Jake Larson - Swimming & Diving Coach

Jake Larson

Title:
Assistant Coach
Phone:
205-348-3600

Personal Information

Education: St. Cloud State University, 2014, 2018
Spouse: Rachel
Children: James
Birthday: September 23

Coaching Experience

2023-present: Alabama, Assistant Coach
2022-23: Miami University, Associate Head Coach
2018-22: Miami University, Assistant Coach
2016-18: St. Cloud State University, Graduate Assistant Coach
2014-16: Wisconsin-La Crosse, Assistant Coach

Playing Experience

2010-14: St. Cloud State University

Alabama swimming and diving head coach Margo Geer announced the addition of assistant coach Jake Larson on August 18, 2023. Larson joins the Crimson Tide from Miami University where he coached for four seasons before being promoted to associate head coach in 2022.

"I'm really excited to add Jake to our staff" Geer said. "I 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't wait for him, his wife Rachel and their son James to join us."

"I am unbelievably thankful to Coach Margo and her staff for the opportunity to join the Alabama family," Larson said. "Alabama has a notoriously high standard of achievement and excellence, and it's an honor to be joining such a historic athletic department. I cannot wait to help contribute to the Crimson Tide's future success! Roll Tide!"

Miami University (2019-23)

Promoted to associate head coach in 2022
International recruiting coordinator and assisted with official and unofficial visits
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
Helped lead Miami to four men's Mid-American Conference Championship titles (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Coached 27 individual MAC champions, including the 2019 men's MAC Swimmer of the Year
Saw the RedHawks set a total of 46 men's and women's school records and 11 men's and women's MAC conference records

St. Cloud State University (2016-18)

Assisted in coaching 10 swimmers to the NCAA Division II Championships and helped break nine school records
The St. Cloud women won the 2017 Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference championship
Worked with sprint group

Wisconsin-La Crosse (2014-16)

Administered all workouts, strength training and dryland for the distance group
Had 35 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) all-conference honorees and 11 NCAA Division III qualifiers at Wisconsin-La Crosse
The Wisconsin-LaCross women won the 2015 and 2016 WIAC conference championship