Samantha Pitter

Biography

PERSONAL INFORMATION Full Name: Samantha Pitter Alma Mater: Hamilton College, '07 COACHING EXPERIENCE: 2008-12: MIT, Assistant Coach 2012-13: MIT, Head Coach (Acting) 2013-17: Harvard, Assistant Coach 2017-22: Harvard, Associate Head Coach 2022-24: Pittsburgh, Associate Head Coach 2024-PR: Miami, Head Coach CAREER COACHING RECORD: Year Womens Swim/Dive at MACs Mens Swim/Dive at MACs 2024-25 3rd 1st Samantha Pitter enters her second season as head coach of the Miami University swimming and diving team. Pitter saw significant success in her first year with the RedHawks, as she guided the men to their fifth straight championship title in the teams first season in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Pitter was also named the MVC Men's Swimming Coach of the Year. She also led the women to a third place finish in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women's Swimming & Diving Championships. Pitter arrived to Oxford after serving two years as an associate head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. She brings 16 years of collegiate coaching experience with her to Miami. From 2022-24, Pitter helped lead the Panthers to break 39 program records, with 25 student-athletes qualifying for the NCAA Championships. In 2023, she assisted the men's program to its most NCAA qualifiers at any point in the school's history. In 2023 and 2024, the men achieved their highest-ever finish in the ACC (seventh each year). From 2023 to 2024, the women's program improved their score by 100 points at the ACC