University of Miami assistant coach Aaron Ciarla has resigned from the program to focus his attention on a business opportunity outside of swimming, he confirmed to SwimSwam today.
“The University of Miami is a great university and a great place to be, and I wish nothing but the best to the program going forward,” Ciarla said. “This is a team full of some amazing young women and I’m sad to part ways with them.”
Ciarla’s name first rose to prominence at the height of the legendary Auburn sprinting program, where he swam from 1997 to 2000 (including as a captain on the 1999 team). He was the 1999 NCAA Champion in the 50 free, one of seven total NCAA crowns as a swimmer, and was on a World Record setting 200 free relay in 2000.
He was an assistant at Auburn from 2004-2006, and then again from 2009-2011 before coming to Miami. He brought his vast sprint knowledge learned under and alongside the likes of Dave Durden, Brett Hawke, and David Marsh at Auburn in the legendary Auburn coaching tree of the last 15 years.
In his first year at Miami, the 2011-2012 season, Kelsi Hall became Miami’s first swimming All-American in a decade (speaking not of their elite diving program) when she scored a B-Final finish in the 50 free at NCAA’s.
Ciarla added that he has not ruled out a return to coaching at some point in the future.
Ciarla send Roland workouts which Roland does in Phoenix. Takahisa Ide assists with running the practices on site when Roland needs it.
So is Ciarla still coaching somewhere? I thought Roland was moving to Miami, but that he was still training himself in Phoenix?
By the way, focussed on a career outside swimming? What about this info:
http://www.thepost.co.za/schoeman-steals-the-show-in-pe-1.1503682#.UYE0csqLU3I
Schoeman indicates that Aaron (Ciarla) has been coaching him since January…
Assistent coaches do not tend to last long I agree, but the same goes for the head coaches in the swimming program.
After James Sweeney and Mariusz Podkoscielny finally coach Christie Shefchunas make it past the 5 year barrier.
Assistent coaches since 2000:
2011-2012-2013 = Aaron Ciarla
2010-2011 = Shaun Zitani
2008-2009-2010 = Tricia Harm
2008-2009 (Volunteer Assistent Coach) = Hollie Bonewit-Corn
2007-2008 = Tia Buchanan
2006-2007 (Student Assistant) = Hallie Turkish
2005-2006 no Assistant
2004-2005 = (Vollunteer Assistent Coach) = Katrina Lazarus
2003-2004 = Kathleen O’Dell
2002-2003 = Melissa Sessoms
2000-2001-2002 = Chris Plumb
All in All not a very good run for assistants and definitely not… Read more »
you forgot Aaron Bell in 2006/2007. Other than that, this list is sad but true.
forgot one more. there was Susan (forgot her last name) in 2005/2006. She left shortly after Mariusz.
Word to the wise: do not apply for this job. It’s not 1/10th as good as it looks.
I can’t help but think that the assistant position at Miami is cursed, this is 2 male assistants in a row that have unceremoniously left the program
this is assistant coach number 7 in 7 seasons….
I hope they’ll find some continuity at some point. Seems like the program is doing better and better. They were 20th at NCAAs.
Who are the other 6? I thought it was only 4 coaches?
Would have loved to see him go for the FSU job.
Sources say ‘resigns’ is a loose term here.