Miami Head Diving Coach Retires After 35 Years; First Alert: August 20, 2024
Randy Ableman announced his retirement Monday after 35 years as the University of Miami’s head diving coach, concluding one of the greatest coaching careers in NCAA and USA diving history.
Ableman arrived at UM in 1989 and coached 14 divers to 26 individual national championships, 160 All-America performances, was named CSCAA Diving Coach of the Year nine times, won ACC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year six times, and earned ACC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year four times.
Ableman has coached 17 Olympic divers and served on the Team USA coaching staff at five Summer Olympics – 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), 2004 (Athens), 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Ableman also earned BIG EAST Conference’s Men’s Diving Coach of the Year recognition in 2000, 2002, and 2003, and Women’s Coach of the Year four consecutive times from 2000-2003. In 2002, Ableman was honored by U.S. Diving as he was awarded the Phil Boggs Award, presented annually to honor those who have achieved individual excellence in diving and have given back a part of themselves to ensure the sport’s continuation and success.
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