Jason Mohring, a 2005 graduate of Salisbury High School and former Falcon swimmer, wanted to stay involved in the sport in some shape or form.

It just so happened to work out that Mohring, who held the District 11 breaststroke record for a number of years, would end up back at Salisbury in his first head coaching position.

"I always, I think, want to be involved within the sport somehow," said Mohring. "Whether it be club, high school or collegiate. I thoroughly enjoy the sport and have been around it since I was four."

Mohring was the graduate assistant coach at Salisbury University in Maryland before getting the opportunity to serve as head coach for the Falcons.

Mohring swam at the collegiate level for Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the 200-medley relay team that holds the school record.

While Mohring is still in the early going of getting accustomed to the team, he's excited for the season to start and face the challenges that are ahead. He'll look to build off last season in which the boys team captured the District 11 and PIAA 2A titles, and the girls finished in fifth place at districts.

"I know they had a really successful year last year," said Mohring. "There's new kids coming up, [and] they lost a few guys and girls. But hopefully use some of that as motivation to go forward into this next year and have another successful season."

Not only does he want to see his team excel in the pool, he's looking to lend a helping hand that will benefit the swimmers far beyond the sport itself.

"Just to have a successful season," said Mohring. "Being able to motivate these young student athletes, not only within the pool, [but also] within the classroom. And help them grow through life because high school is this awkward stage for a lot of people. Having a team is a lot of fun, and the kids will really get into it I hope.

"I definitely will be fun to go back home and really see what we can do this year. I just want to see these kids have fun. I want them to grow in a bunch of different ways, athletically, academically, personally, [and] mentally. I want them to feel like they're apart of something special, and they can say, 'Hey I helped do this.'"