Empire Swimming is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrew Digiacomo as lead coach of our XCel group!  Andrew brings many years of competitive swimming to this position, and is eager to begin working with our Empire athletes under Brian's daily guidance at Manhattanville. 

Andrew is a recent graduate of Florida Atlantic University, where he was a 4-year member of their Division I Swimming & Diving team, competing as a butterflier / freestyler.  At FAU, Andrew was a multiple-time Sun Belt conference championship finalist.  Andrew grew up in New Jersey and competed for many years as a member of the Lakeland Hills and Elite swim clubs.   He has been a coach in a New Jersey summer swim league, where he worked for the Glacier Hills pool, helping to teach and coach swimmers of all ages and abilities.  Andrew was recently named Assistant Coach at Pace University, where he will assist Bill with Pace's daily workouts, administration and recruiting.  During the day, Andrew will be working as a recruiter for the Art Institute of New York City, visiting local high schools to give presentations and provide students information about the Institute. 

Andrew's experience, passion, knowledge of the sport and understanding of senior level swimming will be an asset to the Xcel program.  We're excited to have him on board!