In memory of

Richard Degener

14 March 1912 — 24 August 1995

Detroit · Grand Rapids

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Richard Kempster Degener was an American diver and NCAA titlist who swam for the University of Michigan and the Detroit Athletic Club. He won a bronze and a gold medal in the 3 m springboard at the 1932 and 1936 Berlin Olympics, respectively. His Olympic diving coach, Dick Papenguth labelled Degener “the greatest of all divers.”.

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