Assistant Coach, Swimming

IMG Academy • Bradenton, FL

2d

About The Position

The Assistant Coach, Swimming supports the Head Coach in all aspects of the swimming program, including athlete development, team operations, practice planning, competition preparation, administrative responsibilities, and fostering a positive, competitive, and growth-oriented environment. The role helps ensure the program aligns with organizational standards, student-athlete well-being, academic success, and competitive excellence.

The Assistant Coach helps develop student-athletes’ technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance; supports their academic progress and overall well-being; and serves as a mentor in leadership, teamwork, accountability, sportsmanship, and life skills. The role also contributes to recruiting, retention, college placement, program improvement, and the delivery of swimming camps, clinics, and events. Travel with teams is required as needed.

Requirements

• High proficiency in swimming coaching techniques, skill instruction, and athlete development.
• Experience playing, coaching, or managing swimming at the collegiate, club, academy, or professional level.
• Strong knowledge of swimming fundamentals and athlete development principles.
• Bachelor’s degree in physical education, sports management, business administration, or a related sports or business field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong commitment to student-athlete development and success.
• Ability to build positive relationships with student-athletes, parents, and staff.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to lift, move, push, and pull equipment or boxes weighing more than 40 pounds.
• Ability to tolerate outdoor temperatures for a reasonable period and move around campus, including gyms, turf, and fields.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive for tournaments, games, and team travel.
• Experience working swimming camps and clinics.
• Experience with video analysis and swimming performance technology.
• Collegiate recruiting or player placement experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, organizing, and conducting swimming practices, skill development sessions, team workouts, and individual development plans.
• Support student-athletes’ technical swimming skills, tactical understanding, physical conditioning, and mental performance.
• Assist with meet preparation, scouting reports, film review, opponent analysis, and post-meet evaluations.
• Communicate with student-athletes and parents or guardians about progress, goals, development plans, and growth in athletics, academics, and campus life.
• Guide student-athletes through competition preparation, including scheduling, travel coordination, pre-meet readiness, post-meet review, and performance benchmarks.
• Monitor and support student-athlete academic progress, accountability, discipline, and overall well-being.
• Maintain an understanding of swimming instructional equipment, performance technology, analytics tools, and coaching methodologies used in the Academy’s programs.
• Mentor and educate student-athletes, fostering leadership, teamwork, accountability, sportsmanship, and life skills.
• Evaluate student-athletes’ athletic, academic, and emotional development and collaborate with leadership to engage appropriate resources.
• Assist with student-athlete college placement and recruitment as needed.
• Collaborate with leadership to review and enhance program structure, curriculum, training delivery, objectives, and resources, and recommend improvements.
• Support recruiting and retention initiatives for current and prospective student-athletes.
• Travel with teams to practices, tournaments, showcases, and competitions as needed.
• Assist in delivering swimming camps, clinics, and events throughout the year.
• Ensure compliance with organizational, conference, and governing body rules, policies, and procedures.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and codes of conduct.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level