Marquette University Women's Swimming & Diving

Joel Rollings was named the first-ever head women's swimming coach at Marquette University on Sept. 15, 2025 and will build a program from the ground up for the second time in his career. Marquette announced the addition of women's swimming as the university's 17th varsity sport this past May and will begin team competition in 2026-27. Rollings arrives at Marquette after serving for the past two seasons as head swimming and diving coach at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), where he oversaw the establishment of both the men's and women's programs for the Raiders. The program was recognized as one of the most improved in NCAA Division III in 2024-25 and Rollings was named the Liberal Arts Conference Men's Coach of the Year. Over the past 20 years, Rollings has worked with athletes at all levels, including student-athletes who went on to become Olympic Trials qualifiers. Prior to MSOE, his most recent collegiate stop was at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2018-19), which came on the heels of a 12-year tenure at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2006-2018). While with the Warhawks, Rollings coached two NCAA champions, 56 WIAC champions, 13 individual All-Americans, three All-American relay teams, and saw his teams break 92 school records. UWW's Amy Spaay was the NCAA champion and record holder in the 100-yard breaststroke in 2013 and also claimed the 200-yard breaststroke title at the national meet that season. He earned WIAC men's swimming and diving coach of

Megan Hartlieb was named the first assistant coach of the Marquette women's swimming program in January of 2026. Hartlieb brings Division I competitive experience and a strong academic and athletic background to the Golden Eagles. She competed collegiately at the University of Kentucky from 2021–23, before completing her career at the University of Iowa from 2023–25. While at Kentucky, Hartlieb was a member of one of the nation's premier SEC swimming programs, competing at a high level while earning recognition on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. She continued her academic and athletic success at Iowa, where she competed in the Big Ten Conference and was named to the Big Ten Academic Honor Roll. Hartlieb's experience across two Power Five conferences has provided her with a broad understanding of elite training environments, competitive excellence, and a balance of academics and athletics. As an assistant coach, she will assist with daily training operations, athlete development, recruiting efforts, and overall program support.