Julian Krug comes to us from San Jose, California. He coached his daughter, Cassidy, to a NCAA Champion on one-meter and three-meter in 2007. Under his tutelage at the 2012 Olympics, Cassidy took 7th place in the three-meter springboard competition.

Julian Krug took over as Pitt’s diving coach in 1979 after three year stints at both Navy and Southern Illinois. He became a six-time Big East Coach of the Year with the Panthers, then received the Phil Boggs Award — a prestigious recognition of lifetime achievement in diving — in 2013.

Julian was named the ACC Coach of the Year Award in 2016. In his 37th season at Pitt, he coached sophomore Meme Sharp and junior Dominic Giordano to a pair of ACC titles in the three-meter dive, along with a national championship for Giordano in the same event.

Julian also coached 18 individual Big East champions, 10 first-team All-American divers and another 10 honorable mention All-American performers. He was also a three-time All-American diver at the University of Wisconsin from 1966 to 1968.

Julian has developed three Olympians over his years as a coach. We are very excited to have him at RipFest throughout the year.

Kevin has been coaching for over 9 years. Kevin is a current mentee of Olympic coach, John Wingfield. He continues to expand his education in diving through a recent trip to China where he was able to see first-hand training of budding Olympians. His passion for diving and building athletes is what drives him to want to help athletes achieve their goals. Kevin brings passion and a love of diving to every practice. His joy is evident as he encourages each athlete to reach their highest potential, beyond where even they know they can reach.

Brendon is a full-time diving coach with 9 years of experience. Between coaching with John Wingfield and his own club, you will find him on deck 12 hours-a-day. He has a passion for helping athletes reach their dreams. He is the camp’s belt puller extraordinaire. Brendon brings joy and laughter to each practice.

Shawn, a native to Michigan, has followed his dream of becoming a full-time diving coach here at RipFest. He coaches with John Wingfield full-time and also a local RipFest club. His enthusiasm for diving is contagious. Shawn brings purpose and passion to every practice. He is one of the camp’s coach leaders and runs our camp practices.

Emilie is a former college diver who is now in her third year as a full-time dive coach. As a previous RipFest camper, Emilie is able to relate to the athletes on the camper experience. She is very excited to join the camp as a coach and continue her education in diving this summer.

Whitney is currently finishing undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Elementary Education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She has competed as a Division III collegiate athlete for four years and is very excited to transition into coaching. Whitney is passionate about developing athletes holistically. As a previous camp counselor, she loved watching her campers learn and grow throughout the week. Her goal as a coach is to help campers grow in confidence and become the best version of themselves, inside and outside of diving.

Miles has been involved with RipFest since the summer of 2022, holding various titles from counselor to coach. Miles is a former Division 1 college diver at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, graduating in 2023 with a degree in PR and Social Media. As a college diver, Miles obtained an NCAA Horizon League Conference Title on the 1m springboard in 2022, as well as UWGB’s 3m all-time program record in 2023. He now is the head coach of Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana, as well as Park Tudor High School and assists in coaching the RipFest full-time training team.

Dylan is currently a sophomore at Saint Cloud State University where he is studying Exercise Science with a minor in Athletic Coaching. Before diving in college, he was an assistant coach at Colorado State University - Pueblo, in addition to coaching at a local club in Colorado Springs. This will be Dylan’s first summer coaching for the RipFest Diving Camp. He is excited to grow as a coach, while helping campers to develop their skills and passion for the sport.