In his second season as a graduate assistant for head coach Ken Dory and Concordia Swim and Dive, James Foltz is at the outset of his collegiate coaching career.

Foltz began coaching swim back in the summer of 2005 in Delray, Fla., and has been on the deck ever since.

In addition to his duties at Concordia, he currently coaches for Woodbury Aquatics in Irvine, a position that he has held since 2009, the same year he joined the Eagles' coaching staff.

Born in Pennsylvania, Foltz prepped at Moscow Senior High School, near the Washington border, graduating in 2004. Foltz was a four-year varsity letterman for both the swim and water polo programs, and earned Swimmer of the Year accolades from the Idaho High School Hall of Fame in 2003.

After graduating from college, Foltz returned to his alma mater and helped coach his team to three state championships in just three years. He then took a head coaching position at Pullman High School, where his team finished in the top-4 of the state for the first time in seven years.

As a prep, Foltz garnered state championships in the 100 free and 200 free events, and his water polo team won a pair of state titles.

He began his collegiate education at University of Utah, where he was a two-year member of the swim team, and he then transferred to University of Utah, where completed his bachelor's degree in sport science in 2008.

Foltz, who has earned a sailing license in addition to lifeguard, CPR and first-aid certification, was Boy Scout and attained his Eagle Scout badge while he was in high school.

Foltz lives in Orange and is completing his master's of coaching and athletic administration at Concordia.