Bob Sherman, a lifelong diver nearing his 97th birthday, continues to train and compete in diving events. Despite age-related challenges, he remains dedicated to the sport that has been his passion for almost a century.
He has done it thousands of times. Even as he approaches the age of 97, walking up the ladder to his beloved diving board is a well-worn routine."It's a reflex, so I don't have to think," Bob Sherman said recently at his family's longtime swim school in Lafayette, the Sherman Swim School. "I'm in the air and everything's a reflex.
"He's something to keep up with," Shirley Sherman said with a smile. "He's a go, go, go."Bob Sherman founded the Sherman Swim School in Lafayette and, of course, made sure there was a diving pool. His son, Steve Sherman, an All-American diver and who competed in college for Brigham Young University, took over his father's business and has now become his father's coach. Of course, the diving board is always there for Dad.
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