Ciara Richards 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Born and raised in Wales, Ciara began playing squash at age 5 and never stopped. She first competed on the Welsh junior team at age 10 and represented Wales at every Junior age group thereafter, becoming a Welsh Junior Champion in each age category. Ciara played on the PSL team ‘Welsh Wizards’ alongside squash greats Tensi Evans, Greg Gaultier, and Open Squash’s very own Peter Creed! She was granted a scholarship at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where her team made the college squash nationals in 2021 with a historic win over Trinity. Since college, Ciara has applied her tremendous passion and skills to coaching. She attended the first women- and girls-only coaching course at US Squash, and worked as a coach for Squash Wales and Specter Center in Philadelphia before joining us here at Open Squash Junior Academy. We’re excited and honored to have her on the team!