Skidmore College Men's Diving

B.A., Swarthmore College, 1999 M.S., Smith College, 2002   Jill Greenleaf has been at the helm of the Skidmore men's and women's swimming and diving programs since 2002, having brought stability and enthusiasm to the Thoroughbred program. Under Greenleaf's leadership, Skidmore athletes have continuously rewritten the record board multiple times over, and the teams’ finishes in the Liberty League and formerly UNYSCSA conferences have steadily improved. Greenleaf has also coached multiple Liberty League champions, including swimmers Catherine King (50 Free in 2014), Nicolas Sodi (1650 Free in 2022, 2023, 2024), Ryan Delfico (400 IM in 2024, 2025) alongside diver Douglas Pilawa (1M Dive in 2010, 2012; 3M Dive in 2010).  Greenleaf formerly served as the assistant coach at Smith College (2000-2002) and at Eastern Connecticut State University (1999-2000). A four-time All-American at Swarthmore College, Greenleaf was a multiple conference and college record holder. She was also the assistant director of the two largest, privately run swimming coaches clinics in the country—the Eastern and Central States Swim clinics—from 1998-2023.

Since taking over at Skidmore in 2011-12, Dave has proved to be exceptional at mentoring divers while elevating their abilities on the boards.  Dave has coached many divers to top eight finishes at Liberty League championships, qualified several divers to NCAA Regionals and coached Skidmore’s only All-American diver Douglas Pilawa who finished 9th on both 1 and 3 meter at NCAA championships in 2012. In addition to coaching at Skidmore, Dave has also worked with different high schools in the area qualifying 11 divers to NYS championships.  One of those recent qualifiers is Conor Compton, a two-time high school All-American currently a four-time collegiate All-American for Alfred State. Prior to his time at Skidmore, Dave had a successful tenure in Seattle coaching club and high school.  As the diving coach at Garfield High School, he consistently scored divers, both girls and boys in the top six in the state.  Dave dove at Hartwick College where he regularly finished top eight at the UNYSCSA championships.