Meet the Coaches

Head Girls' Coach: Halle Lohan

Coach Lohan’s journey with Pennsbury began in the spring of 2022 as a student teacher at Edgewood Elementary and Pennsbury High School. After teaching at North Penn during the 2022-2023 school year, she has joined the Pennsbury staff as a Health and Physical Education teacher, focusing on the 9th grade health classes.

An integral member of Goldfish Swim School (Malvern, PA) staff, Coach Lohan serves as the head supervisor, swim instructor and coach of the intermediate swim team.

Coach Lohan is a graduate of West Chester University with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education and a minor in Adapted Physical Activity. She taught Physical Education Aquatic & Lifeguarding classes during her practicum at North Penn High School.

While attending North Penn High School, Coach Lohan was a member of the girls’ lacrosse team and managed girls' field hockey, boys' ice hockey, and girls' lacrosse. She ran adapted programs and coached Special Olympic soccer and swimming. Coach Lohan was a member of the administrative board for CAPA (Camp Abilities PA) for athletes with visual impairments and blindness.

In her free time, Coach Lohan enjoys running, going on walks at Valley Forge National Historic Park, watching The Office and Harry Potter, and reading.

2023/24 Season Outlook: For our season, I am looking forward to cultivating a safe and fun environment. I look forward to watching the swimmers and divers grow as a team and as individual athletes. It will be a learning experience, but one I am very much excited for!

Head Boys' Coach: Brian Deley

Contact: bdeley@pennsburysd.org

Pennsbury proud, Coach Deley is a 2015 graduate of Pennsbury High School and is familiar with the rich history and tradition of the swim and dive program. He has been part of the Pennsbury swim community since he was a child. He began swimming for Pennsbury’s club team at age 7 and continued through his later years, swimming for Pennsbury High School. During his senior year, Coach Deley served as captain during the team’s undefeated season within their district.

For the past 10 years, Coach Deley has taught after-school swimming for PSD and has served as the Aquatics Supervisor and Head Lifeguard for the aquatics programs at the PHS pool.

Following his high school graduation, Coach Deley pursued his education at Bucks County Community College, focusing on Education/Political Science and Mathematics. He served as the Vice President of the Student Government, and President of the Honor Society.

In his spare time, Coach Deley enjoys running and swimming, and in the winter, he plays chess competitively. Coach Deley is currently engaged, and his fiancée, a musician, is teaching him to play piano.

2023/24 Season Outlook: Coach Deley is looking to build a safe and fun environment, building upon last year's success. He is excited to provide the opportunity for all swimmers and divers to successfully grow and develop, while also encouraging and challenging those athletes who have aspirations for competing at a higher level at districts and states.

Assistant Coach: Michelle Siegle

Contact: msiegle@cslcharter.org

Coach Siegle is a Health and Physical Education Teacher at the Center for Student Learning Charter School at Pennsbury. In addition to joining the Swim & Dive coaching staff this year, she enjoyed helping coach the Pennsbury High School Field Hockey team this fall. She completed her degree in Health and Physical Education at Rowan University and is currently studying at William Carey University to further her education.

A competitive swimmer since the age of 8, Coach Siegle was part of the national team a total of seven times, six of those times she was a champion of her events (200 IM, the 3200, and 100 Fly). She also worked at Jersey Wahoos as a swim coach and instructor. She was a 4-year Varsity swimmer at West Deptford High School and competed for one year at the University of Nevada Los Vegas before coming home when her father fell ill.

In her free time, Coach Siegle is a huge crafter so anything she can do with her cricut is amazing! She loves to run and ride her Peloton. She and her husband have two dogs named Thor and Uller whom she loves to snuggle up with! However, her free time is becoming less as they are expecting their first baby in March.

2023/24 Season Outlook: Coach Siegle is looking forward to getting to know our swimmers, and pushing them to succeed, all while trying to make each swimmer into a great athlete. This season holds so much promise and she cannot wait for it all to unfold.