Cokey Huffman - Women's Swimming & Diving Coach - University of Michigan Athletics

Cokey Huffman

Title:
Diving Coach

Cokey Huffman enters her first season in 2023-24 as diving coach with the University of Michigan men's and women's swimming and diving teams.

Huffman most recently served as an assistant to former Michigan diving coach Mike Hilde for two seasons. In her role, Huffman assisted with training the divers in the water and on dry land as they prepared to compete for Big Ten and national championships.

Prior to her time with the program, Huffman served as a certified judge with World Aquatics, a status she currently maintains. From 2007-2016, Huffman judged a variety of national, collegiate and international meets, most notably at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before judging competitions, Huffman coached at the high school level at nearby Chelsea High School. At Chelsea, Huffman guided many student-athletes to state finals and coached two athletes who received Division I scholarships.

An Ann Arbor native, Huffman was a competitive diver for 22 years before joining the coaching and judging ranks. At the club level, Huffman was a part of the Kimball Divers, led by longtime Michigan diving coach and five-time Olympic coach Dick Kimball. Huffman went on to compete for Kimball at U-M from 1986-1988. Huffman was a finalist at the 1987 and 1988 Big Ten Championships at one and three meters and placed fourth in platform diving at the NCAA Championships.

Huffman shined on the international stage, capturing two USA Diving senior national titles and reaching the platform finals at the 1991 World Championships as a part of 12 USA Diving National Team selections.

Huffman graduated from Michigan with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Natural Resources and currently resides in Ann Arbor with her husband, Ed Goodman.