Matt Crawford grew up swimming in the Sacramento area and spent his college career swimming at UC Davis, swimming under ASCA Hall of Famer, Pete Motekaitis where he trained alongside Olympians Haley Cope and Scott Weltz. He began coaching a rec/USA hybrid team in Davis, CA called the Davis Aquamonsters where he coached all ages, from beginners, to post grads, to a Paralympic National Champion. After 11 years in Davis, he spent two years as the Senior Coach at Elk Grove Aquatics Club. He began the 2018/2019 season as the Associate Head Coach and was hired on as the full time Head Coach after serving in the interim for the last 3 months of the season.