Johns Hopkins University Men's Swimming

The Armstrong File Personal Hometown Amherst, NH Education Johns Hopkins, 2003 (Bachelor's) Wife Toni Children Owen, Evelyn Professional 2016-Present Johns Hopkins University Head Coach 2012-2016 Stanford University Assistant Coach 2007-2011 USA Swimming National Junior Team Head Coach 2011 USA Swimming Women's Head Coach Junior Pan Pacific Championships 2005-2012 NABC Associate Head Coach 2004-05 Johns Hopkins University Assistant Coach Updated: April 17, 2023 First Day at Johns Hopkins: August 30, 2010 Scott Armstrong returned to his alma mater in May 2016 as just the fourth head coach in program history.  Armstrong has led the Blue Jay men to four top-four finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a runner-up finish at the 2022 Championships. The 2020 and 2021 NCAA Championships were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The men's program has produced 254 All-Americans as well as four national champions in Evan Holder (200 Free-2017), Brandon Fabian (200 Free-2018) and Kellen Roddy (1650 Free-2022, 2023) during his tenure. Holder broke the oldest record on the books in Division III swimming - a 29-year-old record - to win the 200 Free in 1:36.42 in 2017. In addition, Armstrong has coached seven College Sports Communicators (CSC / formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans as well as one CSC Academic All-American of the Year and two NCAA Postgraduate Scholars. Andy Greenhalgh was named the C. Gardner Mallonee Award winner in 2017, which is given to the senior male who has made the most outstanding contributions in athletics at Johns Hopkins. On the women's side, Armstrong has led Hopkins to three top-10 NCAA finishes, including a fifth-place finish in 2018. The Blue Jay women have combined to earn 185 All-America honors, including 104 first team selections. He has also coached Kristin Cornish to three national championships (500 Free, two 1650 Free). He has also coachec eight CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, an NCAA Elite 90 Award winner and the 2021 CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-American of the Year. In 2018, Anna Wisniewski received the Dr. William Howard Award, which is given to the senior athlete who has excelled both as a scholar and athlete at Johns Hopkins. In 2021, Mikayla Bisignani received both the Howard and Scott Award, which is given to the senior athlete who has demonstrated excellence in athletics, scholarship and extracurricular participation.  Armstrong returned to Baltimore after serving four years as the assistant men's swimming coach at Stanford. He also had coaching stints at Johns Hopkins, the North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) and USA Swimming.  Armstrong joined the Stanford coaching staff in 2012 and worked daily with head coach Ted Knapp on all aspects of team operations. He was instrumental in compiling top-five recruiting classes in the nation in each of his years in Palo Alto. He worked primarily with the distance and IM groups and mentored standout student-athletes Maxwell Williamson (Pan American bronze medalist), Abrahm DeVine (400 IM school record holder) and David Nolan. Nolan won three individual NCAA titles and in 2015 set the NCAA, US Open and American record in the 200 IM. Armstrong's distance and IM group has impressed at the PAC-12 Championships, placing 18 swimmers in the championship finals of the 200 IM over the last four years and claiming three titles each in the 1650 Free and 200 IM. His swimmers have also competed at the World University and Pan American Games.  Armstrong is a 2003 graduate of the University and was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. He is the third active member of the Blue Jay coaching staff that is a graduate of Johns Hopkins, joining Bob Babb `77 (baseball) and Greg Chimera '09 (football). He and his wife Toni, reside in Baltimore with their children Owen and Evelyn.  In the storied history of the Hopkins men's swimming program, Armstrong ranks among the all-time greats as he dominated the distance events. He led the Blue Jays to four top-five finishes at the NCAA Championships, including runner-up finishes in his junior and senior years. He earned All-America honors 18 times, which ranked 10th in school history when he graduated and is still tied for 15th more than 15 years after his career ended. Armstrong accumulated 10 top-three finishes in individual events at the NCAA Championships, including six runner-up finishes. He was also a member of five relay teams that finished second at NCAAs. When he graduated, he held school records in the 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free. Armstrong's record in the 1000 and 1650 Free stood until 2014, while his record in the 500 Free stood until 2015. He was the 2003 recipient of the C. Gardner Mallonee Award, which is given to the senior male who has made the  most outstanding contribution in athletics at Johns Hopkins. He was also presented with the Blue Jays Unlimited Award, which is given to the Johns Hopkins varsity athlete who most exemplifies the spirit of Blue Jays Unlimited. 

Chris Pospisil joined the Blue Jay swim staff in August 2024. He came to Homewood from from the Eagle Swim Club in Baltimore, where he was an assistant to the National Team Training Group, Senior Performance Group and Senior Group. Prior to his time with the Eagles, Pospisil was an assistant coach at Desert Mountain High School and the Scottsdale Aquatic Club in Scottsdale, AZ. He also had assistant coaching stints at the University of South Dakota and College of Saint Mary.   Pospisil earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in Kinesiology and Sport Management from South Dakota. He was a member of the Coyotes' swim team from 2015 to 2019 and was a two-time captain.

Mikaylie DePalma joined the Blue Jay swim coaching staff in August 2024. She came to Baltimore from St. Joseph's University, where she spent last season as an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles. DePalma has also served as a swim coach and counselor for camps at the US Naval Academy and Texas A&M. She is a 2022 graduate of Stony Brook University with a degree in Business Marketing. She was a four-year member of the Seawolves swim team.