MARGO GEER - HEAD COACH 

A long-time member of the USA National Team, Margo Geer was named The University of Alabama's head coach following the 2020-21 season.

"We were fortunate to have an exceptional candidate right here and Tuscaloosa for this position and are thrilled that Margo will be our next head coach," UA Director of Athletics Greg Byrne said. "She has one of the most impressive lists of accolades, both at the collegiate level and internationally. I've known Margo for many years and she is well-respected, talented and extremely hardworking. We are certainly supportive of her continuing to train for the 2021 United States Olympic Team trials and look forward to having her fully on board when her competitive career is complete."

A 27-time All-American, three-time NCAA Champion, Pac-12 Woman of the Year and NCAA Woman of the Year finalist while at Arizona, Geer will compete at her fourth USA Olympic Swimming Trials this summer.

"I am extremely excited to be the head coach of this great program," Geer said. "Alabama is a very special place, and I have quickly come to love this team, the University, and the community since arriving on campus. There is so much talent and potential on this team, and the staff and I are fully committed to continuing to move the Crimson Tide forward on its journey to the top."

As a member of Team USA, Geer medaled at the 2015 World Championships, the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, the 2019 World Championships and the 2019 Pan American Games. At the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, she took home individual medals in the 100-meter freestyle (gold) and 50-meter freestyle (silver) as well as three relay golds.

Competing for the Mission Viejo Nadadores during her pro career, she also competed in the International Swim League (ISL). Geer competed for the LA Current under general manager Lenny Krayzelburg in the league's inaugural season, while swimming for the DC Tridents under general manager Sandeno Kaitlin this season.

Competing at Arizona from 2010-14, she won a trio of NCAA sprint championships including two in the 100 freestyle and one in the 50 freestyle while also leading the Wildcats 400 freestyle relay to an American record in 2013.

A three-year team captain at Arizona, Geer served as a volunteer coach for Bill Dorenkott and the Ohio State women in 2016-17. Geer helped lead the Buckeyes to a fifth-place finish at the Big 10 Championships, and just its second top-20 national finish in five years, led by two-time All-American Liz Li, who finished third in the 50 freestyle at the NCAA Championships.

While at Arizona, she was active in community outreach and earned the Pac-12 Tom Hansen Medal and was a semifinalist for the Wooden Citizenship Cup in 2014, honors that recognize student-athletes who excel in athletics, academics, community service and leadership.

In the classroom, Geer was named the 2014 Pac-12 Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year was a three-time Pac-12 all-academic honoree. She graduated Cum Laude in 2015 with a degree in business management, earning Arizona's Golden Eagle Award along the way.

An Ohio, native, Geer went to Fairbanks High School in Milford Center, Ohio.