Katelyne Herrington was named the head men's and women's swimming and diving coach in October of 2018 and brings a passion for swimming and student-athlete success to FPU.
The third head coach in the history of FPU swimming and diving, Herrington spent the two previous seasons as an assistant at the University of the Pacific. Herrington played an integral part in all aspects of running the program at UOP, helping coach the Tigers to 40 school records and producing NCAA qualifiers in back-to-back years for the Division I Championships. She also coached the 200-free relay to an NCAA Division I top-10 regular season ranking in 2017-18.
In addition to her duties on the pool deck, Herrington handled all the administrative aspects of the program. She took the lead on fundraising, as well as NCAA compliance and daily operations within the program. Herrington has also built an impressive network throughout California and internationally as a key recruiter for the Tigers.
Prior to serving as the assistant at UOP, Herrington was the director of operations for the swimming and diving program at the University of New Mexico for the 2015-16 season. She also coached for Logo Aquatics Club as the platinum age group coach. In 2014-15, she was an assistant coach at her alma mater, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Herrington was a student-athlete at UNLV from 2010-14, where she was a team captain and a two-time Division I All-American. She was a two-time Mountain West record holder, still holding the 100 fly record with a time of 51.48, and also swam at the U.S. Olympic Trials. In addition, she was a scholar-athlete and four-time Academic All-Conference honoree. She received her bachelor's of science in hotel administration in 2014 from UNLV.
