Andy Diechert joined the Eagles as an assistant coach prior to
the start of the 2010-11 season. His duties will consist of
working primarily with Emory's sprinters and breaststrokers.
In his first season with the Eagles, Diechert helped the Emory
Women to their second-consecutive National Championship, while the
men finished third at the NCAA Division III Championship. He
helped Emory's swimmers win National Championships in four
individual events and three relays, in addition to earning 72
all-America certificates. Emory also won the University
Athletic Association (UAA) Men's and Women's Championships during
the year, as Diechert was named part of the conference
Coaching Staff of the Year.
Prior to joining Emory's staff, Diechert worked as an assistant
coach with the Race Club in Islamorada, Florida from 2003-08.
He also served stints as an assistant coach for the University of
Hawaii (1998-2003) and the University of Miami (1997-98).
Diechert graduated from Louisiana State University in 1991, where
he was a four-time all-American in the 100-yard breaststroke and a
two-time all-American in the 400-yard medley relay. He won
the Southeastern Conference Championship in the 100-yard
breaststroke in 1986, and his times in the 100-yard breaststroke
and 200-yard breatstroke still rank sixth and eighth, respectively,
in LSU history. Diechert was a silver medalist at the World
University Games during his collegiate career.
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