McAllistar Milne Named Subsequent Headvert Coach Of Saint Peter’s Swimming & Diving

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Saint Peter’s University introduced the hiring of McAllistar Milne as the brand new head coach of the Peacocks’ swimming and diving program on Friday. His first day main the Peacocks can be on Monday, Aug. 24.

“I’m excited to officially welcome Coach McAllistar Milne to Saint Peter’s University as the new head coach of our men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs,” Director of Athletics Katie Arcuri stated. “Throughout the search process, we were focused on finding a leader who will put our student-athletes first, build a positive and competitive culture, and move our programs forward. We believe Coach Milne is the right person to do just that.”

Milne joins the Peacocks after serving as an assistant coach with the Central Connecticut State ladies’s swimming and diving program through the 2025-26 season. In his position with the Blue Devils, Milne assisted with day by day practices, meet preparation, recruiting efforts and crew journey whereas serving to information this system to a second-place end on the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships.

In addition to his collegiate teaching expertise, Milne has constructed a robust background in membership and developmental swimming. Prior to becoming a member of Saint Peter’s, Milne labored as the top senior coach at GRIT Aquatics in New Britain, Connecticut, the place he developed day by day exercises, coordinated meet entries and collaborated with swimmers, households and training employees. He additionally labored as the top swim coach on the Golf Club of Avon, working with membership members ages 5-17 whereas creating coaching plans and managing competitors lineups.

Milne additionally beforehand served as a senior coach on the Mandell Jewish Community Center and labored with the Wampanoag Swim Club, the place he coached athletes of assorted ages and ability ranges, organized meets and helped develop swimmers by individualized instruction. He brings expertise as a swim teacher and has labored with athletes by the Special Olympics Swimming program.

A former collegiate swimmer, Milne competed at each the Division I and Division II ranges. He was a member of the University of Connecticut swimming and diving program through the 2019-20 season, incomes choice to the American Athletic Conference (AAC) Championship crew. He later competed at Southern Connecticut State University, the place he was crew captain through the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

Milne loved a adorned collegiate profession, incomes NCAA Qualifier honors, NE10 Swimmer of the Meet recognition and NE10 Swimmer of the Year honors through the 2022-23 season. He was additionally named the Hartford Courant Swimmer of the Year in 2019 and earned a varsity letter whereas at UConn.

Milne earned his bachelor’s diploma in sports activities administration from Southern Connecticut State. During his time at SCSU, he was a founding member and vp of the college’s Outing Club whereas remaining energetic as a student-athlete.

“I’m incredibly excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the Saint Peter’s community,” Milne said. “I’m looking forward to getting to know our student-athletes and building a program centered around hard work, accountability, and a strong team identity. I’m ready to bring a new standard, a lot of energy to the pool every day, and help our student-athletes push themselves to reach new levels both in and out of the water. I can’t wait to see what we can accomplish together. Go Peacocks!”