Daniel Fecteau – Males’s Swimming and Diving Coach

Daniel Fecteau beforehand spent three years at Princeton University the place he served most not too long ago because the Tigers’ interim head diving coach for the 2021-22 season. Prior to getting into that function, he was the assistant diving coach for 2 seasons.

 

Fecteau led 9 Tigers to the “A” finals within the Ivy League Championships highlighted with second-, third-, fourth-, seventh- and ninth-place finishes within the males’s 3-meter competitors. He coached 4 males to the NCAA Zone A Championships, the place all of them certified for the NCAA Championships. At the NCAA Championships, Joe Victor completed sixteenth within the finals, changing into Princeton’s first NCAA All-American since 2004.

 

On the ladies’s facet, Maddie Seltzer positioned sixteenth on the 1- and 3-meter boards and took thirteenth in platform diving at NCAAs, making her the one feminine freshman to achieve the ultimate in all three occasions. 

Fecteau was additionally the diving head coach of thee Princeton Tigers Aquatics Club (PTAC) the place he was the Vice President of Diving on the Board of Directors.

Fecteau was a diver at Louisville, the place he acquired his bachelor’s diploma in Sport Administration in 2019. He left his mark on the Cardinals after setting this system’s platform file (350.70 factors) and was honored because the ACC Diver of the Week throughout his closing season. Fecteau additionally certified for the ACC Championship finals all 4 years and was a four-time NCAA Zones qualifier. He was named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and in addition was awarded the ACC Top Six honor for neighborhood service in 2017.

 

As a student-athlete, Fecteau didn’t waste any time passing on his diving information. He spent 4 years because the Planview Swim Center diving group’s head coach in congruence with being a student-athlete at Louisville and led them to an undefeated file and received 4 straight Louisville Swim Association championships.

A local of Olathe, Kansas, Fecteau skilled as a aggressive gymnast for seven years earlier than getting into diving. He started his profession at Blue Valley West High School the place he set and presently holds one-meter information on the 6-dive (378.45) and 11-dive (553.65). Fecteau is a three-time, back-to-back Kansas state champion (2013, 2014, 2015) along with setting a 5A Kansas State meet file. In the 2014 season, he was honored as a highschool All-American.

 

In addition to his teaching and diving expertise, Fecteau is a USA Diving Safety licensed coach and is American Red Cross licensed as a lifeguard, in addition to first assist, CPR and with an automatic exterior defibrillator (AED).

 

Daniel is married to his highschool sweetheart, Lexi, since November 2020.