Head Coach Lauren Hall has been leading the Cambridge swim and dive program since Cambridge opened in 2012. Hall came to be at Cambridge after being in Maryland coaching at the University of Loyola Maryland where she earned the Female Coach of the Year in 2011 while teaching in Baltimore City and, before that, coaching high school in California.

Coach Hall grew up in Ventura, California and started swimming and playing water polo her freshman year of high school. By the end of her sophomore season, she was making appearances at the state championships in mid-distance and distance freestyle and relays, and she was able to qualify to compete in those events each year until her graduation. Hall was named the girls team MVP twice and served two seasons as varsity team captain. With the help of her coaches and mentors, she was able to be recruited by Connecticut College to both swim and play water polo.

While at Connecticut College, Hall continued to compete in the 100, 200 and 500-yard freestyle events in the NESCAC conference and earned a place on the Northeast National Zone team in water polo. Hall was named an all-conference athlete among Division I athletes and set the Connecticut College women’s water polo record for the most goals scored in a single season and in a career.

Graduating in 2008, Hall earned her Bachelor’s degree in History and American Studies with a minor in Religious Studies. Throughout her college experience, Hall continued to come back to her high school program to be a coach of the junior varsity program and assistant to the varsity program.

Hall joined Teach for America and accepted a teaching position in Baltimore, Maryland in 2008, where she also attended the Johns Hopkins University graduate program in education and received her Masters degree in 2010.

Hall moved to Georgia in June of 2011 and was married to husband, Adam Hall, in 2012. She has three children: Charlie, who was born in 2015, and Josephine (JoJo), who was born in 2017, and Ida who was born in 2022. 

Coach Hall currently serves as the Social Studies Instructional Department Chair and primarily teaches AP US History. 

Coach Gibson’s journey to coaching at Cambridge began in Libertyville, Illinois, where she honed her coaching skills at Rise Aquatics while pursuing a Master’s in Secondary Education at Loyola University Chicago. Originally from Irvine, California, Coach Gibson’s aquatic journey started early, diving into the sport with the Irvine Novaquatics swim team in kindergarten.

Her high school career in Orange County was nothing short of spectacular—she set multiple records in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 Medley Relay. Her leadership and individual contributions helped her team clinch a CIF Southern Section title and began a winning streak that still stands to this day. Among her cherished swim meet memories are from USA Junior Nationals, CIF-SS, and the Arena Grand Prix at the University of Minnesota, where her passion for swimming truly shined.

Coach Gibson’s talent and dedication earned her a NCAA Division I collegiate swimming scholarship, further solidifying her commitment to the sport. Today, she brings her passion for history and coaching to the classroom as a World History teacher in the social studies department, continuing to inspire and lead both in and out of the pool.