{"id":394023,"date":"2019-09-12T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T23:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=394023"},"modified":"2019-09-16T12:03:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T19:03:50","slug":"cyndi-gallagher-to-lead-dc-trident-alongside-all-female-coaching-staff-for-international-swimming-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cyndi-gallagher-to-lead-dc-trident-alongside-all-female-coaching-staff-for-international-swimming-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyndi Gallagher to Lead DC Trident Alongside All-Female Coaching Staff For International Swimming League"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DC Trident are breaking barriers all over the place. Not only do they one of the first woman general managers<\/a> in Olympic medalist Kaitlin Sandeno<\/strong>, but they have also announced they will have an all-female coaching staff in the inaugural season of the International Swimming League. The DC Trident announced former UCLA head coach\u00a0Cyndi Gallagher\u00a0<\/strong>will lead the team in their first season with the new ISL.<\/p>\n

Gallagher recently retired after 31 years<\/a> as head coach of the UCLA women’s swimming and diving team. Gallagher led the Bruins to Pac-12 titles in 2001 and 2003 and has steered UCLA to top-10 finishes at NCAAs in nine separate seasons.<\/p>\n

Cyndi Gallagher’s Accomplishments<\/h3>\n

Under Gallagher\u2019s direction, UCLA became one of the premier women\u2019s swimming and diving programs in the country. The Bruins have finished inside the top-15 nationally in 15 of her seasons. Gallagher has twice been named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, first in 1990 when the Bruins finished fifth at NCAAs and then again in 2003 after UCLA secured its second league championship in three years.<\/p>\n

The Cali Condors<\/a> are the only other team to have announced their coaching staff with American Gregg Troy\u00a0<\/strong>and Australian\u00a0Dean Boxall\u00a0<\/strong>set to lead that team.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the ISL are on sale here<\/a>. The Trident will begin competing in Indianapolis October 5-6.<\/p>\n

Sandeno and Condors GM Jason Lezak <\/strong>recently sat down with Swimming World’s\u00a0<\/em>Craig Lord\u00a0<\/strong>to chat about the upcoming season.<\/p>\n