Phoebe Campbell Named Assistant Swimming Coach
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Head Swimming and Diving Coach Naya Higashijima has announced that Phoebe Campbell, formerly with Texas A&M, has joined the Lobo program as assistant swimming coach.
Campbell last year spent the season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Texas A&M men’s swim team, where she not only coached but handled analytics for the Aggies. Last year Texas A&M had swimmers qualify for NCAA, FINA Worlds and Open Water National Championships.
While with Texas A&M she also served as an assistant coach with the Aggie Swim Club, and she has a long history with the Aggies, having served as a coach and camp counselor with the Texas A&M Swim Camps starting in 2019.
Campbell has also served as a collegiate assistant coach at Vassar College, and she started her collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ball State. She has also served as the head site coach for the Arkansas Dolphins. With the Dolphins, she wrote and supervised all practices, coached athletes to sectional and NCSA qualifying times, while also overseeing the development and progression of the swim program.
In addition to her work with the Dolphins, Campbell also served as the aquatics director for Cabot Parks and Recreation, directing and coordinating all events and programs for the Cabot Aquatic Park. She also supervised a staff of over 50 employees, while coordinating various leagues and championships. She earned her B.A. from Henderson State in 2016, where she was a member of the swim team.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT PHOEBE CAMPBELL
“We are very excited to welcome Coach Phoebe Campbell to the Lobo family. Phoebe’s ability to adapt and learn has helped each of the programs to succeed during her coaching career. She has experience in various areas of aquatics and understands the demand of our student-athletes to excel in and out of the pool. Phoebe prioritizes helping the student-athletes become the best version of themselves and she is very clear on her vision in this profession. We are thrilled to have Phoebe join us in Albuquerque.” — Naya Higashijima, Head Coach, New Mexico
“We got to know Phoebe when she worked camp with us last summer. She has a desire to help people, a willingness to work hard, and a desire to get better. Put those together with her overall even-keel countenance and it shows her to be a coach who can be in this business for the long haul and for the right reasons. She played an important role on our staff this past year and we are thankful of everything she brought to our program.” — Jay Holmes, Head Coach, Texas A&M
Phoebe has been an incredible asset to the coaching staff at Texas A&M University, as she helped each and every student athlete reach new potential. She will be an invaluable addition to the team in New Mexico, as she helps their athletes reach new heights.” – Jason Calanog, Associate Head Coach, Texas A&M.