Pitt Proclaims Marian Clark as Assistant Coach, Following Stint as Director of Operations

Pitt has introduced Marian Clark as an assistant coach for the Swimming and Diving program. The announcement comes after Clark spent a number of seasons throughout the program because the Director of Operations.

Clark is the most recent transfer for a Pitt program that has undergone a whole restructuring this offseason. Beginning with former head Swimming and Diving coach Chase Kreitler, who resigned from his place after this system determined to go in a “different strategic direction.” Since then, this system has introduced in Ian Walsh as head coach, who beforehand frolicked as head coach at Marshall, in addition to Josh Larcom as head diving coach and Washington State’s Austin Pillado as affiliate head swimming coach.

In a press release from the University, Pitt’s Director of Swimming and Diving, Katie Kasprzak, expressed pleasure about Clark moving into this function, noting that Clark’s longstanding expertise with this system exhibits her “passion and commitment to our success are stronger than ever.”

“I couldn’t be more excited that Marian is remaining with Pitt Swimming & Diving and stepping into this role. After 33 years at Pitt, she knows this program better than anyone, and her passion and commitment to our success are stronger than ever. The moment I accepted this position, I knew I wanted Marian by my side.” Kasprzak stated within the university’s press release. “What makes Marian special goes well beyond her knowledge of the sport. She is a role model of the highest character and someone our student-athletes, both men and women, look up to every day. She leads with compassion while bringing the competitiveness and drive that will continue to elevate our program.”

Clark started her profession at Pitt in 1993 as the pinnacle girls’s swimming coach. Nine years later, Clark moved into the function of director of operations for each the boys’s and ladies’s groups and coached each groups as nicely. In 2016, Clark was additionally named Pitt’s director of athletic journey.

“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to return to full-time coaching at Pitt,” Clark stated in the press release. “It’s an honor to stand alongside Katie, Ian, Josh and Austin as we begin this new chapter for Panther Swimming and Diving. Hail to Pitt!”

Clark’s time with Pitt additionally extends again to her athletic days, when she was a University Provost Scholar, an NCAA qualifier, and a 10-time Big East champion, successful 4 straight Big East workforce championships.