TEMPE – Sun Devil Swim and Dive announced the hiring of Corey Manley as an Assistant Coach and Data Scientist for the upcoming 2024-25 season as announced by head coach Herbie Behm. Adding another piece to the coaching staff ahead of its first season in the Big 12 Conference.
"I'm so excited about the hiring of Corey. He's a brilliant human being who brings much more than just coaching." said Head Coach Herbie Behm. "As a data scientist, he will bring a unique skill set to our staff and provide valuable information about how each athlete's training affects individual performance. This is not only a step forward for ASU Swimming, but a step forward for the whole sport."
Manley, currently serves as a data scientist for USA Swimming, a position he's had since February 2023, and is involved with a variety of projects that relate to performance and data across all swimmers. He brings a unique skill set to his position and before being a data scientist, he was a data analyst for a year before he was promoted.
Before joining USA Swimming, Manley spent three years working in finance as a data scientist and learning how to aid business-wide decision-making. He's a 2019 graduate of Holy Cross with a degree in economics and is currently working on his master's of science in applied statistics and data science at the University of Villanova.
Swimming has been part of Manley's life at all levels, from high school, club, college, masters and at the professional level. He has coached for nearly 10 seasons and is a former student-athlete at Holy Cross as he competed for three seasons for the men's swim team. He was named to the All-Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2018 and served as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
On May 22nd, Sun Devil Swim and Dive announced former USC head coach Dave Salo would be an associate head coach for the team.
"I'm so excited about the hiring of Corey. He's a brilliant human being who brings much more than just coaching." said Head Coach Herbie Behm. "As a data scientist, he will bring a unique skill set to our staff and provide valuable information about how each athlete's training affects individual performance. This is not only a step forward for ASU Swimming, but a step forward for the whole sport."
Manley, currently serves as a data scientist for USA Swimming, a position he's had since February 2023, and is involved with a variety of projects that relate to performance and data across all swimmers. He brings a unique skill set to his position and before being a data scientist, he was a data analyst for a year before he was promoted.
Before joining USA Swimming, Manley spent three years working in finance as a data scientist and learning how to aid business-wide decision-making. He's a 2019 graduate of Holy Cross with a degree in economics and is currently working on his master's of science in applied statistics and data science at the University of Villanova.
Swimming has been part of Manley's life at all levels, from high school, club, college, masters and at the professional level. He has coached for nearly 10 seasons and is a former student-athlete at Holy Cross as he competed for three seasons for the men's swim team. He was named to the All-Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2018 and served as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
On May 22nd, Sun Devil Swim and Dive announced former USC head coach Dave Salo would be an associate head coach for the team.