Jeff Huber, Head Diving Coach

Widely regarded as the finest diving coach in the nation, Dr. Jeff Huber is in his 23rd year as the men's and women's diving coach at Indiana University and his 36th year of collegiate coaching. During his tenure, he has coached USA and NCAA National Champions, Big Ten Conference Champions, International Champions, and dozens of NCAA All-Americans. His coaching experience spans the globe and includes Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American Games, World University Games, World Cup, Goodwill Games, FINA Grand Prix and other international competitions as USA National Team Coach.

All of his accomplishments has garnered Coach Huber several personal awards, including:
3-Time U.S. Olympic Coach (2000-Sydney, 2004-Athens, 2008-Beijing)
11-Time U.S. National Coach of the Year
2005 - NCAA National Coach of the Year
2003 - U.S. Olympic Committee's National Coach of the Year
13-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year  (Indiana University)
6-Time Big Eight Coach of the Year  (Univ. of Nebraska)
15 U.S. National Combined Team Titles, including the last three.

Dr. Huber earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in the area of cognition and motor learning and holds the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor Part-Time in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology and the Department of Kinesiology.  Huber's wife, Dr. Lesa Huber, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Applied Health Science and the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Indiana University. Their daughter Julia (24) graduated from IU in May 2008 and is a staff assistant for Sen. Evan Bayh in Washington, D.C. Their son David (21) is a senior at IU in the Kelley School of Business.

Todd Waikel, Assistant Diving Coach

Todd Waikel is in his 6th season with Indiana and 22nd year of coaching. Waikel is the Assistant Diving Coach at Indiana University. Prior to arriving at IU he coached in Columbus, Ohio and Ft. Wayne, Indiana where he was head club coach and developed many Junior All-Americans.  During his time at Indiana University Waikel has been a key player in recruiting and coaching IU divers as well as coordinating the Indiana Diving Academy.  He has helped both the men’s and women’s teams win Big 10 Championships and played an integral role in helping the women’s team win consecutive U.S. National Champion Team titles in 2006, 2007, and 2008 and the men’s team title in 2008.  Waikel coached IU team members at the 2007 USA FINA Grand Prix and assisted Coach Huber in qualifying three IU divers to the 2007 World University Games.   He is a course instructor for USA Diving’s Safety Certification, Grassroots, Dive Safe, and Spotting Training for Coaches.  Waikel earned a B.S. in Speech Communications as well as an Indiana State Teacher’s license.  He and his wife Marlene reside in Bloomington with their family of eight children.

Justin Davis, Camp Director

Justin Davis is in his 6th year with the Indiana Diving Academy. Prior to joining the staff, Davis studied Business Entrepreneurship at Indiana University earning his bachelor's in 2005. He went on to work campus ministry at IU and has spent considerable time working with children's homes around the world. Davis is currently working on his Master's in Education at Indiana University and resides in Bloomington.

The Indiana Diving Academy Counselors

The Counselors for the Indiana Diving Academy include some of the best divers in the world.  Many have competed around the world at the highest levels including The Olympics, World Championships, World University Games, Pan American Games, Goodwill Games, and many more.  Whether you're looking to make The Olympics or just looking to make the High School Team, the IDA Counselors have a great time encouraging the campers and teaching them to reach that next level.

Interested in joining the IDA Staff as a guest coach, counselor, or as part of our cooking staff? Please contact us at divecamp@indiana.edu

Airport Transportation Counselors

Rebecca Kershner Rebecca has been involved with IDA since 2003.  She is a Indiana University alum, former teacher, devoted wife, and mother of 2.	Randy Troth Randy studied journalism at IU's famed Ernie Pyle School of Journalism in the 80's.  He has been involved with IDA since 2007.	Linda Davis Linda is a former teacher of 26 years and is currently in her 5th year as a nurse.  She is a wonderful wife, loving mother of 2, and grandmother of 2 as well.
Dustin Mart Dustin is a friend of the program, a recent grad of Indiana University, and will be helping up out this summer as well.	Nathaniel "Ben" Moody Ben is a 2009 graduate of IU and has been involved with IDA since 2008.  He loves the outdoors and currently serves as a youth pastor while working on a Master's.