U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Air Force women’s swimming coach Colleen Murphy has been promoted to associate head coach, according to head coach Casey Converse. Murphy is in her fifth season overall at the Academy.
A finalist for the College Swimming Rising Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015-16, Murphy has been selected to speak at the NCAA Women’s Swimming Coaching Academy, Dec. 1, 2016, in Denver. Murphy will be part of “A Conversation with National Champions”. One of only two female swim coaches in the country to win an NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship as a coach, Murphy led Truman State to the national title in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Murphy was the first to earn the honor, joined later by Teri McKeever who has led Cal to four national titles in the last seven years. Murphy will be joined on the panel by Becky Burleigh (Head Women’s Soccer Coach, University of Florida), Danielle Slaton (Director of Jerry Smith Coaching For Life Academy, Santa Clara University) and Moderator: Nicole LaVoi, Ph.D., Tucker Center.
In 2015-16, Murphy earned the Judy Sweet Award at the NCAA Women’s Coaching Academy in the summer of 2016. The Judy Sweet Award recognizes two members of each team at the conference whose spirit and dedication to their own and to others’ personal and professional success has made an impact on their peers.
In her first season at the Academy, 2012-13, Air Force was 10-5 in dual meets, set 14 school records and posted 33 swims that cracked the top-10 list. The Falcons posted a 17-3 overall record in 2013-14. Air Force placed sixth at the MW Championships with 292 points. The team set 12 school records and had 29 swims that crack the all-time top 10. In 2014-15, the Falcons finished 7-8 overall and placed sixth at the Mountain West Conference championships with 281 points. The team set seven new school records and posted 26 top 10 swims. In 2015-16, she coached Genevieve Miller who became the first Falcon to earn NCAA Division I All-America honors. Miller has won the MW title in the 500 free and 1650 free each of the last
