Athletics Director Brian Curtin recently announced that Margaret Howe has been hired as the head coach of the Saint Joseph’s College men’s and women’s swimming program.

Howe comes to Saint Joseph’s after coaching at various levels, including a stint at Boston College, where she served as a masters coach for nearly four seasons, and a year at Crimson Aquatics, a renowned Massachusetts club that has produced multiple Junior National Team members. She has also coached at the Little Rhody Aquatic Club and worked at various camps and clinics.

Coach Howe also brings an impressive swimming re?sume? to the post, as she swam for four years under the watch of legendary Head Coach Tom Groden at Boston College, where she earned a pair of varsity letters while claiming Eagle Academic Award honors all four years with a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Honor Roll accolades.

“I am absolutely psyched to dive into the process of leading and developing the St. Joe’s swim program,” says Howe. “I am grateful to have the opportunity to join a great staff and excited to get started.”

Howe graduated from Boston College in 2010 with a Bachelors of Arts in Communication and Theatre. A native of Lincoln, R.I., Howe helped Lincoln High School capture a state championship as a freshman and was selected as a team captain for the Lady Lions as a senior.

Coach Howe fills the position vacated by former head coach Rick Hayes, who left Saint Joseph’s earlier this summer to accept the same post at University of New England.

Saint Joseph’s, which started competing as an NCAA DIII varsity program during the 2007-08 academic year, finished the 2014-15 season in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Championship at University of Rhode Island in mid-February. The men placed 10th while the women finished 15th overall in the regional championship meet.