{"id":535494,"date":"2023-08-18T16:48:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T23:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=535494"},"modified":"2023-08-18T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T23:48:15","slug":"alabama-swimming-hires-jake-larson-as-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alabama-swimming-hires-jake-larson-as-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Swimming Hires Jake Larson as Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama swimming and diving head coach Margo Geer<\/strong> announced the addition of assistant coach Jake Larson<\/strong> on Friday. Larson joins the Crimson Tide from Miami University where he coached for four seasons before being promoted to associate head coach in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to add Jake to our staff\u201d Geer said. \u201cI think he is a great fit for what we are trying to do here and will be valuable in building relationships and bringing talent to Tuscaloosa. He brings with him a plan for success both in the classroom and in the pool, and knows how to develop student-athletes into the best versions of themselves. We can\u2019t wait for him, his wife Rachel and their son James to join us.\u201d<\/p>\n

While with the RedHawks, Larson served as the international recruiting coordinator and assisted with official and unofficial visits. He coached the middle distance stroke and individual medal groups for his first four years and was the sole oversight for all distance training last season.<\/p>\n

Prior to serving as the associate head coach at Miami, Larson was a graduate assistant coach for St. Cloud State University (2016-18) where he worked with the sprint group. He also was an assistant swim coach at Wisconsin-La Crosse (2014-16), where he administered all workouts, strength training and dryland for the distance group. Additionally, he spent time as a camp coach at the Stanford University and Nike Sports Camps (2015, 2016).<\/p>\n

\u201cI am unbelievably thankful to Coach Margo and her staff for the opportunity to join the Alabama family,\u201d Larson said. \u201cAlabama has a notoriously high standard of achievement and excellence, and it\u2019s an honor to be joining such a historic athletic department. I cannot wait to help contribute to the Crimson Tide\u2019s future success! Roll Tide!\u201d<\/p>\n

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