Cradle of Coaches

Todd Spohn

  • Position Diving
  • Custom1 2016
  • Custom2 Spohn began his coaching career in 1986 following a standout diving career at Miami University. He guided the RedHawks’ men’s and women’s diving programs for two decades, earning 11 Mid-American Conference Diving Coach of the Year honors. Under his leadership, nine of his divers were named MAC Diver of the Year, including eight who swept both events, and his athletes captured 18 individual MAC titles. During his tenure, he contributed to 13 MAC team championships. After Miami, Spohn served as head coach of the Mission Viejo Nadadores (2006–11), helping the team climb 30 spots to a fourth-place finish at Junior Nationals. In 2011, he was named interim head coach of the USA Diving National Training Center, where he coached three Junior National champions and two Olympians. He later took over as head coach at Santa Clara Diving, where his program has produced multiple Junior National finalists, three age group national champions, and numerous regional and gold medalists.

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