Coaches
Head coach -Radek Smolik
~ Participated in regional & national swimming events
~ Managed a sports shop in Pardubice, Czech Republic
~ Moved to US with wife, Kate; lived in Vermont, then moved to Defiance
~ Attended Defiance College where he graduated in May 2015 with a Bachelors Degree in Integrated Mathematics
~ Coach for Blue Dolphins / DAYS program since 2008
~ Assistant coach for DHS 2008-2014
~ DHS head coach since 2015
~ Contact coach Smolik
Assistant coach -Nick Rath
~ Attended Defiance High School.
~ Graduated from Defiance College with Sport management degree.
~ Swam competitively for 14 years with: DAYS, and DHS.
~ Qualified for Zones 2 years in a row, and districts 4 years in a row.
~ Assistant coach for Blue Dolphins since 2017.
~ Assistant coach for AHS in years 2017 and 2018.
~ Head coach for Piranhas YMCA swim team.
~ Currently works as an Aquatic Director for Defiance Area YMCA.
Assistant coach for Diving – Jeremiah Fleischman
~ DHS Dive Coach since 2017
~ Napoleon Dive Club Coach since 2018
~ Graduated from Western Michigan University with a BS in Materials Sciences
~ Graduated from Kettering University in 2003 with a MS in Manufacturing Operations
~ Compete in multiple running road races ranging from 5k – half marathon (13.1 miles)
~ Compete in multiple Spartan Obstacle Course Races ranging from 4 miles – half marathon (13.1 miles)
Family:
Wife – Becky. Married in 1996
Daughter - Tobiah, graduated from DHS in 2019 and is attending The Ohio State University
Daughter - Addison, Junior at DHS
Daughter - Elliot, Freshman at DHS
Contact coach Fleischman