Russ Bertram

During Bertram's tenure, the Denison Swim and Dive Team won the National NCAA Division III Championship in 2016, 2018 and 2019.

[5] He performed well at many meets as an independent diver during his summers at Indiana, placing first in both the one and three-meter springboard at the Midwest Invitational Championships on July 3, 1986.

[6] While at the University he was managed by Hall of Fame Diving Coach Hobie Billingsley, a 1945 NCAA Championship diver from Ohio State.

[10] In 2010 while at the University of Arizona, he received the prestigious Phil Boggs Award from USA Diving for a lifetime commitment to the sport.

[12] In 2014-2015, Bertram won back-to-back national coach of the year awards for qualifying and sending 21 of his men's divers to the NCAA Regional competition in a three-year period.

In all, at Denison, Bertram has coached three of his male divers to national championship performances, including Max Levy, Ben Lewis, and Connor Dignan.

[12] Gaining national recognition during Bertram's tenure as Dive Coach, under Head Swim Coach Greg Parini, Denison Men's Swim and Dive Team were NCAA Division III national champions in 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 2018 in Indianapolis, and in 2019 again in Greensboro.