Courtesy of Tide Swimming
Tide Swimming is excited to announce the hiring of Dorsey Tierney-Walker as the new Director of Performance. With an illustrious career spanning over two decades in collegiate and international swimming, Tierney-Walker brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of excellence to Tide Swimming.
Tierney-Walker joins Tide Swimming following her most recent role as Associate Head Coach at Southeastern Swim Club and Hamilton Southeastern High School in Indianapolis, IN, where she coached high-performance swimmers, including three Junior National qualifiers. Her extensive coaching career includes notable positions at The Ohio State University, University of New Mexico, Arizona State University, Auburn University, Indiana University, and Southern Methodist University.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dorsey Tierney-Walker to Tide Swimming,” said Richard Hunter, Head Coach of Tide Swimming. “Her exceptional coaching credentials, combined with her dedication to developing top-tier athletes at every level of our sport, make her the perfect fit for our team. We look forward to her mentoring both our athletes and coaches as we all work together to elevate Tide Swimming in this next Olympic quad that leads to LA28.”
During her tenure at The Ohio State University, Tierney-Walker helped lead the team to three consecutive Big Ten Championships and top ten finishes at the NCAA Championships. At the University of New Mexico, she guided the team to a program-best fourth place in the Mountain West Conference and coached a conference champion. Her achievements at Arizona State University include coaching four individual Pac-12 champions and earning 26 All-American honors for the team.
As Co-Head Women’s Swim Coach at Auburn University, Tierney-Walker played a pivotal role in the team’s NCAA Championships victories in 2006 and 2007. Her coaching prowess was recognized with multiple honors, including NCAA Coach of the Year, and Big 10 and SEC Coach of the Year awards. She has also served as an assistant coach for the USA at the World University Games in 2001 and 2007.
Tierney-Walker’s personal athletic success is equally impressive. As a member and two-time team captain at the University of Texas, she was the NCAA 200-yard Breaststroke Champion and a 16-time All-American. She also holds the distinction of being a four-time Pan American Games Gold Medalist. Tierney-Walker holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in History from the University of Texas. “I am honored to join Tide Swimming as the Director of Performance,” said Tierney-Walker. “I am passionate about coaching and developing swimmers to reach their full potential. I am excited to bring my experience and enthusiasm to this outstanding program.”
About Tide Swimming
Tide Swimming is a 501c3 that serves over 650 athletes and has achieved Silver Medal Club recognition by USA Swimming which puts it in the top 5% of all clubs nationwide. Tide Swimming operates out of 6 YMCA facilities that cover both the Virginia Beach and Chesapeake regions of Hampton Roads, V A. Tide Swimming is dedicated to providing high-quality coaching and training for swimmers of all levels as we strive to fulfill our vision “To create a culture that empowers every athlete, coach and parent to have meaningful experiences in life and sport through TEAM”. For more information, visit www.tideswimming.com
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In complete honesty, DTW is an outstanding swimming mind. However, she definitely has some struggles that found their way to the recent pool decks she walked. Creating an environment of disordered eating (potentially stemming from her own personal struggles), to showing up to practice intoxicated. She is not fit for a pool deck until she seeks help. I wish her the best, but fear for her athletes.
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Wow, you didn’t spit on it or anything. Just right in there.
Taking over for Jack Roach after he moved back to Texas for his wife’s job!
Jack took that job in a planned phasing out, training his successor in the process.
Wish Dorsey well. She is as competitive a person as you’ll ever meet.
Tide Swimming where nepotism thrives more than development. Mirrors the Virginia Beach political scene.
Oh my are you incorrect. Tide is one of the best run club teams in the country led by Richard Hunter who has the talent to be a major college head coach.