Mitch Dalton Named Head Coach of Brown Women’s Swimming and Diving

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University has employed Mitch Dalton as the subsequent Mary Ann Lippitt Head Coaching Chair in Women’s Swimming and Diving, Mencoff Vice President for Athletics and Recreation M. Grace Calhoun ’92 introduced Monday.

Dalton arrives after a extremely profitable six-year tenure on the University of Texas, the place he most not too long ago served as affiliate head coach. During his time in Austin, Dalton helped lead the Longhorns to prime three finishes on the NCAA Championships in every of the final six seasons (2021-26), in addition to two SEC titles and 4 Big 12 titles.

“Mitch’s pedigree at both the elite collegiate and international levels makes him an exceptional fit to lead our women’s swimming and diving program forward,” Calhoun mentioned. “He has a proven track record of developing champions in the pool and leaders outside of it. We could not be more excited to welcome Mitch to the Bears family.”

“I’d like to thank Grace Calhoun for this opportunity,” Dalton mentioned. “At a time of uncertainty for Olympic sports activities, her imaginative and prescient, perception, and help for swimming and diving stand out. I’m additionally grateful to Ray Grant for main the search committee and for making me really feel so supported on this transfer. It was clear from the outset that Brown cares about its student-athletes, its coaches, and its ladies’s swimming and diving program. I can not wait to satisfy the group, communicate with alumni, hit the recruiting path, and get to work to return Brown to the highest of the Ivy League.

Before becoming a member of the Longhorns in 2020, Dalton spent practically 5 years because the National Junior Team Director for USA Swimming. In that position, he was liable for figuring out, supporting, and cultivating the subsequent technology of U.S. Olympians. Under his management, Team USA captured first-place finishes on the 2015 and 2017 FINA World Junior Championships and the 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

Dalton’s in depth collegiate teaching resume additionally contains 5 seasons as an assistant coach for Princeton University’s males’s program. While there, he served because the recruiting coordinator and helped information the Tigers to 4 Ivy League group titles and three NCAA appearances. He additionally spent two seasons as an assistant coach for each the lads’s and girls’s applications at George Washington University, the place his efforts resulted in 16 new faculty data and three convention data.

A local of Sydney, Australia, Dalton was a four-year letter winner and senior captain at James Madison University, the place he started his collegiate teaching profession. He graduated from JMU in 2007 with a level in English language and literature. He was not too long ago accepted to Brown’s Master’s in Organizational Leadership program. 

What They Are Saying About Dalton

“It has been a privilege to work alongside Mitch these past six years, and I know his leadership, communication skills, and strategic vision will be a tremendous asset to the Brown Women’s Swimming and Diving program. I am genuinely excited to see the team thrive under his direction.” – Carol Capitani, Texas Head Coach, Women’s Swimming and Diving

“Mitch Dalton is one of the best human beings in our sport. He connects deeply with people and has a unique ability to draw out the qualities each athlete needs to truly excel.” – Matt Kredich, Tennessee Director of Swimming and Diving, and Former Brown Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Head Coach (1993-2001)

“Brown is getting a coach who genuinely cares about his athletes and the details that drive performance. I’ve known Mitch for over 10 years, and his thoughtfulness, curiosity, and ability to make the process both meaningful and fun have always set him apart.” – Leah Smith, 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist, United States

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