Harvard University Men's Swimming

Miller's position was officially endowed as The Class of 1989 Head Coach for Diving. Since 2003, 14 Harvard divers have won Ivy Championships, and many more have been Ivy finalists (top-8). Also during that time, Enrique Roy 04, Samantha Papadakis 06, Mike Mosca 14 and Jing Leung '18 have competed at the NCAA Championships. Mosca was a finalist in three events at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and finished 13th at the 2014 NCAA Championships on 3-meter. The 2015-16 season was highlighted with the Crimson women sweeping the 1- and 3-meter dives at the Ivy Championships by Mikaela Thompson '18 and Hannah Allchurch '18, respectively. Additionally, Jing Leung took first team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships on the platform. In 2015, Mosca became just the third diver in Ivy League history to sweep the 1- and 3-meter at three consecutive Ivy League Championships. In 2013-14, Harvards divers were exceptionally strong. Five women finished in the top-9 in the 1-meter event and in the top-13 on 3-meter. For the men, Mosca repeated as Ivy Champion on both 1-meter and 3-meter, with Joe Zarrella 14 claiming third in both events. In addition to his work with Harvard's programs, Miller also has significant experience at the national and international levels. He was selected to coach at the 1994 and 1995 United States Olympic Festivals and was a member of the U.S. National Team staff from 1995-97. Miller coached the national team in Vienna and Rome in 1995 and traveled with the team to Torneo de Clavados in Mexico in 1996, to the World University Games in 1997, and to the Canada Cup in 1999. Prior to his appointment at Harvard, Miller was the diving coach at Wesleyan University (Conn.), UC-San Diego, Tufts University and MIT. He began his coaching career as an assistant to coach John Walker, Harvard Diving Coach, 1972-88. Miller is a 1982 graduate of Tufts University with a degree in Spanish literature. He also serves as the coach of the Charles River Diving club team. He lives in Waltham, Mass., with his wife, Agnes, and children, Silvie, Tommy and Danny.   IN DIVISION I ATHLETICS

Pitter came to Harvard after previously coaching at the Massachusetts Institution of Technology. In her first three years as an assistant with the Crimson, Pitter has coached Harvard to a 23-1 record in regular season dual meets and a 20-1 mark against Ancient Eight schools. Harvard also captured the outright conference title at the 2013-14 Ivy League Championships and runner-up showings in 2014-15 and 2015-16. Pitter spent the previous five seasons as part of the swimming and diving coaching staff at MIT. She served as an assistant for four seasons and spent her fifth season as the Acting Head Coach while Dawn Dill was on maternity leave in 2012-13. Over her five years at MIT, Pitter helped bring both programs to unprecedented levels of success. During her tenure as Acting Head Coach she helped lead the Engineers to their best ever NCAA finishes: third place for the men and eighth place for the women. Over the course of the 2012-13 season, the women went on to break 12 school records and the men re-wrote 21 of 24 school records, which included three NCAA event titles and one NCAA record. She was named NEWMAC Women's Coach of the Year for the squad's performance at the NEWMAC Championships. At the 2013 World Championship Trials, Pitter's athlete placed top eight in the 50-meter butterfly, and reached the finals in the 50-meter freestyle. In 2012, Pitter guided MIT's first ever Olympic Trials Qualifier to a 21st-place finish in the 50 free in Omaha, Neb.  While an assistant at MIT, Pitter helped the men and women to three consecutive NEWMAC Conference Championships, and the men to four consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Division III championships.  A 2007 graduate of Hamilton College, Pitter was an accomplished swimmer. She was a four-time All-American sprinter, school record holder, team captain and NESCAC All-Academic recipient during her four years. She graduated from Hamilton Cum Laude with a double major in Economics and Communication. In 2011, Sam completed her Master's of Education in Physical Education Specializing in Coaching, from Boston University. She has coached masters swimmers at both Boston University and here at Harvard with Cambridge Masters Swim Club. IN DIVISION I ATHLETICS

Kevin Tyrrell will begin his 13th season as The Ulen-Brooks Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Swimming & Diving in 2025-26 after serving as assistant coach from July 15, 2009, until August 2013.   At the helm of Harvard’s men’s swimming and diving program, Tyrrell has strived for excellence both in the pool and in classroom. In the 12 competitive seasons under his leadership (2020-21 was canceled due to the pandemic), he has amassed an 89-11 overall record, including a 71-4 mark against Ivy League opponents, while continuously bringing in strong recruiting classes, which have been ranked among the top-20 in the nation for swimming and diving.   Tyrrell has guided the Crimson to eight Ivy League Championships, including seven straight titles from the 2016-17 season to the 2023-24 campaign, becoming the first Ivy school to capture seven consecutive outright conference crowns. At the 2016-17 Ivy League Championships, Harvard dominated, winning by 370 points, the widest margin of victory since the Crimson’s 409-point win in 1999, which earned him the distinction as the Ivy League Coach of the Year. Tyrrell has gone on to claim Ivy Coach-of-the-Year honors four additional times (2018-19, 2019-20, 2022-23, 2023-24).    Under Tyrrell’s leadership, Harvard has continued to grow on the national stage, climbing into the national rankings and making its mark by placing at the NCAA Championships. In 2018-19, the Crimson recorded program and Ivy League history with an eighth-place finish (132 points) – the league’s best finish in 50 years. Individually, Dean Farris ’22 became the first Crimson swimmer to win at least two events at the national meet since 1954. Additionally, Farris set an American and NCAA record in the 200-yard freestyle, opening the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:29.15. Distance swimmers Brennan Novak ’19 and Logan Houck ’20 also earned All-America honorable mention accolades under Coach Tyrrell’s guidance. In 2021-22, the Crimson placed 13th at the NCAA Championships as Farris concluded his career with 23 All-America accolades, including nine first-team awards.   During his at the helm, Tyrrell has recruited, coached, and developed three individual First-Team All-America selections (Farris, Novak, Umitcan Gures ’23), along with two First-Team All-America relays (2019: 200 free, 800 free). He has also produced six individual All-America honorable mention performers (Farris, Logan Houck '19, Mike Mosca '15, Novak, Gures, and Adam Wesson ’25) and 12 honorable mention relays. Tyrrell additionally has coached a total of 158 All-Ivy selections, including 93 first-team picks, and at one point three straight Phil Moriarty High Point Swimmers of the Meet (Farris in 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19, and Novak in 2017-18 and 2018-19).   Outside of Blodgett Pool, Harvard has excelled in the classroom boasting the top GPA in the nation for several years as well as six Academic All-America recipients (Farris, Will Grant '24, Marcus Holmquist '24, Mosca, Anthony Rincon '25, Jared Simpson '23). Additionally, his swimmers and divers consistently earn CSCAA Scholar All-America recognition and Academic All-Ivy selections.   In addition to his coaching duties, Tyrrell is member of the Harvard Freshmen Board of Advisors, working with and advising non-swimmers each year. He was also named to the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving committee in the fall of 2017, and was named Harvard's James Herscot '58 Coach of Excellence in 2019-20.   Before his elevation, Tyrrell led the Crimson's recruiting efforts and helped welcome recruiting classes ranked within the top-20 nationally as an assistant coach in 2010-11 and 2011-12. In his first four seasons, Tyrrell helped Harvard to a 31-4 dual meet record while celebrating 12 school records, eight Ivy League championships, nine All-Americans and 69 All-Ivy League selections. Tyrrell also spent four years as a volunteer assistant coach for the Crimson from 2000-04 and helped Harvard to two Ivy League titles in 2001 and 2002.   Tyrrell also has extensive international coaching experience. Previously, he was head coach of the U.S. Virgin Islands National Team from 2005-09 and led the team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In July 2009, he served as a head coach at the FINA World Championships in Rome and worked in a similar capacity at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. At the Pan American Games in Brazil in 2007, Tyrrell coached seven swimmers to the semifinal round of the championships.   A 1992 graduate of Lafayette College, Tyrrell was a two-time captain for the Leopards, leading the team to second place at the 1992 ECAC Championship. He earned a master’s degree in education from Boston University in 2002, a Master of Education degree in special studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2015, and a Doctorate in Education from Northeastern University in 2021.