Tom Stover is entering his 18th season as Green Bay's head men's and women's diving coach in 2022-23. Stover came to the Phoenix in 2005 following his retirement from high school coaching.
Stover earned Horizon League Men's Diving Coach of the Year honors in 2022 , marking his eighth combined coach of the year honor between men's and women's awards. In 2012, he was also named the men's diving coach of the year. In 2011 he was named both the men's and women's diving coach of the year, marking the second straight year he won the award on both sides. Stover also won the women's honor in 2008 and the men's in 2009. In addition, under his tutelage, Green Bay has had over 13 NCAA Zone Regional qualifiers. Stover also helped the women's swimming and diving team win seven straight league championships from 2005-2011.
Stover served as a long-time swimming and diving coach, as well as a school guidance counselor, at Sturgeon Bay High School. During his career, Stover coached his Clippers teams to three team state championships, one runner-up state finish, six sectional titles, and 20 conference crowns. He also coached 14 individuals or relays to state championships. He was named Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Division 2 boys' state coach of the year in both 2003 and 2004.
A Winona, Minn., native, Stover competed on the Winona State University diving team from 1964-1967, earning trips to the NAIA national meet in 1965 and 1967. He set the school's one-meter and three-meter diving records in 1967 before earning his bachelor's degree in 1969. He received his master's degree from UW-Stout in 1984.
Tom and his wife, Maggie, live in Sturgeon Bay. They have three daughters: Lindsey Jo, Kayla, and Anna.