Miami Redhawks

Jake Larson joined the Miami Swimming and Diving coaching staff in 2018 and was promoted to associate head coach in 2022.
 
During Larson’s time in Oxford, the RedHawks have enjoyed a great deal of success, highlighted by four men's MAC championships in the past five seasons. The Miami men have won three straight titles (2021-23) for the first time in program history after claiming the 2023 championship in Oxford. The RedHawk women improved from fourth-place finishes in 2019 and 2020 to take third at the MAC meet each of the past three years.
 
On the men's side, at least 10 RedHawks have qualified for All-MAC honors in each of Larson’s five seasons in Oxford, highlighted by 14 selections in 2019. The Miami women's team has produced multiple All-MAC performers each year in that same span, including six 2023 honorees. The RedHawks’ most recent female standout swimmer, Nicole Maier, became an All-American (winning the 400 IM consolation final) and was recognized as MAC Co-Swimmer of the Year in 2023 after winning MAC Freshman Swimmer of the Year in 2021.
 
Other Mid-American Conference recognitions for Miami's program during Larson’s tenure include two more MAC Swimmer of the Year awards (Iago Moussalem in 2019, Henju Duvenhage in 2021) and two MAC Diver of the Year awards (Harrison Moncino in 2019, Jackson Miller in 2022). Duvenhage was named Freshman Swimmer of the Year in 2021, while Barr was co-Senior Swimmer of the Year that same season. The RedHawks have also produced three MAC Freshman Diver of the Year honorees in the last four seasons: Karsten Dixon in 2020, Jackson Miller in 2022 and Sydney Rice in 2023.
  
The RedHawks have continued to excel in the classroom, as evidenced by dozens of Academic All-MAC honorees (including 31 selections during the 2018-19 season alone). Miami has also consistently produced College Swimming & Diving Scholar All-America student-athletes and teams during Larson's time in Oxford. Most recently, Nicole Maier (2022 first team) and Madeline Padavic (2022 second team) became the latest RedHawks to be recognized by the CSCAA. In 2022-23, eight Miami swimmers were named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA).

Larson came to Miami in 2018 from St. Cloud State University, where he served as the Graduate Assistant Swim Coach while earning his Master of Science in College Counseling and Student Development. During Larson's two years as a graduate assistant, the team was 2017 NSIC Conference Champions, had 10 NCAA Division II individual qualifiers and set nine new school records.

Before coaching at St. Cloud State, Larson served as a Camp Coach at Stanford University & Nike Sports Camps. He also was an Assistant Swim Coach at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, where he was in charge of recruiting, travel, lineups and workouts.

Larson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from St. Cloud State University in 2014. While studying at St. Cloud, Larson was a two-time team captain in addition to setting two school records and being named NSIC All-Conference on seven occasions.