Diving: Krug awarded with high honor

Head coach Julian Krug has led the Pitt diving team to many accomplishments over the past 32… Head coach Julian Krug has led the Pitt diving team to many accomplishments over the past 32 years. During that time, Krug’s leadership produced 16 Big East Most Outstanding Divers, eight All-Americans and one NCAA Champion — his daughter Cassidy.

This past Saturday, Krug’s substantial contributions to swimming and diving culminated in his induction into the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame.

“It is truly an honor to be considered in this esteemed class,” Krug said in a news release. “The honor, however, is secondary to the way I feel about all of the athletes that have passed through our program to attain their own accomplishments in life.”

Krug joins 101 other members of the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame.

Since becoming a member of Pitt’s staff in 1979, Krug’s achievements haven’t gone unnoticed within the swimming community. His work has earned him six Big East Men’s Diving Coach of the Year awards.

Outside of collegiate swimming, Krug also served for six years as the United States national team coach at the FINA Mexico Grand Prix, an international swimming competition in open water, and has worked with a few Olympic divers.

Krug thanked the University “for giving me these lasting memories.”