Anton Slobounov is in his seventh season as Wisconsin's diving coach in 2018-19.
During his short time at Wisconsin, Slobounov has produced numerous scoring performances from the men's and women's diving program at the Big Ten championships. Slobounov has also consistently qualified divers to the NCAA Zone Dving championships, with senior Ashley Peterson showcasing the continued growth of the UW program in 2017 by becoming the Badgers' first NCAA championships qualifier in platform diving.
An honorable mention All-American, Peterson became the first Wisconsin woman to compete in a diving event at the NCAA championships since 1989 and the first Badger — male or female — to become an NCAA qualifier on the tower.
Before coming to Wisconsin, Slobounov spent four years at Maryland, where he worked as assistant diving coach. While at Maryland, the Terrapins produced third-place and second-place finishers on the 1-meter springboard at the ACC championships, as well as a finalist on the platform. He also mentored four NCAA zone qualifiers, including an NCAA championships qualifier — the first for Maryland since 1992.
Slobounov graduated from University of California, Irvine, in 2007. There, he majored in drama while competing as a student-athlete for the diving team. Slobounov won six Big West diving titles between 1-meter and 3-meter competition, a conference record.
In June 2013, Slobounov served as the Assistant Clinic Coach at the Summer League Diving Clinic in College Park, Maryland, where he explained fundamentals of diving to high school and club coaches, conducted physical assessment, preparation and strength training methods specifically designed for diving. He also held warmups, practice and strength training programs.
In addition to this position, Slobounov served as the Spring Board Diving Instructor of the Crown Valley Dive Club in Crown Valley, California, from 2004 to 2007.
