Diving Coach Shawn Austin is in his second season at SUNY Geneseo in 2008-09. Austin brings with him ten years of coaching experience at Naples Central School, where his divers have won SCSL championships every season and Section V class D championships six consecutive seasons.

Austin’s other coaching experience includes two seasons at Alfred University (2002 – 2004) and Seven years as Head Coach of Finger Lakes Diving (2002-present). He has had ten Section V champions, four USD East National Championship qualifiers, 10 AAU National Qualifiers, and an Empire State Games Silver Medalist. Three of his athletes have gone on to compete at the NCAA Division I level.

Coach Austin still competes in the sport and he finished 6th this past summer in the men’s open 3 Meter event at the Empire State Games. At those games he also coached a Bronze medalist in the girl’s scholastic 1 Meter event.