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Edward Pacey

Head Coach

Coach Pacey arrived just prior to the 2022-2023 the swimming season, and he will take over the head coaching role for the men's and women's program while assisting with the women's triathlon program. Coach Ed Pacey came to Millikin after most recently coaching with top YMCA programs in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey and Cincinnati, Ohio. His teams were ranked among the top USA Swimming clubs in the nation, attaining USA Swimming Bronze Medal status in three of the past four years. Coach Pacey has developed multiple YMCA individual and relay national champions and captured a YMCA Men's Team National Title at the 2022 Long Course Championships. In 2020, Pacey was recognized by the American Swim Coaches Association as one of the top 50 Age Group Coaches in the country. Coach Pacey's prior experiences include over a decade of involvement at all levels of swimming in Illinois and Indiana including Learn to Swim lessons, US Masters, high school and club. In addition to improving individual and team performance, Coach Pacey has consistently developed swimmers that go on to successful careers at all levels of collegiate swimming. Coach Pacey is a native of Paxton, Illinois and holds a Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a USA, YMCA and ASCA certified coach with extensive knowledge of athlete development and training of elite swimmers.