Betsy Graham

Biography

Betsy Graham, who has over 30 years of coaching experience, became the first head women's swimming & diving coach in program history on March 19, 2024. Graham is no stranger to starting new programs, having done so at Catawba College in 2006. Graham spent the last four years as the head men's and women's swimming & diving coach and aquatics director at the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB), where she helped take the men's and women's teams to new heights. On the women's side, Graham saw her team break 11 program records and produce five All-Conference and 16 All-Academic swimmers and divers. In 2023, Graham guided Jazmine Tscheme to become the program's first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship Meet qualifier. On the men's side, Graham guided the team to the NCAA Division II National Championship Meet three times while breaking seven program records, including a new program record in the 400-yard individual medley this season at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, while producing 14 All-Conference and 15 All-Academic swimmers and divers. Prior to arriving at UTPB, Graham spent six years as the head swimming coach with Arena Club Aquatics in Bel Air, Maryland where she coached 15 sectional qualifiers, five Futures qualifiers, and two Academic All-Americans. Graham served as the head coach at Catawba College from 2001-15. Graham started as the head coach of the women's swimming & diving program before launching the men's program in 2006. While a