At Boston Area Diving, we believe that our coaching staff distinguishes us from other programs.  Our head coaches have many years of national-level age group and collegiate experience.  In addition, we have a dedicated group of terrific assistant coaches.  This allows us to have more coaches on the deck and at meets and provides an excellent coach-to-diver ratio.

Joe Chirico has been active in the sport of diving for over 40 years.  Joe took up diving at age 10, training and competing for his town’s summer team.  He began training year-round at the local YMCA.  After high school, Joe competed for Boston University where he was team captain and a record holder.  In 1979, Joe, along with his college coach, started Boston Area Diving, fondly known as BAD.   Now in its 32^nd year, BAD continues to dominate the New England diving scene, with its divers competing in the AAU and US Diving at all levels from grassroots, local contests to international competitions against the world’s best young divers

Joe is the most experienced age group diving coach in New England, having won numerous All-American coaching honors at the Age Group and Senior Levels.  Joe has had a great deal of international experience, leading US National-level teams in Canada, Mexico and throughout Europe.  He has coached BAD divers at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia, numerous AAU, US Diving and NCAA National Championships, and at international age group competitions in China, Austria, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Canada and Mexico.

In addition to his age group diving experience, Joe is currently the diving coach at Wellesley College.  Joe was head coach at Boston College for six years and at Northeastern University for nine years.  As a college coach, Joe has won a number of coaching awards including NCAA Division I Zone Coach of the Year, New England Coach of the Year, Eastern Seaboard Coach of the Year and NEWMAC Coach of the Year. 

Joe is the National Chairman for AAU Diving and plays a major role in that organization.  He is active as a judge for FINA and NCAA competitions.  Joe is also the Diving Commissioner for the Bay State Games and in 2008 was inducted into the Massachusetts Sports Foundation Hall of Fame for his work in the sport of diving.  In the 1990s, Joe held the position of Vice President of Junior Diving on the Board of Directors of United State Diving.  Joe is one of only 10 USD-certified Trampoline Instructors and is a USD Safety Instructor. Joe lives in Dover, Massachusetts with his wife Carol and two sons, Matt 15 and Mike 12.

Jim Brainerd is the varsity diving coach at Brandeis University and is in his 6th year of coaching with BAD.  He has had nine straight years with a NCAA III national qualifier and multiple divers earning "All-America" honors.  Jim also coached a  4-time Irish National Champion.  Jim is renown for his spotting ability in the dry training room and has coached several area high school teams including Weston, Wayland and Framingham High Schools.  Jim is a lawyer working in Real Estate and resides in Northborough. 

Lori Waresmith is an assistant coach with many years of diving and coaching experience.  As a competitor, Lori competed in the 1972 Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team.  Lori is the mother of a national-level age group diver, bringing valuable perspective to her coaching experience.
 

Perry Jacobs is an assistant coach and former star diver at the University of Maine.  Perry is a physical education teacher in the Brockton School System and coaches at Brockton High School.
 

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