Coach Dave Schraven – USC High School Head Coach
Dave is in his 12th year as Head Coach of the Upper St. Clair High School Swimming & Diving Team. In Dave’s previous 11 years as Head Coach the girls team has won 4 section titles and finished as the WPIAL runner-up twice. The boys team has won 7 section titles, finished as WPIAL runner-up 6 times, won the WPIAL Championship in 2021 and the the boys team was also the PIAA runner-up in 2015. In addition to the team accolades, under Dave’s leadership the team has produced 10 individual event WPIAL champions and numerous relay team champions. USC swimmers also currently hold 2 individual and 1 relay WPIAL record. At the state level, in the past 10 years USC swimmers have won 7 PIAA individual event championships, 4 PIAA relay championships, and currently hold 2 PIAA records (Boys 200 Medley Relay, Josh Matheny 100 Breaststroke). Dave was named the PIAA “Coach of the Year” for AAA Boys in 2014, and also served on the staff for Team USA at the FINA Junior World Championships that were held in Budapest, Hungary in August of 2019.
Email: coachdave@peaqpgh.org
Todd Hillman – USC High School Diving Coach
Coach Todd Hillman comes to USC with both college coaching experience as well as club. Coaching at college conference championships, AAU Nationals and PIAA finals, Coach Todd brings a vision and a strategic plan to USC Swimming and Diving. Coach Hillman most recently served as the Head Diving Coach for the Pittsburgh Diving Club in the 2021-22 diving season, sending 9 club divers to Pennsylvania WPIAL competitions and 6 of those divers to the state competition at Bucknell University.
2021-2022 Diving Coach/Instructor for Mylan Park Aquatic Center
Coach Todd previously served as the Head Diving Coach at Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA where he and his divers earned a 1 meter conference championship, 6th place and a 3rd place on 3 meter. In his time at W&J, Coach Todd earned conference Coach of the Year while one of his divers earned Diver of the Year and All American First Team.
Coach Todd trained under the coaching team at the University of Pittsburgh Diving Club lead by Coach Krug.
USA Diving Competition Coach
AAU Diving Coach
Email: todd@toddhillman.com
Daniele Tirabassi – USC High School Assistant Head Coach
Coach Daniele began his first season as Assistant Head Coach with USC Swim and Dive in 2023. Daniele began his first season as Associate Head Coach with PEAQ in 2023. His coaching journey began in 2016 with Lakeland Area Swimming (LAS), a club affiliated with Florida Southern College, where he oversaw the Age Group Program—after moving to Miami, FL, he joined the Midtown Weston Aquatics (MWA) team, where he served as an assistant coach for the Senior Group. Coach Daniele joined Gulliver Raiders Swim Club in December 2019, where he was in charge of the Junior Group. In May 2021, he became the Head Age Group Coach and Gulliver Middle School Swimming Head Coach. In January 2022, he served as a Senior Assistant Coach, then as Head Coach in September 2022. In 2022-23, he coached the girls’ and boys’ varsity swim teams at Gulliver’s Preparatory School.
Daniele is a two-time Olympic swimmer specializing in mid-distance and long-distance freestyle events. His main events were the 100, 200 and 400 freestyle. He represented Venezuela at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics and won two bronze medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. In addition to the two Olympic Games, he participated in ten World Championships, three Pan American Games, and various Central American Games and championships.
Mike Densmore – USC High School Assistant Coach
Rejoined the swimming coach ranks with the USC HS program in November 2018. My previous coaching career spanned from 1991 through 1998 which included 1 year as an Assistant Coach at the University of Maryland. After returning to Pittsburgh, coached the Age Group program and Assistant HS Coach at Bethel Park for 7 years. As a coach at Bethel Park, developed multiple Junior National qualifiers prior to entering High School and lead the Men’s HS team to a PIAA State Championship in 1996 (interim Head Coach). My individual swimming career started at Bethel Park HS that included a 2 year WPIAL champion and record holder and multiple year PIAA State Runner-Up in the 100 Breaststroke and 200 IM. I attended the University of Maryland and accomplishments included Individual ACC Champion, NCAA Division 1 and US Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 Breaststroke.
Upper St. Clair High School Swim and Dive Boosters 