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.
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Jacyln Donovan
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Jaclyn Donovan joined the staff at the Vereen Rehabilitation Center in 2014. She is the Athletic Training Services Coordinator for Vereen’s Sports Medicine Program that serves several high school systems in the southwest Georgia area as well as the Moss Farms Diving Tigers. Before arriving in Moultrie, she worked 10 years with Georgia Southwestern State University as the Head Athletic Trainer and Director of Athletics.
A native of Lee County (GA), Jaclyn earned her bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine at Georgia Southern University after playing four years as a member of the Eagles softball team. She has earned Master’s degrees from both the University of Kentucky (Athletic Training) and Georgia Southwestern (Business Administration) and has been a board-certified athletic trainer for over 20 years.
Donovan stays active in professional circles by maintaining memberships in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA), Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association (GATA) – where she serves as the state’s Public Image Chair – and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Licensed in the state of Georgia, Jaclyn is an ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT) and a certified Graston Technique Provider as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She is also certified by Master Dry Needling and the Titleist Performance Institute.
Jaclyn and her husband, Jack, reside in Moultrie. In their free time together they enjoy flying, skydiving, kayaking, camping, indoor climbing, and hiking.
A native of Lee County (GA), Jaclyn earned her bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine at Georgia Southern University after playing four years as a member of the Eagles softball team. She has earned Master’s degrees from both the University of Kentucky (Athletic Training) and Georgia Southwestern (Business Administration) and has been a board-certified athletic trainer for over 20 years.
Donovan stays active in professional circles by maintaining memberships in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA), Georgia Athletic Trainers’ Association (GATA) – where she serves as the state’s Public Image Chair – and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Licensed in the state of Georgia, Jaclyn is an ImPACT Trained Athletic Trainer (ITAT) and a certified Graston Technique Provider as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She is also certified by Master Dry Needling and the Titleist Performance Institute.
Jaclyn and her husband, Jack, reside in Moultrie. In their free time together they enjoy flying, skydiving, kayaking, camping, indoor climbing, and hiking.