U.W. Hires New Diving Coach

Wyoming swimming and diving and head coach Tom Johnson announced Wednesday the hiring of new diving coach Yahya  Radman.

Radman, a native of  Bloomington, Ind., spent the previous two seasons (2010-12) as the assistant diving coach at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. During the 2012 season, he assisted one ACC Champion, two runners up and three third-place finishers. As a team they sent eight student-athletes to the NCAA Zone Diving meet. He assisted in coaching one All-American during the 2012 season.

He began his coaching career at FSU in the 2010-11 helping to coach three ACC runners-up and five third-place finishers. During that year, the Seminoles sent nine student-athletes to the NCAA Zone Diving meet. Two of the nine divers went on to earn All-America honors. Radman arrived at FSU in time for the 2010 USA Diving Winter Nationals where he assisted coaching the FSU men to the team championship.

Prior to FSU, Radman earned his undergraduate degree at Indiana University. During his time at Indiana, Radman choose to be a volunteer assistant coach instead of a student-athlete to begin his coaching career. He was the Director of Swimming and Diving Operations at IU and the head age group coach of Indiana diving club. He started as a diver in the club and worked his way up to assistant head coach learning under many accomplished coaches and divers.

He assisted in coaching six All-Americans and three Olympians at IU. As a volunteer assistant he helped coach the 2003 and ’07 women’s Big Ten champion teams and the 2006 men’s Big Ten champion team. During summer competition, he helped lead IU to the 2003, ’04 and ’06 USA Diving Women’s National Championships. During the 2003 and 2004 summer seasons his teams won the USA Combined Team National Championships.

Radman earned his bachelor’s in French, near eastern cultures and politics from IU in 2005. He has a USA Diving Full Coach Membership and is a FINA judge. Radman and his wife Anisa of Charlotte, N.C., reside in Laramie.

(Information Courtesy of U.W. Athletics)