Doe was the program director, manager and co-head coach of Pitt Aquatic Club Divers from 1979 to 2017. She and Julian Krug were instrumental in laying the training foundation for Olympians Karen LaFace (1992), David Pichler (1996, 2000), and Cassidy Krug (2012), plus an Olympic diving coach Nunzio Esposto (2016). They have produced 48 gold medals at the PIAA State Championships earned by 25 different divers. Doe also coached diving teams at Mt. Lebanon, Montour, Chartiers Valley, Quaker Valley and Oakland Catholic High Schools over the years.
Doe’s passion and service to the sport of diving go beyond coaching. She served on the broadcast crews of 9 Olympics: Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio. She is an international certified AQUA diving judge and enjoys officiating NCAA, USA Diving and AQUA competitions. She has served as USA Team Leader to the Pan American Games, as well as Team Chaperone to the AQUA Junior World Championships and Junior Pan American Games. She has been chairman of Pennsylvania Association of USA Diving for decades.
Doe grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, earned her B.A. from Lawrence University, and M.S. from Indiana University. She is an avid hiker here in Southern California, and also enjoys yoga, pickleball, traveling, and lapidary arts.
Doe Krug
