University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Josh Larcom Named Pitt Head Diving Coach
6/29/2026 1:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH- Josh Larcom has been named head diving coach at Pitt, Director of Swimming & Diving Katie Kasprzak announced Monday afternoon. Larcom comes to Pitt after spending the past four seasons as the head diving coach at Florida International University. His hire completes the leadership structure for Pitt Swimming & Diving along with Kasprzak and Ian Walsh, who was named head swimming coach earlier this month.
"We are beyond excited to welcome Josh Larcom to the Pitt family," Kasprzak said. "Josh brings an incredible wealth of experience to our program. He is a true student of the sport, who is passionate about learning, development and innovation. What excites me most about Josh is how he approaches his student-athletes. His meticulous, person-first planning makes him exactly the coach our program needs. Josh's skills and vision complement those of Ian and me, and together we are going to take Pitt Swimming & Diving to incredible new heights. The best is ahead.
Larcom built Florida International's diving program into one of the American Athletic Conference's most competitive programs. He was named AAC Co-Diving Coach of the Year in 2023-24 after guiding FIU to the conference title and coaching Paige Burrell to a meet-record 1-meter gold at the AAC Championships. Burrell went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships and became the first FIU diver in program history to compete at the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials. Larcom also coached Egyptian Olympian Maha Gouda to a 14th-place finish on platform at the NCAA Championships, earning Second Team All-American honors, and led FIU to its best-ever diving finish at the AAC Championships in 2024-25, collecting four medals across three events.
"I'm incredibly honored to be named head diving coach at Pitt," Larcom said. "I'd like to thank Katie for giving me the opportunity to carry on what she has built as she moves to her new role within the Swimming & Diving program. I'd also like to thank Randy Horner, Brien Moffitt, the FIU Swimming & Diving program and the rest of the university for helping me grow as a person and coach to help me get here. The Pitt Swimming & Diving program and the University of Pittsburgh are special and I felt that the minute I stepped on campus. I'm excited to build on the success of this program by upholding the strong culture that has been established and continuing to develop our student-athletes both in and out of the water to their highest potential. I can't wait to get started and join the Pitt community."
Prior to FIU, Larcom served as a diving graduate assistant at West Virginia, where he helped qualify seven athletes for NCAA Zones and guided one to the NCAA Championships. He also served as head diving coach at Niagara University from 2018-20 and spent time as a volunteer assistant at Buffalo, helping that program claim its first MAC Championship in 2020-21. At the club level, Larcom coached a program-record five divers to USA Junior Nationals at Wings Diving Club in Buffalo, N.Y.
A native of Deer Park, N.Y., Larcom competed collegiately at Canisius, earning NCAA Zones qualification as a senior. He holds a bachelor's degree in health and wellness and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Canisius, as well as a master's degree in higher education administration from West Virginia. He is a USA Diving-certified competition coach.
