Alexandre Kossenkov, a former Olympic diver, joined the Eagle
staff as diving coach in the fall of 1998. Kossenkov brought a
wealth of knowledge from his experience as a two-time Olympian and
11-time national diving champion for the former Soviet Union. He
won the bronze medal in springboard diving at the 1976 Olympic
Games in Montreal, Canada.
Kossenkov was named the University Athletic Association (UAA)
Diving Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2011. His divers have been
honored as the UAA Diver of the Year six times, most recently
Daniel Kolb during the 2011 campaign.
Kossenkov entered the coaching ranks with the Belarussian national
team where he remained for six years. Kossenkov was the head coach
of the Belarussian diving team for the 1996 Olympic Games.
Kossenkov is also the head coach of the U.S. club diving team Dive
Atlanta.
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