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John Wingfield owns and operates the Ripfest Diving Academy in Arcadia, Ind.—the largest diving camp in the nation—where he trains a wide range of athletes, from youthful beginners to Olympic hopefuls.
And Wingfield certainly knows a thing or two about Olympians, having served as head coach of the U.S. Olympic diving team at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
His youthful squad recorded fourth-place finishes in the men’s and women’s three-meter synchronized event and fifths in both 10-meter synchro events.
Wingfield also coached the U.S. divers at multiple world championships and the 2007 Pan American Games. The U.S. Olympic Committee named him the 2009 USOC Developmental Coach of the Year, encompassing all sports, in recognition of his positive influence on young athletes. One of his charges, David Baudia, won gold in the 10-meter platform event and a bronze in the synchronized 10-meter competition at the 2012 London Olympics.
An IUP diver for four years, Wingfield earned a diploma in 1985, then served as a graduate assistant diving coach while working toward a second undergraduate degree and his master’s (both 1988). Before opening his Ripfest camp, Wingfield coached at Ball State and was aquatics director and associate head coach at USA Diving’s National Training Center in Indianapolis.
He resides in Fishers, Ind., with his wife, Tania, and their daughter, Ciara.
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