University of Connecticut Athletics
Men's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Head Diving Coach
- Email:
- joshua.arndt@uconn.edu
Josh Arndt joins the Huskies after spending two years with UMass as their head diving coach. Both seasons he was in Amherst, Arndt took home Atlantic 10 Women's Diving Coach of the Year honors while sending a qualifier to the NCAA's. His diver's produced two school records, one Atlantic 10 Conference record and took home four Atlantic 10 Championships. Arndt graduated from one of the top diving schools in the country, Indiana University, in 2017.
While diving as a Hoosier, he earned All-American status in 2016 with a fourth place finish in the three-meter and was a 2016 Olympic Trails Diving Qualifier. He secured sixth place in the 2015 USA Diving Nationals one-meter event and was a two-time US National Championship finalist.
"We are excited that Josh has decided to join our coaching staff," said Coach Maiello. "With Josh's experience at UMass and his pedigree from Indiana University diving, we know our divers are under excellent leadership and coaching. Josh shares our common vision for the diving program and its potential that it has. Josh's passion for impacting student-athletes and his technical coaching ability really stood out during our national search. We feel he is a rising star in the diving coaching profession."
"I am incredibly honored to become a part of the Husky family," said Arndt. "I'm excited to join Chris and the staff as we work towards the program's goals and help our talented student-athletes reach their greatest potential."
