By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
Utah Tech has added Justin Wright to the coaching staff for its women’s swimming and diving program for the upcoming 2026-2027 season. Wright joins as an assistant coach.
“We are thrilled to have Justin joining us, he brings a wealth of competitive experience and an understanding of the sport at the elite level,” Head Coach Shawn King said. “Justin is passionate and constantly learning, searching for ways he can improve to help our athletes. Adjusting to our athletes’ needs is a central focus of our program, and we look forward to continuing to grow and improve with his assistance.”
Wright joins the staff after most recently serving as an assistant coach at UC-Santa Barbara for the last two seasons. He also served as recruiting coordinator this past season. In 2025, UCSB swam to men’s and women’s team titles at the 2025 Big West Championships. During his two years with the program, the team swam the 16 Big West titles, 17 school records, and sent Samantha Banos to the 2026 NCAA Championships as she finished 19th in the 200 fly in a 1:55.47.
In addition to coaching at UCSB, he also coached at Santa Barbara Swim Club from 2024-26. Prior to his time at UCSB, Wright coached at the North Carolina Aquatic Club from 2020-24, where he also ran the club’s masters program his first two years.
Wright spent his collegiate career at Arizona from 2014-2018 where he was a two-time NCAA All-American which included a 5th place finish in the 200 fly at the 2018 NCAA Championships in a 1:40.16. He swam to a U.S. National title in 2018 as he touched in a 1:54.63 to become the 7th fastest American in the event.
The Utah Tech women finished 7th out of 10 teams at the 2026 MPSF Championships with 604 points, just 6 points behind Pepperdine. Mary Sims Cross led the way for Utah Tech with 75 individual points including a 3rd place finish in the 200 IM (2:02.22).
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