Rachel Stratton-Mills Joins ASU Swimming and Diving Staff

Arizona State head swimming coach Bob Bowman announces the addition of Rachel Stratton-Mills to the Sun Devil coaching staff.

“Hiring Rachel Stratton-Mills is a home run for our program. Her wealth of experience and excellent track record at the club level, combined with her previous collegiate coaching make her an incredible addition to our staff.”

Bob Bowman

Stratton-Mills has extensive experience both on the coaching and administrative side of swimming at all levels. She served as head coach of Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics (2010-15), placing an athlete on the 2012 US Olympic Team, with two other athletes named to the National Junior Team during her tenure.

At the collegiate level, she served as an assistant coach at both Dartmouth College and the University of Maryland, College Park.

“Her coaching skills are proven, having developed a US Olympic Medalist and represented the USA at several international competitions,” Bowman said of Stratton-Mills. “We are very excited to welcome Rachel, Glenn, and their daughter Maddy into the Sun Devil family.”

Outside of coaching, she also is currently serving as a member of the USA Swimming Rules/Regulations Committee and served on a USA Swimming Safe Sport Task Force, which reviewed Safe Sport Regulations.

“Joining Coach Bowman and the rest of the staff at ASU is an honor and a privilege.  Throughout this process, I have learned firsthand the commitment to excellence from everyone at this university. From the coaching staff and athletic department, all the way up to President Crow, everyone is working towards the same goal of success both in the pool and the classroom.”

— Rachel Stratton-Mills

Stratton-Mills also understands the dedication and skillset needed to compete at the highest level, earning her Bachelor’s of Art in Sociology as a swimming student-athlete at UCLA.

“This program has already seen immense growth over the past two years and I am looking forward to being a part of all that lies ahead for ASU swimming,” Stratton-Mills said of her excitement on joining the program.

ASU  (photo: Mike Lewis)

College swimming news is courtesy of ASU. 

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Don Gambril
7 years ago

Can’t go wrong with this hire. Plus having Glenn around will also be a positive. Maddy will love iot.!

Pam
7 years ago

As coaches go, they don’t get any better than Rachel! It’s not been demonstrated yet, but I’m sure she’ll be to swimming what Coach K is to basketball!

SUNY Cal
7 years ago

Which coach is leaving that she is replacing??

CoachJesup
7 years ago

Very exciting – great hire. Sun Devils are coming up for sure!

Swammerererer
7 years ago

great hire!

NM Coach
7 years ago

CONGRATULATIONS Rachel! Very Happy for you…and a great hire for ASU!!!! And I think Tempe just “might” be a little warmer than Cleveland!

Human Ambition
7 years ago

Great Addition.

CraigH
7 years ago

Pretty vague Release. Who were the athletes that she sent to the Olympics and Junior teams? Is this Neal’s former coach?

coacherik
Reply to  CraigH
7 years ago

Lea Neal, correct.

Swimfan
Reply to  CraigH
7 years ago

Also Michael Domagala

Swammerererer
Reply to  CraigH
7 years ago

also coached Annie Zhu (UGA All-American) and Enwei Hu-Vanwright (Princeton All-American) at AGUA

Swmlok23
Reply to  Swammerererer
7 years ago

I think Zhu actually moved from agua to NBAC to work with Bob.. Named on the National team under him. Are these swimmers still active like Neal?

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