Bowling Green State University Athletics
1999-2000 Women's Swimming Roster
Phil Koester
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
Koester, 39, captured seven Mid-American Conference diving championships while competing for the Falcons from 1979-83. He won the conference's one-meter event each of his four years at BGSU, and captured MAC three-meter titles as a sophomore, junior, and senior, while finishing as the runner-up as a freshman.
The Ann Arbor, Mich., native also was honored as the conference's "Diver of the Year" each of his final three campaigns on the Falcon varsity team. In addition, Koester was the co-recipient of the MAC's "Outstanding Senior" Award in 1983.
He left school holding all four school diving marks, three of which still stand (1-meter/6 dives, 3-meter/6 dives, 3-meter/11 dives). His three-meter mark of 510.55 registered as a junior established a then-conference record for 11 dives. Koester is arguably the finest diver ever to compete in the MAC and, as the veteran on the Falcon staff, has quickly developed a fine coaching reputation as well.
Koester, who served as BG's diving coach in 1983-84 as a student assistant, qualified for the NCAA Championships as a sophomore and senior. He placed 28th nationally on the three-meter board and 35th in the one-meter competition in 1983. He placed 29th in the three-meter event in 1981.
A two-time All-American at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Koester also works as an investment representative for Edward Jones in Toledo. He previously worked six-plus years with Speedo Swimwear.
This past summer he coordinated the Falcon Diving Camp that was attended at record levels.
Koester, who resides in Waterville with wife Pamella and daughters Courtney (4) and Kelsey (3), earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Marketing--Selling and Sales Management) from Bowling Green State University in 1984.
