Women's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- tracymartin@missouri.edu
- Area:
- Third Season
Associate head coach Tracy Martin completed her fourth season with the Mizzou program in 2022-23.
During her fourth campaign, she led women's team rookie Malin Grosse to All-SEC Freshman team selections. Three women swimmers earned individual berths to the NCAA Championships, and the Tigers were eligible to swim in four relays. Two program records were broken in 2022-23. During the Mizzou Qualifier, junior Holley Dennis broke the school record in the 50 meter breast, logging a time of 28.54 seconds, while Meredith Rees clocked a 55.55 in the 100 individual medley against Missouri State.
During her third season in Columbia, she led the Mizzou women to a 25th place finish at the NCAA Championships, where three Tiger swimmers and four relays qualified to compete. The Mizzou relays garned one First Team and one Honorable Mention All-America honor. Two individual swimmers also received honorable mention accolades. The Tigers' 400 free relay also broke the school record at NCAAs. At the 2022 SEC Championships, senior Sarah Thompson won silver in the 100 back and the 200 free relay took bronze.
In her second season at Mizzou, Martin led the women’s team to an 18th place finish at the NCAA Championships. Two individuals and two relays earned All-America honors at the championships, and the women’s team set three school records in the 2020-21 campaign.
In her first season with the Tigers, Martin helped four women's swimmers earn bids to the 2020 NCAA Championships, which was later canceled, and seven Tiger women claim CSCAA All-America honors for the 2019-20 campaign. Overall on the campaign, the Mizzou women set three school records, including Sarah Thompson in the 50 free and the 200 free and 200 medley relays, and went 7-2 regular season record. The team was ranked 20th in the final regular season TYR/CSCAA Division I poll of the year.
Martin arrived in Columbia from after nine seasons at Eastern Michigan, including the past two years as the associate head coach for the Eagles.
"Tracy's attributes and credentials stood out very early in the hiring process, and I am beyond excited to add her to our staff," Grevers said. "She has played a major role in coaching multiple NCAA finalists during her nine years at EMU and we look to take full advantage of her expertise. Tracy's passion, leadership and caring demeanor fall perfectly in line with my vision for the future of the Mizzou swimming and diving program."
"Making the move to the University of Missouri is a great opportunity not only for myself but for my family as well," Martin said. "After meeting Mizzou's amazing athletics staff, I not only saw a great professional opportunity but also a home to raise my family. I knew Mizzou swimming and diving was special when Andrew explained his vision. I look forward to learning from someone with his passion and experience.
"It was a tough decision to leave Eastern Michigan, as I've learned so much from Peter Linn and have such fond memories from the past nine years. I would not be the coach I am today without Peter, Buck Smith, my amazing coaching colleagues, student-athletes, and of course the love and support of my family."
During her time in Ypsilanti, Martin helped the Eagle women record five-straight Mid-American Conference runner-up placements, and the men win five conference crowns in eight seasons before the men's program was disbanded following the 2017-18 season.
Martin coached six different NCAA qualifiers while at Eastern Michigan, including Delaney Duncan, the 2019 NCAA 100 breast runner-up and a five-time MAC champion. Under her tutelage, Jacob Hanson also placed fourth in the 200 back at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Prior to Eastern Michigan, Martin was an assistant at Milan High School and Milan Swim Club in Milan, Mich. She also spent one season as an assistant at the University of Rochester, and coached New Albany Aquatics Club and Dublin Jerome High School, both in Ohio.
A student-athlete at Michigan, Martin was a four-year member of the Wolverine swimming team and competed for the track and field program for three seasons.
Martin graduated from Michigan in 2005 with a B.A. in Sport Management and Communications, and earned an M.A. in Sport Administration from Wayne State in 2008. She and her husband Adam have two daughters, Natalie Marie and Peyton.
