Liam Donnelly (swim coach)

Not to be confused with Liam Donnelly (footballer).
Liam Donnelly
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991-2021Simon Fraser University
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
15 NAIA national collegiate titles
Awards
Coach of the Year (NAIA)

Liam Donnelly is a former Canadian competitive swimmer and coach who managed Vancouver BC, Canada's Simon Fraser University varsity swim team for thirty years from 1991 through 2021, leading his teams to 15 NAIA national collegiate titles.

Donnelly began swimming with the Port Moody Aquarians, part of the British Columbia Summer Swimming Association (BCSSA) at the age of 5. He swam for many winters with the New Westminster Hyacks, and later coached there for 4 years.

While coaching with BCSSA's Esquimalt, his team received the Tom Lauriente Trophy for Sportsmanship. The Esquimalt Team trains at the large Aquatics facility at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre on Vancouver Island. Donnelly has been named Coach of the Year in several years by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and had great success with his swimmers.

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