Patrick Jeffrey

Patrick S. Jeffrey (born June 24, 1965) is a retired diver from the United States who competed for Ohio State University and participated in Platform diving for the U.S. team in the 1988 and 1996 Olympics. Excelling as a coach, he would later coach diving at Florida State from 1999 to 2014, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and at Stanford University after 2014.

Ohio State As a college athlete on the Ohio State University swimming & diving team under Head Coach Vince Panzano, where he was a 1988 graduate, he swept the three diving events (one-meter, three-meter and platform) at the Big Ten championship his senior year and was named conference Diver of the Year. Jeffrey graduated a decorated diver from Ohio State in 1988. At OSU, Jeffrey was a three-time All-American in 1985-86, and 88, and a four-year letterwinner. He was a U.S. National Diving Champion for three years on the 10-meter platform and twice in the 3-meter event. In his last season, he became the only diver to sweep the NCAA diving titles (1-meter, 3-meter, and platform); a remarkable record he continues to hold.

Jeffrey twice won a bronze medal in 10-meter platform diving at the Pan American Games, both in 1991 at La Habana Province, Cuba and in 1995 at Mar del Plata, Argentina. He also owns the Stanford Diving Club, which consists of teams of junior, senior, and masters divers who compete at the national and international level.

Olympic diving coach As a result of conference performance, he became recognized nationally and coached the U.S. Olympic Diving team at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Diving community In addition to college coaching, since starting as coach at Florida State, he was Team USA’s head coach at the 2013 World University Games. He also served on staff at the 2009 World Championship, the 2001 World Championship, and the 2007 World Student Games. More impressively he was on staff at the 2000 Olympics and the 1999 U.S. World Cup.

Honors In 2005 Jeffrey was elected to The Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame. In High School, he was a New Jersey All-State diver in both his Junior and Senior years. As a collegiate athlete in his Senior year in 1988, he may be best known for becoming the only athlete to ever win NCAA diving titles in the 1-meter, 3-meter, and platform events, sweeping the diving competition.