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Todd Waikel, Assistant Diving Coach

Todd Waikel is in his 4th season with Indiana and 20th 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.