{"id":595327,"date":"2024-08-14T09:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=595327"},"modified":"2024-08-14T09:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:21:25","slug":"louisville-brings-back-kevin-arakaki-as-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/louisville-brings-back-kevin-arakaki-as-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville Brings Back Kevin Arakaki as Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louisville Brings Back Kevin Arakaki as Assistant Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Louisville has hired Kevin Arakaki<\/strong> as an assistant coach to Arthur Albiero,<\/strong> bringing back a former volunteer assistant.<\/p>\n

Arakaki most recently spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh. He was\u00a0 volunteer assistant for the Cardinals from 2018-21.<\/p>\n

“I am thrilled to welcome Kevin back to our program,” Albiero said in a press release<\/a>. “He did a phenomenal job creating great relationships when he was our volunteer coach previously. He understands our program culture of excellence and he will be a great addition to our \u2018rock star\u2019 coaching staff. After we made the announcement to our team, the exciting responses I have received from team members who worked with Kevin before says it all. It was pure joy and excitement!”<\/p>\n

Arakaki helped Pitt\u2019s men\u2019s team place seventh at ACCs in 2024, sending four swimmers to NCAAs and 11 to Olympic trials for their respective countries. The Panthers set 31 school records and qualified 15 athletes for NCAAs in 2023. He worked with both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams at Pitt.<\/p>\n