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Coaching Team

Meet Peter Lucido and Samantha Mersnick.

STL Diving is led by St. Louis-area coaches with NCAA Division I backgrounds, national-level experience, and a serious but steady approach to springboard and platform development.

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1m · 3m · PlatformProgressive coaching. Confident athletes.

Our coaching style is technical, calm, and progression-based. We help athletes understand what they are doing, why it matters, and how to improve without being rushed into skills they are not ready for.

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Coach / Mizzou Diver

Peter Lucido

Peter is a Francis Howell North standout, St. Louis Diving Club athlete, and University of Missouri diver with competitive experience across high school, USA Diving, age-group diving, NCAA Zone competition, and collegiate springboard/platform events.

  • Missouri state 1-meter champion senior year
  • University of Missouri swimming & diving athlete
  • NCAA Zone D competitor
  • Mizzou all-time top-ten performer on 1m and 3m
  • USA Diving Age Group Nationals finalist
  • Four-time GAC meet champion

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Samantha Mersnick
Coach / South Dakota Diver

Samantha Mersnick

Samantha is a University of South Dakota diver from St. Charles, Missouri and Orchard Farm High School. She joined the USD swimming and diving staff as a graduate assistant after a four-year Coyote career.

  • Eight-time Summit League Championship finalist
  • Summit League 3-meter top-four finisher
  • Coyote Top Ten chart on both boards
  • Senior-season event winner
  • Summit League Peak Diver of the Week
  • USA Diving National Qualifier on 1m, 3m, and platform

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Coaching standards

Technique-first instruction, clear expectations, clear practice structure, positive correction, and athlete-first progression planning.

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St. Louis roots. National pathways.

Both coaches bring St. Louis club roots and collegiate diving experience to STL Diving, giving athletes a clear pathway from first-board fundamentals to competitive springboard and platform goals.

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