John Fox
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Coach John Fox is entering into his fifth season as the Moss Farms Diving Head Coach and his eighth season as a coach on the Diving Tigers staff. A Denver, Colorado native finds his home here in Moultrie with his wife Tiffany Fox and their two children Charlee Rae Fox (three years old) and Liam Fox (one year old).
In his five years of being head coach, he has established quite an impressive resume. Most recently, Fox lead the flying tigers to four USA Diving Junior National gold medals and placed two athletes on the Junior High Performance squad representing Team USA. In the same year, Coach Fox coached the Moss Farms diving Tigers to become the 2022 YMCA Nationals Overall Team Champions. In 2021, some of Coach Fox’s highlights were coaching an Olympic Trials finalist in two events, coaching two athletes to become Junior Olympic Champions, and spurring the Moss Farm’s male J.O. Team to claim the 2021 Boy’s Junior Nationals Team Championship. Not only does Coach Fox have National success in 2021, but also claimed 6 international medals by coaching two Moss Farms divers in the Junior Pan Am Championships and one diver in the Junior Pan Am Games. He also has been awarded the 2021 USA Diving Development Coach of the Year and the USOPC Development Coach of the Year nominee. On the NCAA college level, Coach Fox has placed 21 divers to division 1 schools and locally coached 7 divers to become GHSA state champions.
Coach Fox strives to live by his motto and favorite Bible verse, “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
In his five years of being head coach, he has established quite an impressive resume. Most recently, Fox lead the flying tigers to four USA Diving Junior National gold medals and placed two athletes on the Junior High Performance squad representing Team USA. In the same year, Coach Fox coached the Moss Farms diving Tigers to become the 2022 YMCA Nationals Overall Team Champions. In 2021, some of Coach Fox’s highlights were coaching an Olympic Trials finalist in two events, coaching two athletes to become Junior Olympic Champions, and spurring the Moss Farm’s male J.O. Team to claim the 2021 Boy’s Junior Nationals Team Championship. Not only does Coach Fox have National success in 2021, but also claimed 6 international medals by coaching two Moss Farms divers in the Junior Pan Am Championships and one diver in the Junior Pan Am Games. He also has been awarded the 2021 USA Diving Development Coach of the Year and the USOPC Development Coach of the Year nominee. On the NCAA college level, Coach Fox has placed 21 divers to division 1 schools and locally coached 7 divers to become GHSA state champions.
Coach Fox strives to live by his motto and favorite Bible verse, “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
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Tom Gimm
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Coach Tom Gimm enters his fourth season with the Moss Farms Diving Tigers. In his time in Moultrie, he has enjoyed working with amazing divers of all ages and helping them achieve their goals. It is a thrill to wake up every day to coach in a world class facility and train divers to be champions both in and out of the pool.
Over the last four years, Coach Tom has helped bring Moss Farms Diving to national and international success. Most recently, in 2022, he coached the Diving Tigers to a 3rd place overall finish that included four gold medals. Additionally, he coached 2 athletes to become the 2022 women’s and men’s GHSA State Champions and helped the Moss Farms Diving Tigers to claim the 2022 YMCA National Overall Team Championship. In 2021, Coach Gimm had many highlights at Moss Farms that included coaching an athlete to Olympic Trials, helping coach two divers to become Junior Olympic Champions, and helping coach the Moss Farm’s male J.O. Team to claim the 2021 Boy’s Junior Nationals Team Championship.
Prior to Moss Farms Diving, Tom served as a diving coach and administrator for
Mile High Dive Club in Denver, CO, the Head Diving Coach for Ohio University in Athens, OH, as well as the Head Diving coach for Kentucky Diving Club in Lexington, KY.
Tom resides in Moultrie with his wife, Emily, his 1 year old twins, Josie and Otto, and his two dogs, Bella and Chloe.
Over the last four years, Coach Tom has helped bring Moss Farms Diving to national and international success. Most recently, in 2022, he coached the Diving Tigers to a 3rd place overall finish that included four gold medals. Additionally, he coached 2 athletes to become the 2022 women’s and men’s GHSA State Champions and helped the Moss Farms Diving Tigers to claim the 2022 YMCA National Overall Team Championship. In 2021, Coach Gimm had many highlights at Moss Farms that included coaching an athlete to Olympic Trials, helping coach two divers to become Junior Olympic Champions, and helping coach the Moss Farm’s male J.O. Team to claim the 2021 Boy’s Junior Nationals Team Championship.
Prior to Moss Farms Diving, Tom served as a diving coach and administrator for
Mile High Dive Club in Denver, CO, the Head Diving Coach for Ohio University in Athens, OH, as well as the Head Diving coach for Kentucky Diving Club in Lexington, KY.
Tom resides in Moultrie with his wife, Emily, his 1 year old twins, Josie and Otto, and his two dogs, Bella and Chloe.
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Parker Hardigree
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Coach Parker Hardigree is entering his second season here at Moss Farms. He was a diver for 15 years, and was a member of the Moss Farms Diving Program for 11 years. Parker had a great diving career at Moss Farms, where he earned many accolades including 2x GHSA State Champion, 3x High School All-American, 9x USA Diving Junior National Championship qualifier, and 2x USA Diving Senior National Qualifier. He continued to be successful at Sothern Methodist University where he was a 4x American Athletic Conference (AAC) Champion, SMU’s Newcomer of the Year, AAC Most Outstanding Diver of the Year, AAC Freshman of the Year, 2x NCAA Championships Qualifier, NCAA All-American, SMU’s Student-Athlete of the Year, AAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as well as several AAC Diver of the week awards.
While at SMU, Parker received his B.S. in Applied Physiology and Sports Management with a minor in Sports Performance Leadership. He began coaching at the Dallas Metroplex Diving program the beginning of his senior year at SMU and wanted to pursue a career in coaching.
While at SMU, Parker received his B.S. in Applied Physiology and Sports Management with a minor in Sports Performance Leadership. He began coaching at the Dallas Metroplex Diving program the beginning of his senior year at SMU and wanted to pursue a career in coaching.