Adelphi University Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation Danny McCabe tabbed Robert Smith to lead the men's and women's swimming and diving programs in September of 2015, and he enters his fifth season in 2019-20.
Smith has experience as both a swim coach and a strength coach at Islanders Aquatics in Sayville, N.Y. and Professional Athletic Performance Center here in Garden City. At Islanders Aquatics, he served as the assistant coach of the national group, wth his main duties focusing on technique building, sprint workouts and race strategy while also overseeing dry-land, speed, strength and agility workouts.
Smith graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in psychology in 2011, where he was a four-year member of the swim team for head coach Chuck Knowles.
A native of Copaigue, N.Y., Smith was an All-County, All-State and All-American swimmer at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School and was a New York State champion in the 200 IM in 2007.
