Megan Zarriello was named the Georgetown swimming & diving assistant coach in July 2019. Zarriello joins the Hoyas after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Duquesne University.
In her two years at Duquesne, Zarriello helped lead the Dukes to two Atlantic 10 Conference championships, coaching multiple swimmers to individual conference wins, conference meet records, school records and pool records. In her first season at Duquesne, the Dukes recorded a program-best 567 points at the 2018 A10 championship meet to go along with 13 medal performances, including four gold medals.
In addition to her responsibilities on the pool deck, Zarriello assisted in all aspects of the recruiting process and oversaw the creation of the first Duquesne Swimming Turn & Stroke Tune-Up.
Before arriving at Duquesne, Zarriello spent two year at Wagner, where she coached swimmers that have competed at the Olympic, National and NCAA Championship level. She led the Seahawks to six school records, a conference record and a second-place finish at the 2016 Northeast Conference Championship.
Zarriello is a 2015 graduate of Fordham University where she was a top finisher for the Rams. She began her collegiate swimming career at the University of Maryland, where she concluded her freshman year as a top five performer in the 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle and 400 IM.
In addition to her undergraduate degree in psychology, Zarriello earned a master’s in business administration at Wagner.