Thursday, August 11, 2016

Steve McFarland - Competitive Diver, Coach, Broadcaster


As a competitive diver, Steve McFarland won two AAU National Championships, plus two bronze medals at the University Games.

After competing, Steve coached at the University of Miami, bringing about four NCAA All-Americans; became a diving analyst at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics for NBC; then ESPN, Turner Broadcast Sports, and more.

He served as President of USA Diving, and was Olympic Diving Judge at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games.

In 2005, he received the Paragon Award / Competitive Diving from the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Photograph © 2015 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

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