Coaches

Greg Herman has been part of Libertyville swimming for over 30 years. Greg swam for Libertyville and was voted most valuable and team captain his senior year.  Greg went on to swim four years at Wheaton College where he was all conference CCIW. Greg has coached at the club level, the junior varsity level, and was the varsity head coach for over 20 years. He is a member of the Lake County Coaching Hall of Fame. Greg has coached multiple all-state, all-american, and state champion swimmers.  Greg retired from teaching in 2016 but continues to coach because of his love for the sport! Away from the pool, Greg claims to be the world's greatest fisherman* 

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Dave Fowler was born and raised in Evanston, IL. He now lives in Lake Bluff with his wife Sue and daughter Merritt. Dave has a BS in Physical/Health Education from St. Cloud State University (MN). Dave is now in his sixthyear of coaching at LHS. Past coaching positions have included St. Cloud Tech HS, St. Cloud State University, Deerfield HS, and Lake Forest College. Along with coaching girls and boys diving at LHS and running the CATS Diving Club, Dave is a Sales Engineer for Nu-Tec Systems, a welding and plasma manufacturer in Gurnee.

Jacob Weber - Asst. Swim Coach (JV1)

jacob.weber@d128.org

Jacob grew up in Mexico City, Mexico and then Des plaines, IL.  He swam for Maine East High School and then Northern Illinois University (BS in physical education and spanish).  Jacob has coached high school as a head coach and assistant coach, as well as at the college and club level.  Previously to coming to  Libertyville, Jacob spent 20 years as the Deerfield high school boys assistant coach plus club coach in Deerfield.  In addition to working with the high school team, Jacob is also helping coach at Libertyville RISE Aquatics. When not on the pool deck he likes to watch his daughter dance,  swim and play waterpolo, and watch the White Sox, Bears,  and Blackhawks play.

Coach Fischl returns this season to his 51st year of coaching high school swimming. Since 1994 he has coached the JV2 swim team at LHS with last year being the one year missing from the pool when he served as an interim athletic director. He had 25 seasons of head coaching experience prior to joining the Wildcat coaching staff. His favorite memory was being on staff for the 2013-14 season when the varsity team finished 2nd place in the IHSA state meet.