Carl Weigley joined the UC Davis women's swimming & diving program as its primary assistant coach in September of 2021, helping complete the staff under new head coach Matt Macedo.
Weigley most recently served as a volunteer assistant at North Carolina State, which he joined in the summer of 2019. However, he is no stranger to California swimming: he was the assistant coach for two seasons at Pacific prior to his arrival with the Wolfpack, and spent the six previous years as an assistant at his alma mater, Fresno Pacific. During that span with the Sunbirds, Weigley directly mentored eight NAIA individual champions, another seven relay champions, and an NAIA Swimmer of the Year.
In fact, Weigley was a member of FPU’s original recruiting class, going on to establish the program as a national power. He won 11 individual and relay titles, took part in eight NAIA records and helped the Sunbirds to national team titles in each of his junior and senior seasons. Weigley later competed in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100-meter butterfly and freestyle events. Four years later, he returned to the Trials, where he placed 12th in the 100 fly.
Weigley, who originally hails from Tacoma, Washington, graduated from FPU in 2011 with a degree in exercise science.
“I am honored and excited to join the staff at UC Davis,” Weigley said. “Matt is someone I’ve known and respected for years, and I look forward to sharing the deck with him. I can’t wait to meet the girls and help Davis compete at the highest levels in the MPSF and beyond.”
