Michael Retcher - Assistant Diving Coach - Staff Directory - Bowling Green State University Athletics

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Michael Retcher

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Assistant Diving Coach
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Michael Retcher joins the Bowling Green Swim and Dive staff after spending 13 seasons as the Head Diving Coach at Napoleon High School and the Napoleon Diving Club. In his time at NHS, 43 student-athletes qualified for the OHSAA State Diving Championships, with 17 placing in the top 10. His most successful season was the most recent one, as the Wildcats saw divers place 2^nd, 3^rd, 7^th, 14^th, 21^st, and 24^th at the 2021-22 state meet. In the last eight seasons, Retcher has guided eight divers to NCAA Division I programs. In the last five years, the Napoleon Diving Club has sent 27 divers to AAU Nationals, with 12 finishing in the top 12.

Retcher also served as the Ohio Diving League President and Napoleon High School Assistant Athletic Director. He has experience as an AAU National Event Coordinator, running three national qualifying events and overseeing yearly national meets. Retcher was the Head Coach of the BGSU Club Water Polo team in 2021-22 and has been an assistant coach for the Napoleon Water Polo team since 2009. He was selected by USA Diving to be the meet director for the 2022 USA Senior Winter Nationals Meet in December and was recently named Vice President of Membership of the Professional Diving Coaches Association.

Retcher is a 2009 graduate of Napoleon High School and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Western Governors University. He is certified as a USA Diving Competition Coach, AAU Diving Youth Coach, and lifeguard instructor. He has spent the previous seven summers as the Assistant Waterfront Director and Kitchen Manager for Camp Walden, located in Cheboygan, Michigan.