Nothing has a greater influence on the quality of children's sports than the excellence of the coach. The Delta Aquatics staff consists of professionally trained coaches. They have access to the most comprehensive training and certification program for youth coaches of any sport in the United States. Certified coaches in U.S. Swimming programs possess training and experience in the physiology and psychology of adolescent development. Our coaching staff provides the assurances that the time your children spend in swimming will be quality time.

Deryl Leubner - Head Coach

Coach Deryl began his swimming career at the Oswego Park District, attempting to follow in his older brother’s footsteps. During high school, he competed for the Aurora Sharks, as Oswego did not have a high school swim team. Swimming under Bill Schalz, Deryl placed third at the high school state meet and was a YMCA All-American. Deryl had an equally successful swimming career in college. Attending Southern Illinois University, he helped the team win four consecutive conference championships and placed in the top 30 in the country during his first three years at SIU. A five-time Division I All-American, he still holds a school record and maintains several of the top times in school history. Deryl graduated form SIU in 1993 with a degree in education and an emphasis on Social Studies. While at SIU, he also competed for the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club and the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team. During this time he was a multiple national finalist and was on several national championship teams. He also earned All-American honors from USA Swimming. In 1992 Deryl competed at the Olympic Trials, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to make an Olympic Team. From 1990-1993 he held a world ranking in the 50 and 100 meters freestyle.

After finishing his competitive career, Deryl started coaching a small family/board run swim club in central Florida, Triangle Area Golden Gators. While coaching this team to several top ten finishes at the Florida Senior Championships, he had several Junior National qualifiers, many Senior Championships and JO finalists, many high school state qualifiers and finalists. In 1997 he was lured back to the Oswegoland area by an opportunity to be on the coaching staff of the Academy Bullets. During his time there the Bullets became the first team from Illinois to win a Junior National Championship. In 1997 Deryl, with the help of many dedicated families, started the West Suburban Dolphins. Eventually swimming out of the Rush Copley Healthplex, he would coach swimmers ranging from the novice to the JO champion. During this time he was also the head coach of the Boys and Girls team at Oswego High School. He has coached the Oswego boys and girls teams to many conference championships and has had state Qualifiers in almost every year.

Coach Deryl is a social studies teacher at Oswego East High School where he works with his wife Stephanie. They have two daughters, Molly & Ali, and they currently reside in Oswego.

Jessica Bogie - Head Age Group Coach - Blue Group (& Advanced Group on Mondays & Wednesdays)

Coach Jessica started with Delta Aquatics as the Head Age Group coach in 2005. She is a graduate of Carthage College where she majored in Elementary Education with a minor in Mathematics and swam at the collegiate level all four years. She received her Masters in Technology in Education in 2004 and does website design for clients in her free time. Jessica currently working on a Masters in Math Education through IIT while she also teaches 8th grade Algebra at Scullen Middle School in Naperville, IL.

While a swimmer for the Joliet Jets, she was an Illinois State Qualifier and a YMCA National Qualifier. At Carthage College, Jessica swam on two Wisconsin Private championship teams that also placed in the Top 3 of the CCIW all fours years, was a four year letter winner and elected Co-Captain her senior year.

Aaron Natonski - Assistant Coach - Developmental Group

This is Coach Aaron’s first season with Delta Aquatics and he would like to thank the staff and current families of the team for welcoming him.  Aaron graduated from North Central College in Naperville with a B.A. in History and a minor in education.  After teaching high school and coaching girls swimming at Neuqua Valley Aaron went to work for Blooming Color/Minuteman Press, a commercial printing company in St. Charles, where he currently works today.

Aaron started swimming before he could walk and hasn’t stopped since.  He swam, played waterpolo and soccer at Neuqua Valley for high school where he was a team captain and varsity letter athlete.  While completing his undergraduate degree in history at North Central College he also swam for one year competing in his favorite event, the 100 breaststroke.  Although his collegiate career ended after one season Aaron continued to test himself by completing such endurance events such as the Benton Harbor Half Ironman and the Chicago Marathon, which he is currently preparing to run again in 2009.

Aaron started coaching when he was fifteen for the Naperville Park District’s Ashbury Alligators.  In 2001, he earned a job at the Naperville Riptides where he coached the 9/10 age group and assisted at every other level within the team.  During his tenure with the team he was leading member of the staff that won five consecutive age group state titles.  In addition to his Napv responsibilities he also was the head coach for the Brookdale Buccaneers and the White Eagle Warriors, earning distinctions within the Naperville Park District conference.  For the 2005 and 2006 high school seasons he coached the Neuqua Valley girls junior varsity squad where his team set meet records, had numerous event winners, and was undefeated at conference.  Coach Aaron also holds a Level 3 certification with the American Swimming Coaches Association which places him in the top 15% of all coaches in the US. 

Bob Sprunger - Assistant Coach - Advanced, Intermediate & Developmental Groups

Amy Tomney - Assistant Coach - Fundamental Group

SUMMER COACHING STAFF
The following coaches work with our swimmers during the summer while they are home from college.

Megan Wicklund - Assistant Coach
Taylor Leahy - Assistant Coach
Caitlin Costa - Assistant Coach