Swimming & Diving Declares Ana Celaya-Hernandez as Diving Coach

Keiser swimming and diving Head Coach Adam Epstein introduced on Monday the hiring of Ana Celaya-Hernandez because the diving coach.
 
“We are lucky to have Coach Ana join us this fall,” Epstein stated. “Not only did she have a spectacular athletic career, but she has already been coaching at the highest of levels for 3 seasons. We are happy to welcome Coach Ana to the Seahawks family.”
 

“I am thrilled to join the Keiser Swim & Dive team as the Diving Coach,” Celaya-Hernandez stated. “I look forward to coaching and supporting our student-athletes. Go Seahawks!”
 
Prior to becoming a member of the Seahawks, Celaya Hernandez was a graduate assistant at TCU working as a liaison for the swimming and diving student-athletes with the athletic educational companies to verify student-athletes have been succeeding within the classroom. Under the help of Celaya Hernandez, David Ekdahl positioned twentieth within the 3-meter dive on the NCAA Championships and completed twenty first within the 1-meter dive.

Celaya-Hernandez competed for 4 years at Tennessee from 2017-21. As a diver, she competed on 1-meter, 3-meter, and platform. During her senior marketing campaign, Celaya-Hernandez competed in 4 meets, successful two occasions. She achieved a profession finest on the 1-meter (309.60) and 3-meter (331.28). Both these scores positioned her ninth within the Tennessee report books on the time. Her 331.28 efficiency towards Georgia on the 3-meter board gained her the occasion (1/23/21).

Her junior yr, Celaya-Hernandez certified for the NCAA Championships on platform, incomes CSCAA All-America honors within the occasion. She completed sixth on the NCAA Zone B Championships on platform, reaching a career-best rating of 263.40 within the prelims. That rating positioned her ninth at school historical past on platform. 

In 2018-19, she competed in each meet and set season-best scores within the ultimate meet of the yr. 

As a freshman, she made a right away affect on the boards, qualifying for the NCAA Zone B Championships. She reached the SEC Championship ultimate in her first yr on the 3-meter. 

Celaya-Hernandez graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor of science in communication in 2021. She later earned her grasp’s diploma in larger training management from Texas Christian University in 2025.

 

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