Utah Swim and Dive Adds Parro as Assistant Swim Coach
9/23/2026 2:21 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Parro brings 14 years of experience to Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY – Andy Parro has been hired as the men's and women's assistant swim coach for the University of Utah, announced today by Utah Swimming & Diving Head Coach Jonas Persson.
Parro comes to Salt Lake after five years at Colorado Mesa University where he spent last season as the associate head coach after four years as an assistant coach.
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Andy Parro to the Utah Swimming & Diving family," Persson said. "Andy is a talented coach, a strong leader and someone to genuinely cares about the development of student-athletes both in and out of the pool. His experience, energy and commitment to building meaningful relationships will make an immediate impact on our program. I am confident Andy will be a tremendous addition to our staff and help us continue building something special here at Utah."
With 14 years of coaching experience, Parro spent the last eight as a collegiate swim coach, starting at the Illinois Institute of Technology (2018-20) where he developed the university's first NCAA Championship participant before his time at CMU.
"I am grateful to Jonas and the University of Utah for giving me the opportunity to be part of such a great program. Looking forward to developing student-athletes to their potential with the Utes!" said Parro.
During Parro's time as CMU's assistant coach, the Mavericks swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles four years in a row. The Maverick women have finished in the top five at the NCAA Division II National Championships in each of the previous four years, taking second in 2024 and third in 2025. CMU's men have two fifth place national championship finishes and have finished no lower than ninth during Parro's time.
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CMU claimed a combined 13 individual and four relay NCAA Division II National Championships, earning 11 titles in 2024 alone. With Parro on the staff, the Mavericks combined to win 283 total CSCAA All-America honors and have claimed 106 RMAC event wins.
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Before his time in Colorado, Parro was head coach for two seasons from 2018-20 at the Illinois Institute of Tech in his native city of Chicago.
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In 2020, he led the Scarlet Hawk men to a Liberal Arts Conference team title and was named as the conference's coach of the year. He also guided the Scarlet Hawk women to a third place conference finish. Â
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Before coaching in the college ranks, Parro served as the head boys and girls swimming coach at Whitney Young High School in Chicago. In his eight seasons of what was his first coaching job, Parro coached the Dolphins to seven conference championships and coached five high school all-Americans and several Illinois State Championship qualifiers.
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Parro was a collegiate swimmer as well, competing at the University of Illinois-Chicago from 2007-09, where he was a Horizon League Finalist.
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Parro, an outdoor enthusiast, and his wife Sarah have three children: Braydon, Logan and Lilliana.
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Fans can follow along on social media (X: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: FB.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
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Parro comes to Salt Lake after five years at Colorado Mesa University where he spent last season as the associate head coach after four years as an assistant coach.
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Andy Parro to the Utah Swimming & Diving family," Persson said. "Andy is a talented coach, a strong leader and someone to genuinely cares about the development of student-athletes both in and out of the pool. His experience, energy and commitment to building meaningful relationships will make an immediate impact on our program. I am confident Andy will be a tremendous addition to our staff and help us continue building something special here at Utah."
With 14 years of coaching experience, Parro spent the last eight as a collegiate swim coach, starting at the Illinois Institute of Technology (2018-20) where he developed the university's first NCAA Championship participant before his time at CMU.
"I am grateful to Jonas and the University of Utah for giving me the opportunity to be part of such a great program. Looking forward to developing student-athletes to their potential with the Utes!" said Parro.
During Parro's time as CMU's assistant coach, the Mavericks swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference titles four years in a row. The Maverick women have finished in the top five at the NCAA Division II National Championships in each of the previous four years, taking second in 2024 and third in 2025. CMU's men have two fifth place national championship finishes and have finished no lower than ninth during Parro's time.
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CMU claimed a combined 13 individual and four relay NCAA Division II National Championships, earning 11 titles in 2024 alone. With Parro on the staff, the Mavericks combined to win 283 total CSCAA All-America honors and have claimed 106 RMAC event wins.
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Before his time in Colorado, Parro was head coach for two seasons from 2018-20 at the Illinois Institute of Tech in his native city of Chicago.
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In 2020, he led the Scarlet Hawk men to a Liberal Arts Conference team title and was named as the conference's coach of the year. He also guided the Scarlet Hawk women to a third place conference finish. Â
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Before coaching in the college ranks, Parro served as the head boys and girls swimming coach at Whitney Young High School in Chicago. In his eight seasons of what was his first coaching job, Parro coached the Dolphins to seven conference championships and coached five high school all-Americans and several Illinois State Championship qualifiers.
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Parro was a collegiate swimmer as well, competing at the University of Illinois-Chicago from 2007-09, where he was a Horizon League Finalist.
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Parro, an outdoor enthusiast, and his wife Sarah have three children: Braydon, Logan and Lilliana.
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Fans can follow along on social media (X: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: FB.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
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