Tide Swimming is excited to announce the hiring of Dorsey Tierney-Walker as the new Director of Performance for 2024-2025. With an illustrious career spanning over two decades in collegiate and international swimming, Tierney-Walker brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of excellence to Tide Swimming.
Tierney-Walker joins Tide Swimming following her most recent role as Associate Head Coach at Southeastern Swim Club and Hamilton Southeastern High School in Indianapolis, IN, where she coached high-performance swimmers, including three Junior National qualifiers. Her extensive coaching career includes notable positions at The Ohio State University, University of New Mexico, Arizona State University, Auburn University, Indiana University, and Southern Methodist University.
During her tenure at The Ohio State University, Tierney-Walker helped lead the team to three consecutive Big Ten Championships and top ten finishes at the NCAA Championships. At the University of New Mexico, she guided the team to a program-best fourth place in the Mountain West Conference and coached a conference champion. Her achievements at Arizona State University include coaching four individual Pac-12 champions and earning 26 All-American honors for the team.
As Co-Head Women's Swim Coach at Auburn University, Tierney-Walker played a pivotal role in the team's NCAA Championships victories in 2006 and 2007. Her coaching prowess was recognized with multiple honors, including NCAA Coach of the Year and SEC Coach of the Year awards. She has also served as an assistant coach for the USA at the World University Games in 2001 and 2007.
Tierney-Walker's personal athletic success is equally impressive. As a member and two-time team captain at the University of Texas, she was the NCAA 200-yard Breaststroke Champion and a 16-time All-American. She also holds the distinction of being a four-time Pan American Games Gold Medalist.
Tierney-Walker holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in History from the University of Texas and a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Dorsey’s primary role on deck will entail spending time with the top end of our program at both Great Bridge and Princess Anne. Her knowledge of athlete development from age groupers through the collegiate and professional ranks will be a valuable resource for both the planning and execution of Tide’s long term athlete development. Off deck, Dorsey will work with all lead coaches to hone the on-deck experience we want to create for all of our athletes.
We are thrilled to welcome Dorsey Tierney-Walker to Tide Swimming. Her exceptional coaching credentials, combined with her dedication to developing top-tier athletes at every level of our sport, make her the perfect fit for our team. We look forward to her mentoring both our athletes and coaches as we all work together to elevate Tide Swimming in this next Olympic quad that leads to LA28.
