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M Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

Head Coach

James Holder is entering his second season as head coach of the men's and women's swimming and diving programs in 2017-18. In 2016-17, the Big Green men won the Dartmouth Invitational by defeating UMass over the course of the two-day meet. At the 2017 Ivy League Championship, Dartmouth took seventh with 561 points and was highlighted by David Harmon breaking his own school record in the 100 fly. At the conclusion of the season, Joby Bernstein was named Academic All-Ivy. FULL BIO

Chris Hamilton

Diving Head Coach

Chris Hamilton is entering his 18th season as head coach of the Dartmouth men's and women's diving programs in 2017-18. In 2016-17, AJ Krok competed in the A final on the 1-meter board at the Ivy League Championship, finishing in sixth place and earning 24 points toward the team's total. During his first showing at Ivies, Ray Neistat placed 11th in the B final, improving by over 20 points from prelims. On 3-meter, Taylor Clough took fourth and Krok was sixth in the A final, improving on their performances from the day before and earning a combined total of 50 points. This is the second time in two years that two Dartmouth divers finished in the top eight. FULL BIO

Eliot Scymanski

Assistant Coach

Eliot Scymanski is entering his second season as an assistant coach with the men's and women's swimming teams in 2017-18. Before arriving in Hanover, he enjoyed a successful four-year swimming career (2009-12) at Franklin & Marshall, transitioning to the role of assistant coach and aquatics director in December of 2012. FULL BIO

Athena Miller

Assistant Coach

Athena Miller is entering her second season as an assistant coach for the men's and women's swimming and diving programs in 2017-18. Miller spent the 2015-16 season as an assistant coach at Duke, where she worked primarily with the sprint group. During her one season with the Blue Devils, she coached a total of 14 NCAA qualifiers, four male NCAA All-Americans, and one Olympic Trials qualifier, seeing 33 school records broken in 18 events. She also served as an adjunct professor, teaching two classes in endurance swimming. FULL BIO