Steve Voellmecke has been coaching diving for more than 20 years. While he has coached divers at the local, state, national and international level, his first love is teaching diving at the grassroots level.
In addition to coaching, Steve has served as team leader for the U.S. National Diving Team at the 2000 FINA Diving World Cup in Sydney Australia, and the 1996 Can-Am-Mex Championships in Winnipeg, Canada. Steve is the treasurer of the United States Professional Diving Coaches Association and is a trustee of the United States Diving Foundation, Inc.
A highly respected diving judge, in 2007 Steve completed the FINA International Diving Judging School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he earned his FINA Diving Judges Card. Steve is regularly called upon to judge collegiate diving contests and he was chosen by his peers to judge at the NCAA Championships. Steve is the owner and President of Springboards and More – the perennial largest dealer of Duraflex and Durafirm Diving Equipment in the United States.
In 1988 Steve was presented with the prestigious WHOSAM Award given annually to the diving coach who "demonstrates commitment to excellence and dedication to the highest physical, metal and spiritual ideals."