Lori Riegler
Head Coach/Swim Team Director
Lori is in her 5th year with CHY and her 15th year coaching. She grew up swimming for the Powel Crosley, Jr. YMCA in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was a YMCA National qualifier from the age of 12 to 18. After graduating from high school, she continued her swimming career at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. She was selected to the Mid-American Conference All Conference Team her junior and senior year. While in Graduate School, she began her coaching career with a local high school. She coached high school for 3 years before taking her first club head coaching job. She has coached both USA Swimming clubs as well YMCA. She has coached swimmers at all levels, all the way to Junior National level.
She comes to Chapel Hill from Cincinnati, Ohio. She has two children, Joshua and Meredith, who are both members of the CHY swim team.
Drew Oberg
Head Age Group Coach/Assistant Swim Team Director
Drew grew up in Spartanburg, SC where he swam competitively for over 10 years. He began his coaching career as the Head Coach of his summer swim team when he was in high school and immediately fell in love with it. He has experience coaching all levels of Age Group swimming from beginners to A.G. Championship and A.G. Sectional qualifiers. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in May of 2013 with a B.A. in Religious Studies. Drew's coaching philosophy involves developing young athletes who are motivated, responsible, disciplined, but most of all love swimming!
He is very excited to bring his energy, passion, and love for the sport to the CHY swim team!