On Sunday, Feb. 4, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inducted Ozark swim and dive coach Steve Boyce for his contributions to the sport of swimming.

Boyce currently coaches both boys and girls swim and dive for Ozark, Republic and Glendale. He is in his 24th year of coaching high school swimming.

He has led nine teams to state championships, including the Parkway South boys (1999, 2000, 2001), the Glendale girls (2013, 2014, 2018), and the Glendale boys (2019, 2020, 2021).

Overall, his teams have had 19 top four finishes at the state meet, including state runner-up places with the Parkway South boys in 2002, Glendale girls in 2012 and 2015, and Glendale boys in 2010 and 2018.

Overall, he has coached 43 state champions – 26 in individual events, and 17 in the relays, with his athletes taking 237 All-State honors, which are awarded to the top eight finishers in each event.

His coaching tenure also includes Tulsa Union High School in Oklahoma and Parkview High School in Springfield.

Congrats Coach Boyce!!