FORT WORTH, Texas, June 22. Texas Christian University (TCU) swimming and diving head coach Richard Sybesma announced the hiring of Keegan Walkley as assistant coach on Friday. Walkley comes to TCU after spending the last two seasons as assistant coach at the University of New Orleans.
"We are excited to have a quality coach of Keegan's experience in our program," said Sybesma. "She will be an asset in recruiting and with the coaching of our team."
Walkley swam at the University of Georgia from 1998-2001, helping the Bulldogs to three national championships. Walkley earned All-America status 14 times and claimed the individual NCAA championship in the 200-back (1:53.22) in 1999.
The four-time All-SEC First Team selection qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1996 and was a finalist in the 400-IM and 200-back events in 2000.
As an assistant coach at New Orleans, all swimmers under the tutelage of Walkley achieved lifetime best times in every event during the 2006-07 season. Before her stint at New Orleans, Walkley served as assistant coach with the Stingray Swimming USS Club in Marietta, Ga., where she coached junior national, national and Olympic trial qualifiers.
Walkley earned a B.S. in education from the University of Georgia in 2002.
Special thanks to TCU for contributing this report.