STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook swimming & diving and Head Coach
Mark Anderson has announced the addition of
Laura Donlevy to the coaching staff as an assistant coach beginning with the 2023-24 season.
"I'm thankful that Laura will be joining our team this year," Anderson said. "With Laura's experience, she and I being on the same page as far as philosophies and the drive it takes to create a successful program, I can't wait to see what she brings to the table, how she connects with the team and what's she's able to get out of the team this year and moving forward."
Donlevy brings prior coaching experience at both the collegiate and high school levels and has worked in education and physical education throughout her career.
"I'm extremely grateful and honored to be joining the Seawolves swimming & diving family," Donlevy said. "I'd like to thank Mark and the athletic administration at SBU for this amazing opportunity. I am looking forward to working alongside Mark and continuing to build upon the tradition and culture of Stony Brook swimming & diving."
Donlevy comes from The Stony Brook School where she was the aquatics director and the head coach of both the boys and girls varsity swim teams since 2021. She managed all operations of the swim program while also creating a positive team culture that emphasized unity and good sportsmanship.
Under Donlevy's guidance, five athletes broke Stony Brook School records while the girls team placed fourth and the boys team placed seventh at the NYSAIS championships. Nearly all of her athletes posted their best times at the Eastern Championships.
Prior to The Stony Brook School, Donlevy was a physical education and aquatics teacher at Convent of the Sacred Heart School, an all-girls school in New York City, for seven years. She also served as the middle school swim coach from 2016-19.
She has made previous collegiate coaching stops at Towson (2013-14) and at Wagner (2011-13), both in assistant coaching roles. At Towson, she helped the team to a CAA Championship in 2014 and three individuals qualified for the NCAA Championships. At Wagner, she led a pair of top-three finishes at the NEC championships and also guided the 2013 NEC Co-Outstanding Swimmer of the Year in Amanda Lucia.
She graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a Bachelor's degree in history, where she was a member of the swim team for three years and received a Master's in Secondary and Special Education from Wagner in 2013.
