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Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Eagles

Don Rielag

Coach Rielag has been the Head Swim Coach at CHCA since 2016 and also serves as an assistant coach for the track and field and golf programs.

A record-breaking swimmer at La Salle High School, Rielag continued his swimming career at Xavier University, where he was a three-time Atlantic 10 Conference Finalist.

Rielag began his coaching career in 2001 as an assistant at Fairfield High School. He was named Head Swim Coach at Winton Woods for the 2002–2003 season, spent the 2003–2004 season at Walnut Hills High School, and returned to Winton Woods for the 2004–2005 season. He then joined Taylor High School as an assistant swim coach for the 2005–2006 season, eventually becoming Head Coach in 2008, a role he held until 2015 before accepting the Head Swim Coach position at CHCA in 2016.

Since taking the helm at CHCA, Rielag has led the program to four MVC Titles, a Sectional Championship, a 2022 State Final Four appearance, and has coached four MVC Swimmers of the Year and four OHSAA State Champions.

In addition to swimming, Rielag has extensive coaching experience in bowling, track and field, and golf. He began coaching track and field in 2001 as an assistant at Princeton High School, transitioned to Fairfield in 2002, and coached at Winton Woods from 2003–2005. He served as Head Track and Field Coach at Taylor High School from 2006–2007 and later as an assistant coach from 2008–2015. From 2017–2023, he was an assistant track coach at CHCA.

Rielag also spent one season as the Head Bowling Coach at Taylor High School and has been an assistant golf coach at CHCA since 2009.
Swimming Career Records and Accolades:
  • Lancer Award 1997 (LaSalle High School)
  • LaSalle High School Records
    • 200 Medley Relay
    • 200 Free Relay
    • 400 Free Relay
  • Xavier University Coaches Award 1998-1999
  • Xavier University Most Improved 1998-1999
  • Atlantic 10 Conference Finalist 1999, 2000, 2001
  • eXtra Effort Award 2001
  • Xavier University Pool Record: 800 Free Relay 2001
Coaching Career Awards:
  • Boys MVC Swimming Coach of the Year: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Girls MVC Swimming Coach of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
  • District Swimming Coach of the Year: 2022, 2025
Don lives in Mason with his wife Danielle and his children Anna and Caroline