Princeton University Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Head Diving Coach
- Email:
- livingston@princeton.edu
- Phone:
- 258-2733
Livingston oversaw a terrific 2017-18 season for both his men's and women's divers, both of whom sent at least one representative to the NCAA Championships. On the men's side, both Colten Young and Charlie Minns qualified for all three events, with Young earning a Top-30 place on the platform. That followed a memorable effort by Young at the 2018 Ivy League Championships, where he posted the seventh-best score in Ivy history on the 3-meter board.
On the women's side, Sine Scribbick qualified for the NCAA Championships on the 3-meter board, and that followed a strong season for both her and a trio of young women's divers, all of whom will return for the 2018-19 season.
Livingston, who coached at both Texas and LSU over the last three years, won the 2009 and 2012 NCAA championships on the 1-meter board, and he was a 10-time All-America during his undergraduate career at Texas, where he helped the Longhorns win the 2010 NCAA team championship.
“As you'll see from résumé, Drew is a world class diver who has trained with the very best in the business,” Marcoux said. “He has a great passion for the sport and an equal passion for coaching. He is committed to building on our long tradition of success.”
Livingston's coaching career began at his alma mater, where he worked daily with head coach Matt Scoggin in the practice planning and development of both collegiate and post-graduated divers. That 2013-14 season concluded with Texas freshman Michael Hixon earning the NCAA Championships Diver of the Meet honor — the same that Livingston won two years earlier.
Livingston spent two seasons as the graduate assistant coach at LSU, where he assisted in all phases of coaching, ranging from recruiting to practice sessions. In his two years, LSU divers broke three out of the six school records and scored the most team points in the 2015 SEC Championships.
Livingston, whose sister Jessica was also an NCAA diving champion (platform, 2007), was an All-America honoree each year of his collegiate career. The 2011-12 team captain at Texas, he capped his Longhorn career by winning the 1-meter board with 448.10 points, taking second on the 3-meter board with 454.25 points, and placing fourth on the platform with 427.05 points.
The four-time Big 12 Most Outstanding Diver, Livingston set the NCAA and Big 12 record on the platform.
Besides his proficiency on the diving boards, Livingston excelled in the classroom as well. He was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree at Texas, as well as a NISCA All-American in high school, when he was named the 2008 National High School Diver of the Year.
