Josh Huger is in his second year working with the men's and women's swimming & diving programs. He comes to Berkeley after spending the previous four seasons helping develop Tennessee's men's and women's programs into national powerhouses.
Huger was an assistant coach for the Vols before being promoted to associate head coach last month. Tennessee's women's program finished in the top 10 nationally every year Huger was on staff, and last season the men's team finished seventh in the country – its best finish since 2016.
Huger also helped coach Tennessee's Jordan Crooks to the 2023 NCAA championship in the 50-yard freestyle. Crooks was the SEC Swimmer of the Year last season.
Overall at Tennessee, Huger helped train 51 All-Americans and coached swimmers to 13 conference championships.
Huger has also served on staff at Virginia Tech, William & Mary and Indiana-Pennsylvania.
While at Virginia Tech, Huger helped Hokies swimmers capture eight individual ACC championships while producing 16 All-Americans. The Hokies also had three top-25 NCAA finishes during his four years on staff.
Huger earned both a bachelor's and master's degree from Indiana-Pennsylvania.
