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Zack Wahl

  • Title
    Head Coach - Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving
  • Email
    zwahl@clarkson.edu
  • Phone
    315-268-3745
Zack Wahl is entering his third year as the Clarkson University Swimming & Diving head coach in 2020-21.

During his first season at the held of the Golden Knights, the Clarkson Swimmers and Divers set eight new school marks, including three individual swimming marks, one diving score, and four relays. In 2019-20, Clarkson continued to set new standards, and saw an individual victory at the Liberty League Championship for the first time since the 2013-14 season. 

A 2014 graduate of Union College with degrees in both Geology and Biology, Wahl has spent time at three different institutions as an assistant coach, including Middlebury College (2014-15), Springfield College (2015-17), where he earned an MBA in May 2017, and at SUNY Geneseo (2017-18). Over the course of that short period of time, Wahl helped coach 22 student-athletes to qualify for the NCAA Championships, including 10 All-American honors. At Geneseo alone, 22 swimmers were SUNYAC Champions and 12 qualified for the NCAA Championships.

A three-time All-American himself, Wahl was chosen as the Liberty League Swimmer of the Year in 2013-14 and earned CSCAA Scholar All-American honors that same year. At the Liberty League meet in December 2013, he won both the 100 butterfly (51.73) and 200 butterfly (1:57.09) while taking second in the 200 individual medley (1:59.13) and 100 freestyle (48.61). He holds Union College records for the 100 butterfly (49.44) and 200 butterfly (1:50.13) and also swam on the fastest 400 medley relay (3:21.93) and 200 freestyle relay (1:23.05) teams for the Dutchmen. Wahl competed at the 2014 NCAA Championships, placing 13th in the 200 butterfly (1:50.35), while also swimming the 200 and 400 medley relays for Union. 

Additionally, Wahl was a Senior National Championships Qualifier for USA Swimming, representing the Webster Blue Fins swim team in the 100 and 200 butterfly events at the 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships.