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Auburn Diving Coach Jeff Shaffer Announces Retirement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeff Shaffer,<\/strong> who spent 24 seasons as the head diving coach at Auburn, announced his retirement on Monday.<\/p>\n

Shaffer\u2019s illustrious career brought copious honors back to the Plains. He coached seven individual NCAA champions, 27 SEC champions and divers who earned 108 All-Americans. Shaffer was part of the coaching staff that led the Tigers to 12 NCAA team titles and 18 SEC championships, combined between men\u2019s and women\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cAuburn is and will continue to be an incredibly special place for me and my family,\u201d Shaffer said in a university statement<\/a>. \u201cI appreciate the opportunity to have served the student-athletes and Auburn University these past 24 years. I\u2019d like to thank all the divers and their families who put their trust and faith in me. I\u2019d be remiss not to thank David Marsh for giving me the opportunity here on the Plains and making diving a key contribution to Auburn\u2019s success. Lastly, I\u2019d like to thank eight-time Olympic coach Ron O\u2019Brien, who gave me my first professional coaching position and mentored me to become the coach that I am today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaffer was a two-time NCAA Diving Coach of the Year. He was honored as the SEC Diving Coach of the Year eight times, most recently in 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shaffer\u2019s list of pupils is long and illustrious. It led to him coaching internationally, including for the United States at the 1994 and 1998 Goodwill Games and as the co-head coach of the 2005 World University Games. He was an assistant for the U.S. at the 1997 FINA World Cup, the 2003 World University Games and the 2004 Olympics in Athens, with Auburn standout Ceasar Garcia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Shaffer has been the center point of Auburn Diving for the last 24 years,\u201d swimming and diving head coach Ryan Wochomurka<\/strong> said. \u201cWe are incredibly appreciative of his dedication to this program, this university, and this community. Jeff has mentored Auburn men and women to SEC Championships, NCAA Championships and the Olympic Games. We look forward to Jeff and Jenny\u2019s new journey and wish them the very best in their next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Shaffer is synonymous with Auburn Diving, and his commitment to Auburn student-athletes is unmatched,\u201d Auburn athletics director John Cohen<\/strong> said. \u201cJeff\u2019s accomplishments will be forever engrained into the fabric of Auburn, and we wish him well in his retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"