The Stanford males’s swimming and diving program have added Alec Scott as a full-time coach within the newly created Skip Kenny Assistant Coach place, the varsity introduced on Monday.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Alec into this role. Those close to the program know this has been a long time coming,” mentioned males’s head coach Dan Schemmel. “Alec has given countless hours, shared his knowledge and experience, and most importantly, has been a fantastic mentor to our student-athletes. He has played a crucial role in our success over the past seven years, and I’m extremely grateful we now have the opportunity to have him with us full-time.”
“It is a dream come true for me to be joining the Stanford men’s swimming and diving program in a full-time capacity,” Scott mentioned. “I am incredibly grateful for the trust and confidence of Dan, Mike, and the team, and I am really excited to see what we can accomplish together!”
Scott has been a volunteer assistant with this system since 2019 and has helped coach the staff to 5 consecutive top-10 finishes and over 60 All-Americans. He joins the teaching employees full-time led by Schemmel. The employees additionally contains Mike Stephens as affiliate head coach and Patrick Jeffrey as head diving coach.
In addition to spending time with the Stanford males, Scott has additionally served on Alto Swim Club’s (a USA Swimming Club) teaching employees as a lead coach for the National Group. He helped coach over 110 swimmers to Junior National Cuts.
Prior to his time at Stanford and Alto Swim Club, Scott hung out on the employees at his alma mater Alabama. He additionally hung out at Northern Colorado the place he helped the staff to 3 Western Athletic Conference championships and 7 college information.
Scott was a volunteer assistant for Alabama for the 2016-2017 season the place he helped coach the staff to 33 All-American honors and 7 college information. He graduated from Alabama in 2016 with a bachelor’s diploma in journalism. He started his collegiate profession at Indian River State College.
The Stanford males completed tenth on the 2026 NCAA Championships with 136 factors. The staff was led by Henry McFadden who scored 16 particular person factors.