Matt Easterday

MATT EASTERDAY

  • Title
    Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach / Aquatics Director
  • Phone
    570-208-5900, ext. 5758
In 2013-14, Matt Easterday enters his fifth year as the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming teams at King's as well as aquatics director at the college. Coach Easterday was hired at King's on September 28, 2009.
 
Easterday owns a wealth of swimming experience and literally grew up with the sport. His mother Kim was the head swimming coach at McDaniel College in Maryland for 33 seasons before retiring following the 2009-10 campaign. Easterday began swimming at age six and embarked on competitive swimming as a 10-year old.

A 1999 graduate of South Carroll High School, Easterday was forced to compete at the club level as his school did not have a swim program. Swimming for the Green Terror Aquatic club from 1994-99, Easterday enjoyed a highly successful club career where he was twice named the Maryland State Swimmer of the Year and was also a six-time Junior National qualifier.

Upon graduating from high school, Easterday enrolled at Division I University of Maryland. He swam for the Terrapins for one season, competing primarily in the 200 butterfly and the 400 individual medley, as well as part-time in the 100 butterfly.

After his freshman year he elected to transfer to Division III McDaniel where he enjoyed a successful three-year varsity career. He set school records in the 200 butterfly as well as in the 200 and 400 meter relay events. Additionally, he ranks in the McDaniel top-ten in the 200, 500, and 1000 freestyle races; the 100 and 200 butterfly; the 100 and 200 backstroke; and the 200 and 400 individual medley.

After receiving his degree in business administration from McDaniel in 2004, Easterday was hired as the assistant swimming coach and assistant aquatics director at Washington College, Chestertown, Md. In 2006, Easterday was hired as the assistant swim coach and aquatics director at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. There, he helped coach two Centennial Conference men’s team champions, seven NCAA Division III All-Americans, 12 swimmers who would break school records, and an additional eight swimmers who would set new Centennial Conference records.

Since taking over the program at King's, both the men's and women's teams have re-written a majority of the school-records. Easterday also mentored 2011 MAC champion Patricia Manning, who captured the 400 IM title, as well as other place-winners.



Last Updated September 10, 2013