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K2  Diving Coach
Keith Kopecky

K2  Head Coach

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Keith Kopecky is a former diver and college coach. Starting at age 10, he dived all through high school (Cleveland, Ohio) and finished his competitive career at the University of Richmond. Keith won state titles on both 1 and 3 meters in 1974 and 1975, under All-American Coach Dick Tobin.

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Keith began his collegiate coaching at Virginia Commonwealth University  before relocating to Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Every year at both schools, Keith qualified both men & women for NCAA Regional Competition. One of his female divers still holds a 3 meter pool record at Old Dominion University set in 1992 and was recently inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame. Throughout his coaching career, Keith has worked with many Olympic coaches including:

  • Ron O’Brien...Ohio State

  • Hobie Billingsly...Indiana

  • Dick Kimball...Michigan

  • Todd Sherrit...South Carolina

  • Rick Shavone...Stanford

Assistant
Coaching Staff

Jim Burden

Jim has a long and distinguished background in diving. He competed for East Carolina University from 1971-1975, managed the diving lesson program in Northern Virginia during the summers between 1974-1976 and he coached high school diving in Texas from 1980-1982.

 

After a 38 year layoff, Jim began diving again at age 60. He has had many successes at the Masters level:  

  • Masters Nationals, 2016...Gold medals on both 1 meter and 3 meter

  • Mid-Atlantic Masters Challenge, 2013...Gold medals on both the 1 meter and 3 meter

  • MASTERS WORLD TITLE, 2014 in Montreal, Canada...First Place

 

Jim currently represents K2 Diving as a Masters diver and we are proud to have him as an assistant coach.

 

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Commitment
      Attitude
            Respect
                  Discipline
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Commitment
      Attitude
            Respect
                  Discipline
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