Doak Finch

Biography

Finch enters his third season as the associate head coach of the Falcons in 2025-26. Finch provides expertise in an array of events while utilizing his more than 20 years of coaching experience in Power Five conferences. During the 2024-25 season, Finch helped guide the Falcons to an overall record of 8-2 and saw them finish third at the WAC Championships. While at the Championships, Finch saw Camden Swigart earn the title of 400 IM Champion with an Academy record-breaking swim at 3:46.01. Under Finch's leadership, Tanner Wilson was named the WAC Men's Freshman of the Year, a trio of Falcons were recognized on the CSC Academic All-District Team, and the team was named a CSCAA Scholar All-American team with five individuals acknowledged. Finch comes to Colorado Springs having most recently been appointed the interim head coach at Duke University, where he led the program for six months. At Duke, Finch was tasked with coaching both short and sprint groups, as well as distance athletes. Having been originally hired to the Blue Devils staff in 2016 as an assistant coach, Finch was responsible for designing seasonal training plans, writing daily swimming practices for several groups, blueprinting preseason goal meetings and postseason individual evaluations. Finch was also a key cog in Duke's recruiting efforts while also serving as liaison in regards to academics, admissions, and financial aid. In his eight years at Duke, Finch oversaw three Top 25 finishes with the women's progr