GC DIVERS

33 yrs in business · Ages 6–16

Best for a Southlake kid drawn to diving, with a start for true beginners and a competitive ceiling.

Diving Lessons

Recreational & CompetitiveLocally-OwnedWomen-Owned

Group & privateIndoorSession-basedTryout requiredYear-round

(817) 891-0171

gcdivers@msn.com

Operates out of CISD Senior High Pool, 1501 W. Southlake Blvd. Southlake, TX

Operates out of (Main)	CISD Senior High Pool, 1501 W. Southlake Blvd. Southlake, TX
KISD Natatorium	1000 Bear Creek Pkwy, Keller, TX 76248

$50 - $80

Fall lesson options on the club's registration form run $50–$80 — October Tuesday and Thursday class sessions at $80 each, a 30-minute private lesson $50, and a 45-minute private or semi-private lesson $75 — plus a one-time $25 AAU insurance registration fee that every diver needs, good through August 31, 2027. The September Thursday session ran $60 and the 2026 summer sessions $80–$100 by length. Team classes run 2×–6× a week by level; team fees are not published on the site.

Fall lessons at the Southlake pool have begun, and registration runs through the club's Google form, which lists the current options — October Tuesday and Thursday classes, 4:15–5:00, and 30- or 45-minute private or semi-private lessons (the September Thursday class has ended); more classes are added after the high-school water polo and swim seasons. Divers start in the lessons program and, after clearing early levels, may try out for team classes running 2×–6× per week by level (Future Champions/novice, Junior Olympic, National Training). Lesson schedules are posted per location (Southlake, Keller, Justin) on the club site.

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Our take

GC Divers isn't a swim school — it's a diving club, and a serious one: it runs training tracks up to the national level, and describes itself as a USA Diving Center of Excellence. But what earns it a spot in a Southlake parent's rotation isn't the résumé — it's the front door. The club deliberately runs true-beginner lessons, learning a basic headfirst dive, at the same pools where its competitive athletes train.

That range is the point. A kid can take a few summer lessons with no intention of competing, or, after clearing the early lesson levels, try out for a team track that scales from two practices a week to six for Junior Olympic and national training. Diving is scarce and specialized, so a program that will start an absolute beginner on district water while also training athletes several levels up is genuinely unusual — and it's set up as much for the child who only wants to get off the board safely as for the one chasing the competitive path.

Local Tips

The Southlake classes are at the Carroll Senior High natatorium on West Southlake Blvd — the same competition pool the district's own teams use, not a GC Divers building, so you're a guest of the school, and the club is upfront about following the facility's rules. The 2026 summer sessions ran in short weekday blocks that ended with a lesson meet at the Southlake pool, and fall lessons have now begun. Registration is a Google form, not a slick portal. And because the club shares three ISD pools — Southlake, Keller, and Justin — if the Southlake session you want is full, a nearby location can sometimes get you a better time. One caveat before you plan around that: the club's Keller page currently says the Keller pool is closed for repairs, with no reopening date given, though the page still links its registration form, so check with the club before you sign up there.

Carroll ISD Connection

The tie to Carroll is unusually direct. Hailey Hernandez — a Southlake Carroll graduate, four-time Texas state diving champion, and 2020 Olympian — trained at GC Divers. Day to day, the club runs its Southlake lessons at the Carroll Senior High pool, credits its own program with helping high-school diving grow across the area, and staffs that lesson deck in part with a current Carroll high-schooler who dives. For a Dragon family, it's a direct on-ramp into a sport most schools don't teach until high school.

Credentials

Founder-owner Krista Klein started GC Divers in 1993; a multiple-time USA Diving national champion, two-time NCAA Division I champion and 1991 NCAA Diver of the Year, SMU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, and former US National team member — she still coaches, schedules, and manages the program. The staff includes Greg Triefenbach (national team; former head coach at the University of Missouri, Virginia Tech, and St. Louis University, and a Big 12 Coach of the Year) and Ila Castille (20 years coaching, 11 as an AAU national-championship team coach). Lesson divers at the Southlake pool work with coaches including a current Carroll high-school diver.

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