Duncan Sherrard joined the Texas A&M Swimming and Diving program in May 2024 as Assistant Coach and leads the Aggies’ sprint group.
Since Sherrard’s arrival in College Station, the Aggies have established six school records, including the 50 and 100 freestyle, and put 60 new entries in the program’s top 10 best times lists while earning 40 All-America citations.
A 14-time All-America swimmer, three-time SEC Champion and team captain at Florida, Sherrard came to Aggieland after stints at South Carolina from 2021-24 and Auburn from 2018-21. He served as the Gamecocks' lead recruiter for the men's team and coached four swimmers to school records. At Auburn, Sherrard helped the team set 10 school records and earn nearly 40 All-America honors, while also mentoring three 2021 Olympians.
Before coming to the SEC, Sherrard was at North Carolina where he oversaw the sprint group for the Tar Heel men's and women's team, which produced an ACC Champion in the men's 100 butterfly and an ACC meet record in the women's 50 freestyle.
In the summer of 2017, Sherrard served as an assistant coach for the U.S. women’s swimming team which competed at the 2017 World University Games in Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei.
He served as head coach at Florida Southern from 2009-15 where he was a four-time Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year and his men's and women's teams combined for nine NCAA top 10 finishes. He coached nine NCAA Champions – eight individuals and four relays – and a total of 38 All-Americans during his time in Lakeland.
He was an assistant coach at Indian River State from 2007-09 where he helped guide IRSC to the 2007 and 2008 NJCAA men’s and women’s team titles and sent 76 swimmers to the national meet. Additionally, he served as head coach for Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Fla., from 2004-06 and was an age group swim coach with Gator Swim Club from 2002-05.
Sherrard earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Florida in 2002 and a master’s in educational leadership and higher education administration from Florida Atlantic in 2009. He is married to the former Diane Tennison, who was a six-time All-America swimmer at Florida. The couple have two children – Reagan and Nathan – who both swim for the Aggies.
Revised: 10/2026