Dave Burgering

Dave Burgering is a Team USA Olympic diver, Fort Lauderdale Dive Team Diving Director and Head Coach, and is part of the United States Olympic Committee.[1] Burgering began diving at an early age and his career included collegiate diving at Michigan State University. He was part of the USA team selected for the 1980 Olympic Games. However, he was unable to dive because the United States boycotted the Olympics. He has been coaching for 32 years, including attending the 2008 Olympic Games as part of the coaching staff.[1]

Career

Burgering has a long history with diving as he started diving in 1967 and finished his career in 1984. He first coached for the Missions Viejo Nadadores, as head coach, where his team won two National Team Titles in 1987 and 1988. Then, he coached in Boca Raton, Florida, for the Mission Bay Makos, where his team beat his old team by one point in the national championship. He is now the head coach of Fort Lauderdale Diving Team, having begun coaching there on in 2007.

As of 2018, he has coached 128 junior national finalists and 46 senior national finalists.

References
  1. "Ft. Lauderdale Diving Team ยป About Us". www.ftldiveteam.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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