Brent MacDonald

Biography

The MacDonald File Personal Information Birthday March 30 Hometown Chicago, Ill. Education Valparaiso, 2003 (Bachelor's) Playing Career Valparaiso Wife Krista Children Carys, Teague, Everly Coaching History 2003-05 Marshfield YMCA (Wis.) - Aquatic Director/Head Coach 2006-09 Cincinnati Marlins - Head Satellite Coach (M & W) 2006-08 Xavier - Assistant Coach 2008-09 Xavier - Interim Head Coach 2009-2024 Xavier - Head Coach 2024-Pr. West Virginia - Head Coach Brent MacDonald was named the sixth head coach of the West Virginia University men's and women's swimming and diving program, as announced by Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker on May 23, 2024. 2025-26 In his second season, MacDonald developed a core of young talent to build the WVU swimming and diving program for the future. Overall, four student-athletes earned medals at the 2026 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships. Freshman Rafael Mimoso and senior Natasha Whittall placed seventh in the pool. Redshirt sophomore Levi Hellmann placed fourth, and senior Abigail Sullivan finished eighth in the diving well. Despite no program records being broken during the season, the Mountaineers reached plenty of milestones. On the women’s team, 14 top-10 program times were set. On the men’s side, 25 top-10 program times were set. Freshman Jake Salcedo led the Mountaineers throughout the season, joining the top-10 in program history in the men’s 500-yard, 1000-yard and 1650-yard freestyle events. After just one season