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Kimball Siblings Among Top Competitors in Michigan AAU Indoor Diving Championships, May 1975 Photographer: Robert Chase

Kimball Siblings Among Top Competitors in Michigan AAU Indoor Diving Championships, May 1975 image
Year:
1975
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 11, 1975
Caption:
Local Entrants: There will be a strong representation of city talent in the Michigan AAU Indoor Age Group Diving Championships. Carrying the local hopes next weekend will be: (front to back) Jimbo Kimball, Bruce Kimball, Vicki Kimball, Kay Ramirez, Ann McDivitt, Allison Baum, Lori Wettlaufer, Wendy Theisen and Julie Jeffrey.

Competitors in Ann Arbor Swim Club Meet, November 1971

Competitors in Ann Arbor Swim Club Meet, November 1971 image
Year:
1971
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 12, 1971
Caption:
Local Contingent: Among the local contingent of 41 entrants in the Ann Arbor Swim Club's Invitational Age Group and Open Diving Meet will be these outstanding competitors. Competing this weekend at Matt Mann Pool will be: (top row, left to right) Janet Ely, Julie Jeffrey, Dave Waiterhouse, (middle row) Wendy Theisen, Ginger Jeffrey, Vicki Kimball, (front row) Bruce Kimball and Karen Horvath.
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Legacies Project Oral History: Dick Kimball

Dick Kimball was born in 1935 in Rochester, Minnesota. He was the Minnesota high school diving champion four years in a row, and he also excelled in gymnastics, trampoline, and cheerleading. At the University of Michigan, he was the NCAA springboard champion in 1957, and in 1963 he was the Professional World Diving champion. Kimball coached the University of Michigan diving team for 43 years, and several U.S. Olympic diving teams. He has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.

Dick Kimball was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2018 as part of the Legacies Project.

State Meet Gets Easier For Pioneer, March 1978 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

State Meet Gets Easier For Pioneer, March 1978 image
Year:
1978
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 19, 1978
Caption:
Two In A Row- The Pioneers swim team won its second consecutive state swimming championship along with another South Central Conference title and earned the right to be included in The New's Pictorial of Champions. The Pioneer swimmers are: (From left to right), First Row- Don Thomas, Joe Baulblis, Jason Juback, Bob Kizer, Mark Strohl, Glenn Cole, Russ DeHerder, Chris Keenan, Dan Legault; Second Row- Dave Van Auker, Phil Koester, Ron Betzig, Eric Waldrop, Eric Burgeson. Derek Williamson, Jim Nissen, Matt McKeon, Ron Cunsell, Coach Denny Hill; Third Row- Asst. Coach Ben Fairman, Fred Johnson, Nick McCullough, John Stamos, Scott Russell, Doug Maulbetsch, Bob Bulloch, Dave Thomas, Tim Anderson; Back Row- Barb Stephenson, Vicki Kimball, Kurt Burgeson, Brad Busch, Jayson Barroso, Roger Ehnis, Scott McKeon, Bruce Kimball, and Ann Bullock, Missing from the picture are Asst. Coac John Orcuth, Laura Merwin, and Kathy Buck.