Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving at North Carolina on October 16, 2026 at 5 p.m.
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Swimming & Diving
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Swimming & Diving
Colin Gibson
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- colin.gibson@duke.edu
Colin Gibson joined the Blue Devils' coaching staff ahead of the  2026-27 season. Gibson comes to Durham following three seasons as a student assistant with the University of Michigan swimming and diving team.
During his time with the Wolverines, Gibson assisted the coaching staff, director of operations and student-athletes with daily functions of the program. His duties included attending practice sessions, aiding in administrative activities and facility upkeep, along with helping organize logistics and facilitate areas of team travel. Gibson also assisted with the collection and distribution of film and served as a mentor to the program's student managers.
In addition to his tenure at the University of Michigan, Gibson also spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Club Wolverine swimming club. There, he provided individualized instruction and mentorship to numerous high school student-athletes, while also collaborating with the coaching staff on strategy, meet and practice setup and facility organization. Gibson worked at the Michigan Swim Camp (2024-2025) and Wolverine Swim Clinics (2024), contributing to logistical procedures and camp operations, coaching and mentorship of young swimmers and film capture.
Gibson was a student-athlete on the swimming and diving team at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, from 2022-23 before transferring to Michigan ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport management (sport policy and analytics concentration) and a minor in education for empowerment in May 2026.
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During his time with the Wolverines, Gibson assisted the coaching staff, director of operations and student-athletes with daily functions of the program. His duties included attending practice sessions, aiding in administrative activities and facility upkeep, along with helping organize logistics and facilitate areas of team travel. Gibson also assisted with the collection and distribution of film and served as a mentor to the program's student managers.
In addition to his tenure at the University of Michigan, Gibson also spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Club Wolverine swimming club. There, he provided individualized instruction and mentorship to numerous high school student-athletes, while also collaborating with the coaching staff on strategy, meet and practice setup and facility organization. Gibson worked at the Michigan Swim Camp (2024-2025) and Wolverine Swim Clinics (2024), contributing to logistical procedures and camp operations, coaching and mentorship of young swimmers and film capture.
Gibson was a student-athlete on the swimming and diving team at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, from 2022-23 before transferring to Michigan ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport management (sport policy and analytics concentration) and a minor in education for empowerment in May 2026.
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