George Eglesfield Named Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (August 11, 2025) – The Northern Arizona ladies’s swimming and diving group and head coach Andy Johns has introduced the hiring of George Eglesfield as the brand new assistant coach for this system.

“From the beginning of the search, George stood out as a candidate we were interested in,” Johns stated. “His combination of work experience and his athletic accomplishments as a student-athlete makes him a great fit for our program. We are so pleased that he is joining our staff and looking forward to this season.”

Eglesfield involves NAU from CSU Bakersfield, the place he served as lead assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from August 2023.

Prior to his time in Bakersfield, he held teaching roles at UM Amherst, the place he was assistant coach through the 2021-22 season. During that point, he additionally served as lead coach for the Amherst Tritons Swim Team.

Eglesfield’s worldwide teaching expertise contains management positions with the North Canterbury Swim Club in New Zealand, and Apex Sports Academy in Dubai, the place he helped set up a brand new membership whereas serving as head coach of the North London Collegiate School swimming group. He additionally had the chance to educate on the worldwide stage, serving as interim coach for the U.S. Virgin Islands World Championship group in the summertime of 2019.

From 2017 to 2019, he was a graduate assistant coach at Bryant, contributing to the Bulldogs’ first two Northeast Conference Championships in program historical past. He specialised in butterfly and dash freestyle, and coached athletes who broke 10 NEC data throughout his tenure.

As a student-athlete, Eglesfield competed at Wyoming from 2012-16, capturing the 2014 Western Athletic Conference title within the 200-yard butterfly. He graduated as the varsity report holder in each the 100 and 200-yard butterfly, in addition to within the 200 and 400-yard medley relays. That similar 12 months, he grew to become New Zealand’s National Champion within the 100-meter butterfly.

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