Bob Rydze

Position: Diving Coach Experience: 36th Season Alma Mater: University of Maryland 1970

Bob Rydze is in his 36th year as diving coach of the men and women's teams at the University of Iowa, and is dean of Big Ten diving coaches.

Rydze served as Team Leader for USA Diving at the 2008 Olympics in Bejing, China. He was elected chairman of USA Diving's board of directors, and also serves on the U.S. Aquatics Sports board of directors. Rydze has served as chairman of U.S. Diving's Competition Committee for Excellence (CCE).

During his tenure at Iowa, Rydze has coached three Olympians, 31 all-Americans, nine Big Ten Champions and one NCAA Champion. He has been named Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year three times (1985, 1986 and 1995).

He and his wife, Elaine, have three children, Bo, Robin and Veronica. Veronica is a diver on the Hawkeye team.