSDC, and dove for Notre Dame Academy and was a member of the D1 Diving Team at the University of Connecticut. After UCONN, Gabrielle continued her education at Boston University and was then accepted into a rigorous PhD program at Tufts University.
Dr. Gabrielle McDonald is now a PhD. and works as a Scientist for Agios Pharmaceuticals, in Cambridge, MA.
Gabrielle, has coached athletes at the AAU National Diving Championships and has attended at least 2 RIPDIVE trainings as a coach. Gabrielle is an excellent coach and will support divers with their goals and will offer an amazing perspective and mentorship.
Gabrielle currently resides in Rockland, MA, with her husband Paul, and their dog Murph!
Bob is a former diver and coaches Bridgewater-Raynham High School and an assistant diving coach for SDDC/Ripdive.
Bob has trained with Anthony Crowder, of Texas Christian University and was an invaluable coach at the recent SSDC/Ripdive training trip in Coral Springs, Florida.
Bob lives in Massachusetts and Hannah resides in Plymouth with his wife Colette and children
Coach Bell is a certified AAU Diving Coach,
● AAU DIVING - COACH
● RED CROSS CPR & FIRST
AID
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED DIVING COACH
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED SAFETY COACH
● U.S. SAFE SPORT- CERTIFIED
● HEADS-UP – CERTIFIED.
(Concussion Trained)
● AAU DIVING - COACH
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED DIVING COACH
● USA DIVING:
CERTIFIED SAFETY COACH
● U.S. SAFE SPORT- CERTIFIED
● HEADS-UP – CERTIFIED.
(Concussion Trained)
● AAU DIVING - COACH
● AAU DIVING - COACH
● RED CROSS CPR & FIRST
AID