Coach Johnson Sat Down With Coach Keith Kopecky: A Nice Conversation About Diving In Hampton Roads.
Keith Kopecky brings a wealth of diving experience and history to Virginia Beach High School as he along with the K2 (K Squared) Dive Program lead one of the Hampton Roads area most prestigious diving programs. He is the Head Diving Coach of the K2 Diving Team. Keith Kopecky is also one of the head dive coaches of the Virginia Beach Public Schools that serve several of the diving teams. K2 Diving Team is the premiere springboard and platform diving team in Hampton Roads. Kopecky’s challenge was to build winning programs from the ground level up through several seasons at Virginia Beach High Schools and K2 Dive Club. He quickly helped launch the program to an elite status after several divers established themselves as top national talents, including Olivia Francella, senior at Princess Anne High School, a high school diving All-American, and will diver for the University of Pennsylvania this Fall. Olivia Francella will be tempting her third consecutive VHSL state title in February. Owen Redfearn, a freshman at Maury High School will be one of the top contenders on the boys side for VHSL State Championships. Owen has been one of the AAU top finalists for 1meter and 3meters springboard. Coach expressed he‘s happy that the club continues to take the steps forward in everything that they are doing with their young athletes by accepting the perseverance C.A.R.D: Commitment, Attitude, Respect, and Discipline. “We’re really excited for our athletes.” Keith Kopecky, the Director and Head Coach of K2 Diving brings with him years of coaching experience with a great coaching and competitive diving resume and still to this day maintains the philosophy of his former coach, Coach Ron O’Brien (Greg Louganis coach as well). The mission of K2 Diving is to promote healthy living, youth development, and social responsibility through the competitive diving program. Please visit the team website at the link below for more team achievements and how to join.