Brad Snodgrass joined the Boston University swimming & diving program as the team's diving coach in September, 2019.
Snodgrass owns over 30 years of coaching experience, including serving a combined 20 years as the diving coach at MIT and Tufts. Snodgrass was recognized as the NCAA Diving Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2008 and was instrumental in leading MIT's Doria Holbrook to the 2005 and 2007 NCAA three-meter championship titles.. He was also awarded NEWMAC Diving Coach of the Year accolades in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2016 and 2017.
"I'm thrilled about adding Brad to our staff," said Smyth. "Brad has a long coaching pedigree, having coached for 30 years at Tufts where he has coached Division III National Champions in diving. Brad also has Division I experience from Northeastern University where he coached several NCAA Division I All-Americans in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Brad's coaching style is that of a teacher and somebody who cares first and foremost about his athletes' success and overall well-being. Brad's passion and dedication will immediately help our divers reach their next level of personal and team success. At BU, I believe Brad will significantly add to what is already a stellar career. I couldn't be more excited to have him with us."
Snodgrass attended Columbia, where he dove for U.S. National Team coach Jim Stillson. He swam and dove for Concord-Carlisle High School under the tutelage of MIAA Hall of Fame swimming coach Jerry Moss and former Harvard and Olympic coach John Walker. Snodgrass was the 1980 AAU and New England High School diving champion.
"Boston University is renowned for athletic programs as rigorous as the world-class academics," stated Snodgrass. "Since I was a kid competing, and then coaching in the Boston area, Terrier swimming and diving has always been the most vibrant and competitive of teams in the pool. I'm honored to now be working with Coach Smyth and Strasburger, as well as the most accomplished student-athletes in the country. I can't wait to get on the boards."
Snodgrass graduated with a bachelor's in biology from Tufts and went on to complete his master's in biology from Northeastern. During the day, Snodgrass works as an analytical chemist at Cyprotex in Watertown.
