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Carter Crosby enters his first season as an assistant swimming and diving coach, at the Univeristy of Pittsburgh. Crosby joins the current staff made up of Knoles, Julian Krug, Marian Clark, Jeff Berghoff and Tanica Jamison.
"Carter brings expertise and a high level of experience in collegiate swimming to Pitt," Knoles said. "We believe that the addition of Carter to our staff will substantially help us in becoming even more competitive."
Crosby's responsibilities at Pitt will include heading men's recruiting and coaching one of the training groups. He will also work with Team Pittsburgh and aid in producing all of the swimming meets run at Trees Pool.
Crosby arrives at Pitt after spending two seasons as a volunteer assistant at Indiana University. While at IU, he aided the men's and women' s swimming program in recruiting, coaching and team travel. Crosby also assisted with the IU swim camp for the past two years. During Crosby's stint at Indiana, the Hoosier women's team captured back-to-back Big 10 Championships in 2009 and 2010.
"His active involvement with those teams gives us a coach who understands success at the highest level of Division I swimming," Knoles added.
As a NCAA Division I student-athlete, Crosby graduated from and competed at Columbia University. He served as the co-captain of the squad in his senior year. Following graduation, he spent two years at Allegheny College as an assistant, and was named the interim head coach there in the spring of 2007.
"We believe we have found the perfect fit for Pitt in Carter," Knoles stated. "He combines a rigorous education in kinesiology with a passion for the sport, and he has substantial collegiate coaching experience as an interim head coach and as a volunteer assistant coach in one of the most competitive conferences in the country. We are excited to have him and his fiancée Emily join us."
Crosby recently earned his master's degree in kinesiology at IU. Crosby married his wife Emily in July.
