Matt Hedman took over duties as Grinnell College's women's and men's swimming and diving coach in the summer of 2023.
Prior to Grinnell, Hedman enjoyed a successful run as an assistant coach at Hope College in Holland, Mich. In 2022-23, Hope's women won their third consecutive Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) team title and the program as a whole sent 10 swimmers to the NCAA Division III Championships.
The previous season, the men and women claimed MIAA titles in the same year for the first time since 2004 and again sent 10 swimmers to nationals.
While at Grinnell, Hedman has led the Pioneer men's and women's teams to a combined six Midwest Conference titles. Grinnell has had swimmers and divers qualify for 13 events at the NCAA Division III National Championships in that span and claim 73 MWC event titles
Hedman also served as a professor of kinesiology at Hope and assistant director of the Dow Center.
Hedman graduated from Denison University with a bachelor's degree in Health, Exercise and Sports Studies with a minor in Psychology. He swam for the powerful Denison program and was named a Scholar All-American and member of the Dean's List. During his time at Denison, he also was a 9-time All-American and a member of three NCAA D-III national championship teams. He then gained his master's degree from Ohio University in Coaching Education.
Hedman has certifications as an ISSA strength and conditioning coach, ASCA Level 2 coach and USA Swimming coach.
