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Ryan Moehnke, the head coach of the Norwalk-based Next Generation swim team, won the Robert "Moose" Moss award at the YMCA Nationals in Fort Lauderdale. The award is given to the coach, athlete, or administrator who embodies the values of the YMCA, and best encourages the development and growth of the sport of diving. Moehnke is also the coach at Yale University. Next Generation trains at the Norwalk YMCA and Yale.
The award is named for the legendary diving coach "Moose" Moss, whose small diving facility in Moultrie, Ga., built in the 1960s on his own farm, has grown to become one of the best outdoor facilities in the country, where several Olympians have trained, and has been the site of many national and international diving meets.
"Few coaches in the country have done as much as Moss to promote the sport of diving," said Jeanine Orburchay, Moehnke's assistant coach with Next Generation. "For our coach, Ryan Moehnke, to be awarded this honor is truly indicative of Ryan's dedication to his divers, to the sport of diving, and to the values of the YMCA."
Moehnke has mentored Yale's divers for six seasons, and has coached 16 Ivy League finalists and 18 NCAA Zone A Championship qualifiers. Moehnke's Next Generation team won the team title at the 2008 YMCA Diving Championships.
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