Kelly Lennon

Biography

Kelly Lennon enters her fifth season with Army swimming & diving after joining the program as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2021-22 season. Lennon was promoted to Associate Head Coach for the women's team in June 2024 and also serves as the women's recruiting coordinator in her role. Since arriving at West Point, Lennon has helped the program see its greatest competitive success in decades in the pool, including 26 program records across the past three seasons. She helped guide five cadet-athletes to the 2024 Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, including Aurelie Migault who became the first female swimmer in program history to qualify for the event. In 2023-24, the Black Knights boasted a program record 13 first team All-Patriot League honorees after collecting 15 gold medals at the Patriot League Championships, which featured 14 program records and two conference records. During her second season with the Black Knights, Lennon helped guide the men's team to its first win over Navy in over 30 seasons with a 189-111 victory at Crandall Pool over the Mids. Lennon came to the banks of the Hudson after pursuing a master's degree in sport administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to her stint in Chapel Hill, Lennon interned with the America East Conference for the 2018-19 competition year. Lennon brings plenty of coaching experience to West Point, having served as an assistant at Merrimack College and an age group coach at SOLO Aquatics.