Keith Dawley

Biography

Keith Dawley, a veteran swim coach with more than ten years of experience, was hired as assistant coach for USC swimming on Monday, July 8, 2024. Dawley is entering his second year with the Trojans. During the 2024-25 season, nine Trojans earned First Team CSCAA All-America honors, the most in a single season since 2020. USC set 11 school records, won three conference swimming titles (two individual, 1 relay) and saw five Trojans earn First Team All-Conference swimming honors during the Trojans inaugural season in the Big Ten. USC’s men’s swimming and diving program finished fourth at the conference championships and 15th at NCAA’s, while the Women of Troy finished fifth at Big Ten’s and 11th at the National Championship meet. Dawley served six years at Southern Methodist University, where he assisted the Mustang's to four-straight conference championships (three American Athletic, one Atlantic Sun). Under head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh, he and his SMU associates were awarded Conference Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. With Dawley on staff, Southern Methodist captured 48 individual and 18 relay titles at the conference championships. In 2024, SMU had its best performance at the NCAA Championship, finishing 18th, its highest finish since 2008. The Mustangs also captured the Atlantic Sun Championship in 2024, its fourth straight title. Shortly after Dawley's arrival in 2018, SMU returned to the top of the conference for the first time since 2013, win