Army West Point Athletics
Men's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Assistant Swimming Coach/Men's Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- hannah.saiz@westpoint.edu
Hannah Saiz joined the swimming staff at West Point in September 2023 as assistant coach and men's recruiting coordinator.
Saiz comes to West Point after spending the 2022-23 season at Boston University as an Associate Head Coach.
While at Boston University, Saiz managed all aspects of recruiting. She also scheduled and ran JR Day for 50 prospects and family members. Also, two individuals on the team registered three NCAA B cuts. The team also set five new team records.
Saiz ran the Boston University swimming and diving program for three months after Head Coach Bill Smyth retired. There Saiz oversaw recruiting, alumni engagement, academic support, and programming duties.
Prior to her stint at Boston University, Saiz was the Head Coach and Aquatics Director at St. Norbert College Swim and Dive program.
At St. Norbert, both the men's and women's programs tied the highest-ever team finishes, including six individual, five relay championship titles, and one conference record. They also had the highest amount of individual women's finishes (second) and relay finishes (second). St. Norbert set 31 team records, many of which were set in Saiz's first season.
Saiz also had a stint at Kenyon swimming and diving where she was the Interim and Volunteer Assistant Coach from 2017-2019. While at Kenyon, Saiz worked directly with the sprint group; helping increase performance (fourth and ninth-place finishers from the 2018 season set a new NCAA record). She also recruited competitive prospects with top-tier educational capabilities and athletic potential.
In 2018-19 Saiz was the head coach and founder of SERF Swimming, a community aquatics program based on the Kenyon campus. At SERF Swimming, Saiz designed and implemented water and land programs and maintained an effective social media presence to promote and grow the program.
Saiz also was the Head Swim Coach at Mount Vernon (Ohio) High School for two seasons (2017-19). While at Mount Vernon High, Saiz mentored and supported student-athletes of all levels and abilities, fostering relationships between teammates and a culture of success and student-athlete well-being.
From September 2020-22, Hannah was a council member of the USA Swimming Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council. Saiz was also an Athlete Representative with the USA Swimming Safe Sport Committee from September 2017-18.
Saiz earned a bachelor's degree in English from Kenyon with an emphasis in creative writing.
