MIAMI (May 6, 2022) -  FIU women's swimming and diving head coach Randy Horner announced the hiring of Josh Larcom as Diving Coach on Friday.

Larcom brings four years of collegiate coaching experience to FIU and joins the program after spending the past year at West Virginia University (WVU).

"I'm excited to welcome Josh to the FIU family," said Coach Horner. "Josh is a great fit for our staff and offers many strengths to our entire swimming and diving program.

During the 2021-22 season, Larcom worked with both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams at WVU where he worked as a Diving Graduate Assistant.

"I first want to thank head coach Randy Horner, assistant coach Brien Moffitt, and the rest of the hiring committee at FIU," said Larcom. "From the moment I stepped on campus it felt like home. I'm thrilled to be joining FIU and helping to continue the success of the Panther swimming and diving program. The entire team and coaching staff have set high expectations and are confident in the program's ability to achieve these standards. All of the athletes and staff that I've met so far have been wonderful and I can't wait to get started at FIU!"

With the Mountaineers during 2021-22, Larcom helped qualify seven athletes for NCAA Zones and also guided one male athlete to the NCAA Championships. Larcom assisted the WVU head diving coaches with practices, recruiting, scheduling, and official visits. Larcom's responsibilities also included organizing team meals and running DiveMeets software for live event results.

Prior to his stint at WVU, Larcom worked as a volunteer assistant diving coach for the 2020-21 season at the University of Buffalo (UB), where he assisted the head coach in day-to-day practices and recruiting. During his time with the UB Bulls, Larcom worked under 2021 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Diving Coach of the Year, Russ Dekker, and helped the program secure a MAC Championship for the first time in school history. Larcom also helped guide Louise Bradley to a MAC Freshman Diver of the Year honor and coached Victoria Franz at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Before arriving at UB, Larcom spent two seasons as the head diving coach at Niagara University between 2018-20. With the Purple Eagles, Larcom produced the first female finalist at the MAAC Championships since 2016, and coached only the third ever NCAA Zones qualifier in program history. At Niagara, Larcom was at the helm of recruiting prospective athletes, directing practices and drylands sessions, and organizing trips for winter training. Larcom also oversaw video analysis and breakdown for current athletes and recruits.

Larcom also spent over three years as an assistant coach with the Wings Diving Club in Buffalo, New York. At Wings Diving Club, Larcom coached a program-record five divers all the way to USA Junior Nationals and helped six divers secure commitments to NCAA Division I diving programs. Larcom coached divers from ages eight to 18 at Wings Diving Club and was responsible for creating workouts, designing dry land sessions, and running social media for the club.

Larcom started his coaching career as a volunteer at Deer Park High School, where he helped coach the boys and girls junior varsity team and the girls varsity swimming and diving team from 2011-14.

Collegiately, Larcom was a member of the Canisius College diving team for four seasons between 2014-18. In 2017-18, Larcom was an NCAA Dive Zones qualifier.

Born and raised in Deer Park, New York, Larcom graduated in 2018 from Canisius College with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and a Minor in Strength and Conditioning. Larcom also received a Master's Degree in Higher Education Administration from WVU in June of 2022.

Larcom has been certified as a USA Diving Competition Coach since January 2021 and a AAU Diving Youth Coach since August of 2021.

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