University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Swimming & Diving
Michael Camper
- Title:
- Assistant Coach, Director of International Recruiting
- Email:
- mcamper@athletics.pitt.edu
- Phone:
- 412-383-9078
Pitt added a former All-America and All-ACC swimmer to its coaching staff with the hire of Michael Camper as assistant coach and director of international recruiting, Pitt program head coach John Hargis announced in July 2017.
Camper came to Pitt after spending the 2016-17 season with the University at Buffalo as an assistant coach, helping the Bulls place third in the Mid-American Conference in both the men's and women's meets while sending swimmer Megan Burns to the NCAA Championships in three freestyle events.
"I am extremely excited to accept a position at Pitt and begin coaching with the young, enthusiastic staff that Coach Hargis has assembled," Camper said. "I can't thank Coach Hargis enough for this opportunity. This program has tremendous potential. I'm looking forward to working with our student-athletes with the goal of building Pitt swimming & diving into an elite program in the ACC."
"We're thrilled to add Michael to our staff," Hargis said. "During his time as a student-athlete, he competed for championships and witnessed firsthand what it takes to succeed at the highest levels of college swimming. Michael has a bright future in coaching and incredible potential as a recruiter. His energy and passion for the sport will be great assets for our program."
A former three-time captain at NC State, Camper was one of the leaders of the Wolfpack teams that steadily transformed NC State swimming & diving into one of the nation's premier programs.
The Wolfpack men's team had finished eighth in the ACC in 2011 when Camper arrived on campus before the program subsequently started to rise. NC State finished fifth at ACCs during Camper's freshman (2012) and sophomore (2013) seasons then vaulted to second place in the conference in 2014 before the Wolfpack men won the ACC title in 2015, Camper's senior year.
Camper excelled at NC State in backstroke, individual medley and freestyle events. He scored at the ACC Championships in each of those strokes and reached an A Final in the 400 IM to earn All-ACC honors as an individual. He also garnered All-ACC and All-America honors with the Wolfpack 400 medley relay team in 2013, swimming the backstroke leg as NC State claimed second at ACCs and scored at the NCAA Championships in the event.
Following his fantastic collegiate swimming career with the Wolfpack, Camper debuted in coaching with several club programs after graduating from NC State in 2015.
He was most notably the head site coach at Massad YMCA and an assistant coach for Rappahannock Area YMCA Stingrays-Rays in his hometown of Fredericksburg, Va.
He also served as head coach for the Olive Chapel Otters and Weatherstone Sharks swimming programs.
Camper came to Pitt after spending the 2016-17 season with the University at Buffalo as an assistant coach, helping the Bulls place third in the Mid-American Conference in both the men's and women's meets while sending swimmer Megan Burns to the NCAA Championships in three freestyle events.
"I am extremely excited to accept a position at Pitt and begin coaching with the young, enthusiastic staff that Coach Hargis has assembled," Camper said. "I can't thank Coach Hargis enough for this opportunity. This program has tremendous potential. I'm looking forward to working with our student-athletes with the goal of building Pitt swimming & diving into an elite program in the ACC."
"We're thrilled to add Michael to our staff," Hargis said. "During his time as a student-athlete, he competed for championships and witnessed firsthand what it takes to succeed at the highest levels of college swimming. Michael has a bright future in coaching and incredible potential as a recruiter. His energy and passion for the sport will be great assets for our program."
A former three-time captain at NC State, Camper was one of the leaders of the Wolfpack teams that steadily transformed NC State swimming & diving into one of the nation's premier programs.
The Wolfpack men's team had finished eighth in the ACC in 2011 when Camper arrived on campus before the program subsequently started to rise. NC State finished fifth at ACCs during Camper's freshman (2012) and sophomore (2013) seasons then vaulted to second place in the conference in 2014 before the Wolfpack men won the ACC title in 2015, Camper's senior year.
Camper excelled at NC State in backstroke, individual medley and freestyle events. He scored at the ACC Championships in each of those strokes and reached an A Final in the 400 IM to earn All-ACC honors as an individual. He also garnered All-ACC and All-America honors with the Wolfpack 400 medley relay team in 2013, swimming the backstroke leg as NC State claimed second at ACCs and scored at the NCAA Championships in the event.
Following his fantastic collegiate swimming career with the Wolfpack, Camper debuted in coaching with several club programs after graduating from NC State in 2015.
He was most notably the head site coach at Massad YMCA and an assistant coach for Rappahannock Area YMCA Stingrays-Rays in his hometown of Fredericksburg, Va.
He also served as head coach for the Olive Chapel Otters and Weatherstone Sharks swimming programs.
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