David’s diving career started at 5 years old, and continues to this day as he joined the Nadadores in 2019 as both an Assistant Coach and a Professional High Diver & Cliff Diver. David spent the majority of his JO years with Ed Goodman and Buck Smith at Legacy Diving, and then went on to dive under Adam Soldati at Purdue University. As a Boilermaker, David earned 7 NCAA All American Awards, 2 NCAA Academic All American Awards, a Big Ten Champion Title, 2 US National Champion Titles, and 2 World University Games Bronze Medals. He graduated from Purdue with a B.S. in Health and Human Sciences and his sights set on Medical School; however, after a summer performing in a water stunt show at an amusement park where he took his first dives from 20m, he shifted his plans to pursue the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series.

David qualified for the World Series in 2012 and was awarded ‘Rookie of the Year’ that season with 2 podium finishes. His first event win came in 2013 in Malcesine, Italy. David has now competed in over 50 countries, he has 15 podiums, and has represented Team USA in all 6 World Aquatics High Diving World Championships. David is an ambassador for the sport of High Diving advocating for an Olympic berth at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

Coaching is as much a part of David’s diving career as competing. He took his first coaching job at 15 years old in his hometown of Sylvania, Ohio, and has continued coaching ever since. He’s coached alongside incredible coaches and programs like Purdue University, Legacy Diving, Eastern Michigan University, The University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and USC. David specializes in strength training and conditioning, high performance, overcoming fear, and cognitive skills development. He loves sharing his knowledge and experience, and giving back to the community that has provided him so many opportunities.