Mallory Mead, who joined the Loyola coaching staff before the 2024-25 season, has served as the head swimming coach at Dulaney Swim Club since the Summer of 2021, directing a group that has been four-time divisional champions and put together three undefeated dual-meet seasons.
Mead, who is the older sister Loyola graduate student
Lily Mead, coached 63 finalists in championship postseason competition with Dulaney, and she has earned the AAU Award for Central Maryland Swim League Leadership four times. She has also worked with Loyola Blakefield Aquatic Club where she coached 15 Maryland state qualifiers.
She graduated from Oklahoma Christian University in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in sports management, and she earned her Master's of Athletic Leadership from Rider University in 2024. She compiled a 4.0 grade-point average in both programs.
At Oklahoma Christian, she was the school-record holder in both the 1,650 freestyle and the 800 freestyle relay, and she earned Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll three times in addition to being named the Sports Management Student of the Year twice.
