Princeton University Athletics
David Cooper Joins Women’s Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff
July 22, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
PRINCETON, N.J. – David Cooper has joined the Princeton University women's swimming & diving team's coaching staff as an assistant coach, as announced by Head Coach Abby Brethauer Monday afternoon.
"We are excited to welcome David to the pool deck and add him to the PWSD family," said Brethauer. "He will bring a youthful energy and a keen eye to the deck. I have had the opportunity to get to know him & watch him coach over the past couple of years and have no doubt he will be a great addition to the team and be a huge asset to the women as we embark on the next season."
Cooper joins the Tigers from the College of New Jersey, where he served as an Assistant Coach from August 2023 until March 2024.
"I am very excited about coming on board to help coach the Women's Swimming team," said Cooper. "This is a great opportunity to help work with a strong group of athletes with an excellent coaching staff!"
At TCNJ, Cooper coached 10 NCAA All-Americans, an NCAA Champion, a national record holder along with multiple conference champions and record holders. In addition, he served as an assistant coach with the Xcel Swim Team in New Jersey from January 2022 until July 2024, Head Coach of the Nassau Summer Swim Team from May 2022 until July 2022 and as an assistant coach at Swim Streamline in Northampton Spring, Texas.
A 2023 graduate of Rider University, Cooper is a multiple time collegiate record holder and earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honors multiple years.
"We are excited to welcome David to the pool deck and add him to the PWSD family," said Brethauer. "He will bring a youthful energy and a keen eye to the deck. I have had the opportunity to get to know him & watch him coach over the past couple of years and have no doubt he will be a great addition to the team and be a huge asset to the women as we embark on the next season."
Cooper joins the Tigers from the College of New Jersey, where he served as an Assistant Coach from August 2023 until March 2024.
"I am very excited about coming on board to help coach the Women's Swimming team," said Cooper. "This is a great opportunity to help work with a strong group of athletes with an excellent coaching staff!"
At TCNJ, Cooper coached 10 NCAA All-Americans, an NCAA Champion, a national record holder along with multiple conference champions and record holders. In addition, he served as an assistant coach with the Xcel Swim Team in New Jersey from January 2022 until July 2024, Head Coach of the Nassau Summer Swim Team from May 2022 until July 2022 and as an assistant coach at Swim Streamline in Northampton Spring, Texas.
A 2023 graduate of Rider University, Cooper is a multiple time collegiate record holder and earned All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) honors multiple years.
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