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Dave Parrington retires after 35 years at Tennessee as most decorated SEC diving coach

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Cora Hall

Dave Parrington is retiring as the most decorated diving coach in SEC history after 35 years at Tennessee.

Parrington was the longest-tenured coach at Tennessee. He led Tennessee to a combined nine NCAA titles, three CSCAA Diver of the Year awards, 47 SEC titles and 19 SEC Diver of the Year honors, which is the most in SEC history.

He was named SEC Coach of the Year a combined 16 times, which is a conference record. Parrington was named SEC Coach of the Year 12 times for men's diving and four times for women's diving.