GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Eddie Gillie has been named the interim head coach of both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams, effective immediately. 

Gillie spent the past season with the Phoenix as an assistant coach, helping guide the men's team to a third-place finish and the women a fifth-place finish at the Horizon League Championships. The team also saw numerous program records fall under the leadership of Gillie.
 
"I want to thank Chancellor Dr. Gary Miller, Athletic Director Charles Guthrie and the rest of the administration for this opportunity to lead the Green Bay swimming and diving program," Gillie said. "I am honored and excited to begin my new role with the Green Bay Athletics family."
 
Prior to his arrival at Green Bay, Gillie spent two years as the head coach at Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina. He elevated the Saints to the men's best conference finish in school history, taking third place out of a field of eleven teams and qualifying swimmers for the 2018 NCAA Division II Championships.

During his time at Limestone, Gillie was crucial in turning the Saints swimming and diving team into a major conference contender. In the 2017-18 season, he produced an impressive 19 All-Conference honors. In just his first season with the program, Gillie helped his team earn 20 All-American honors between six members, including two first-team honors. Limestone College's men's and women's teams were also named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans, in addition to five individuals earning the honor.

Prior to his success at Limestone College, the Haverhill, Mass., native spent three seasons as an assistant swim coach with the Division III Saint Vincent College Bearcats in Latrobe, Penn. During his time with the Bearcats, Gillie assisted the head coach in all areas of the swim program, including recruiting, implementing a new dryland program into training, meet preparation, seasonal planning, and on-deck coaching.

Gillie was a college swimmer himself, competing for Wheaton College in Massachusetts for four years. During his collegiate career, he broke three different school records and posted 12 top-10 times on the school's all-time list. He was also named to the Dean's List and the Scholastic All-American Team on three separate occasions. Gillie began his coaching career as an undergraduate, helping with the Magnus Aquatic Group in southern Massachusetts in 2009 before joining the Bluefish Swim Club. In 2011, Gillie graduated with his bachelor's degree in Psychology.

Gillie's appointment comes on the heels of the departure of Reed Robelot, who accepted a position in his hometown of Baton Rouge, La.

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