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Chris Brown

Chris Brown

At Scranton

  • Has led The University of Scranton men's and women's swimming & diving programs since 2019
  • Five-time Landmark Conference Coach of the Year (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Guided the women's program to three consecutive Landmark Conference Championships (2024, 2025, 2026)
  • Led the women's team to seven consecutive top-three finishes at the Landmark Conference Championships, including conference titles in 2024, 2025 and 2026
  • Guided the men's program to five top-three finishes at the Landmark Conference Championships, including runner-up finishes in 2025 and 2026, and third-place finishes in 2021, 2023 and 2024
  • Has coached multiple Landmark Conference major award winners, including two-time Landmark Swimmer of the Year Lauren Byrne, four-time Landmark Diver of the Year Jeanna Gailius and back-to-back Landmark Diver of the Year Nicole Stofko (2024, 2025)
  • Guided Jeanna Gailius to become the only four-time Landmark Conference Diver of the Year in conference history
  • Has coached numerous conference champions, NCAA qualifiers, CSCAA All-Americans and All-Landmark Conference selections throughout his tenure

Recent Success

  • Guided the women's program to its third consecutive Landmark Conference Championship in 2026, while the men's team finished as Landmark Conference runner-up for the second straight season
  • Led the women's team to the 2025 Landmark Conference Championship, while the men's team finished as Landmark Conference runner-up
  • Guided the women's program to the 2024 Landmark Conference Championship, the program's first conference title under his leadership
  • Has established Scranton as one of the premier swimming & diving programs in the Landmark Conference, with the women capturing three straight conference championships from 2024-26 and the men posting back-to-back runner-up finishes

Coaching Resume

  • 2019-present: Head Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Coach/Aquatics Director, The University of Scranton
  • 2018-2019: Assistant Coach, Hartwick College
  • 2017-2018: Assistant Coach, Nazareth Area High School & Blue Eagle Swim Club
  • 2015-2017: Head Coach/Aquatics Director, SUNY Cobleskill
  • 2014-2015: Assistant Coach, Marywood University

Coaching Success Prior to Scranton

  • Guided SUNY Cobleskill's men's program to the 2017 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship
  • Led the SUNY Cobleskill women's team to back-to-back top-three finishes at the NEAC Championships in 2016 and 2017
  • Coached 21 individual and relay school records during two seasons at SUNY Cobleskill
  • Mentored 16 NEAC All-Conference selections during the 2017 season
  • Served as an assistant coach at Hartwick College following successful coaching stints at SUNY Cobleskill, Nazareth Area High School, Blue Eagle Swim Club and Marywood University

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, Marywood University (2014)
  • Master of Science in Biotechnology, Marywood University (2015)

Athletic Career

  • Four-year student-athlete at Marywood University
  • Held four school records during his collegiate career
  • Two-time team MVP/Coaches Award recipient
  • Team captain during the 2013-14 season
  • Landmark Conference Academic All-Conference selection (2014)
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