Stephen Andersen has been promoted to associate head coach of the Boston University swimming & diving programs ahead of the 2026-27 season, which will be his fifth year on staff.
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\r\nAndersen has a proven track record of developing high-performing swimmers at all levels.\u00A0He\u00A0works primarily with the Terriers' distance and individual medley athletes while contributing to all aspects of the program, including recruiting, athlete development\u00A0and team operations.
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\r\nAndersen was elevated to\u00A0full-time assistant coach in 2023 after James Sica was named head coach\u00A0as Andersen spent the 2022-23 season\u00A0as a volunteer assistant. He has headed\u00A0up the program's\u00A0recruiting efforts since the 2024 and the women's\u00A0class for 2025 was ranked ninth in the country among mid-majors. Fifteen school records have been broken a combined 26 times since Andersen came to BU with 102 program top-10 times having been posted in that span.
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\r\nAndersen\u00A0has built a reputation for helping swimmers maximize their potential through individualized training, technical refinement and race strategy. His coaching philosophy emphasizes accountability and consistency, while fostering an environment that supports both athletic and academic achievement.\u00A0Andersen\u00A0was selected as a coach for the United States at the FISU America Games in Cali Colombia in 2024 and helped guide two BU swimmers to multiple podium finishes at the event.
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\r\nPrior to Boston University,\u00A0Andersen\u00A0coached with Commonwealth Swimming, where he helped guide athletes to represent the United States at Junior World Championships, Junior Pan Pacific championships as well as five separate athletes reach the U.S. Olympic Trials.\u00A0As a coach for Commonwealth Swimming, Andersen\u00A0was able to travel to the United States OTC to attend the USA Swimming Girls National Select Camp,\u00A0designed for the top USA Swimming member athletes in the nation. He was also awarded a 30 Under 30 grant to attend the American Swim Coaches Association World Clinic in 2023 as one of the top young coaches in the nation.
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\r\nBefore starting his coaching career,\u00A0Andersen\u00A0worked at Citizens Financial Group as a portfolio manager in its\u00A0corporate banking department. He graduated from Saint Michael’s College in 2017 with a BA in economics.
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Springfield College '94\u00A0Appalachian State '96
\r\n\r\nSupervising all strength and conditioning programs for the Terriers' 24 varsity teams, head coach Glenn Harris and his staff aim to improve an athlete's size, speed, strength and power using the latest training techniques.
\r\n\r\nA 1994 graduate of Springfield College, Glenn Harris earned his master's degree in exercise science from Appalachian State in 1996. He first came to Boston University in May 1996 to serve as an assistant strength & conditioning coach, where he supervised the strength &\u00A0conditioning programs for men's soccer, field hockey, and the 1996-97 America East champion men's basketball team. He was promoted to his current role of head strength & conditioning coach in 1997, supervising the strength & conditioning programs for the Terriers' 24 varsity teams.\u00A0
\r\n\r\nDuring his 25-year career, Harris has had the opportunity to train members of the U.S. national team in women's soccer, women's ice hockey, and rowing. He has also worked with athletes preparing for seasons in Major League Soccer, Major League Lacrosse, the National Hockey League, and the European Basketball League. He also consulted with the Massachusetts State Police fitness coordinators and served as a conditioning coach for the 19th Special State Police Academy.
\r\n\r\nAlong with his role at Boston University, Harris also serves as the strength coach for the Boston Rowing Federation, which is a pan-river, Greater Boston effort to support a limited number of oarsmen and oarswomen who are capable of contending for Olympic and Paralympic medals. Through that effort, Harris was the strength coach for the U.S. women’s 1x Olympian in 2012, the U.S. women’s 1x Olympic silver medalist in\u00A02016, as well as the U.S.\u00A0women’s 2x and members of the women’s 4x at\u00A0the 2020\u00A0Olympics in Tokyo.
\r\n\r\nHarris has authored several articles involving strength & conditioning and has also spoken extensively on the subject. He was a featured speaker at Community Rowing’s 2019 What Works Summit, presenting Row Strong: How decreased volume can lead to increased performance.\u00A0Harris contributed to The Professional’s Guide to Strength & Conditioning textbook, authoring the chapter “Aerobic & Anaerobic Conditioning and Program Design” as well as other articles including \"Off-season Conditioning for Women's Lacrosse\" and \"Pre-Season Conditioning for College Basketball.\" He has also co-authored \"Training for Ice Hockey\" and a study entitled \"Short-Term Performance Effects of High Power, High Force, or Combined Weight-Training Programs.\"
\r\n\r\nHarris is Strength & Conditioning Coach certified (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association and is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength &\u00A0Conditioning Association. Harris was presented with the certification of Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the CSCCa in 2014.\u00A0 The certification is considered the highest honor that can be achieved in the coaching profession of strength & conditioning, and represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise and longevity in the field.
\r\n\r\nHarris resides in Salem, NH with his wife, Beth and son, Owen.
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