Ron O'Brien
Ronald Shay O'Brien was a Hall of Fame American diving coach and author who dove for Ohio State University. He was the head diving coach at Ohio State from 1963-78, later coaching the Mission Viejo Nadadores from 1978-85, the Mission Bay Divers of Boca Raton from 1985-90, and the City of Fort Lauderdale Diving Team from 1990-96 . He coached diving for the U.S. Olympic team for eight successive Olympics from 1968-96 and coached Olympic champion Greg Louganis and future Ohio State Diving Coach Vince Panzano. The seven Olympic medalists he coached won five gold, three silver, and four bronze medals.
4 Books Written
Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1988, Ron O'Brien coached two-time Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis and many others during his extensive reign as the U.S. Olympic team's head diving coach. Now, in the latest edition of Springboard & Platform Diving, the best-known diving coach in the United States shares new information and training plans never before publish
Learn diving from the world's premier diving coach. Ron O'Brien, head coach of the U.S. Olympic team since 1972, has produced more champions and coached more Olympic, World, and Pan American teams than any other coach in diving history. In 1982 his divers won all four World Championship gold medals--an achievement that no other coach has equaled. In 1984 and 1988, under O'Brien's coaching, Greg Lo
Diving My Way
by Ron O'Brien
Along the Sugar Branch Trail
by Ron O'Brien
A spiritual walk through a physical A collection of vignettes and short essays drawn from the author's experiences hiking, paddling and becoming part of the natural world near his home in the hills of Eastern Kentucky.