University of Minnesota Athletics
Maddy Olson - Men's Swimming & Diving
- Title:
- Senior Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- olso6441@umn.edu
- Phone:
- 612-214-0958
Maddy Olson enters her ninth season overall on the University of Minnesota swimming and diving staff in 2026–27, serving as Senior Associate Head Coach. Throughout her tenure, she has continually elevated the program through elite recruiting, student-athlete development, and poolside leadership.
Her coaching trajectory includes major milestones, highlighted by her selection to the U.S. World Teams coaching staff for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, where she guided top American swimmers including Gopher standout Joey Tepper on the U.S. Open Water Worlds Team. In May 2025, head coach Kelly Kremer announced her promotion to Associate Head Coach in recognition of her transformative contributions to team performance and recruitment strategy.
Olson originally joined the staff in May 2018 as an Assistant Coach and Coordinator of Recruiting and Communication, quickly establishing Minnesota as a national recruiting powerhouse. During her time in that role, she secured a top-16 national class for the women's team in 2019 and helped sign one of the highest-rated recruiting classes in program history in 2020.
Throughout her time working with the distance swim group, Olson has coached multiple Gophers to NCAA All-American performances, including: Bar Soloveychik, Megan Van Berkom, Eliot Kennedy, and Katie McCarthy.
A native of Champlin, Minnesota, Olson graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Before transitioning into coaching, she spent three seasons covering Gopher swimming and diving as a journalist. She currently resides in Minneapolis with her dog, Frankie.
