Morgan McCafferty begins her first season as the head women's swimming & diving coach for Georgia Southern for the 2024-25 campaign.
McCafferty comes to Statesboro from the University of Idaho, where she served as an assistant coach for the Vandals the last three seasons. She is a former standout swimmer at the University of Nebraska as well.
While at Idaho, McCafferty helped coach student-athletes to 41 new top-10 finishes from the previous season, including new school records set in the 50 Free, 100 Free, 500 Free, 1,000 Free, 400 IM, 200 Free Relay, and 400 Free Relay. McCafferty also coached Zoe Froh, who went on to compete at the Canadian Swimming Trials in 2022. She also led all aspects of coaching for the Vandals women's swimming and diving program, including leading practices, and served as the recruiting coordinator for the program. McCafferty planned and coordinated all travel for the program as part of her duties as well.
Before her tenure at Idaho, McCafferty dedicated two seasons to her alma mater, the University of Nebraska, as the director of operations. In this role, she not only assisted the coaching staff with travel, recruiting, and day-to-day operations but also took charge of the program's social media channels. This experience was a significant part of her personal and professional growth, preparing her for the role of head coach at Georgia Southern.
McCafferty also gained valuable experience coaching at the high school and club levels. She spent two years as the head coach for Club Husker, working with athletes between the ages of 6 and 18. She had previously spent two seasons working with Club Husker as the age group coach for boys and girls, ages 9 to 13. McCafferty was also an assistant with Pius X High School last season and worked with Midwestern Swimming in 2018.Â
McCafferty was a four-year letterwinner for the Cornhuskers, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors in each of her final three seasons. As a senior, she helped lead Nebraska to its best Big Ten Championship finish since joining the league in 2012 and was also selected to compete in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha. McCafferty was a six-time honoree on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and a four-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team selection, as well as a Herman Team GPA recipient in her first two seasons and a three-time Night at the Lied Academic Medallion Recipient.
A native of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, McCafferty earned her degree from Nebraska in history and added a master's in higher education administration.
