July 02, 2024 | By: Washington State Athletic Communications
PULLMAN, Wash. (July 2, 2024) – Austin Pillado was named an assistant coach for the Washington State Swimming program, head coach Russell Whitaker announced Tuesday.
Pillado comes to Pullman after working last season as an assistant coach on the National Champion Arizona State Men's Swimming and Diving Teams and working the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Penn State.
"Austin is extremely innovative and brings an exciting twist to training. His experience at multiple power-5 ranked programs, and his experience at Arizona State with a national title under his belt, makes him extremely qualified to help lead Cougar Swimming into the future," said Whitaker who was named the Cougars' Head Coach May 23.