Dana Grindall, who spent three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Colgate, joined Jim Henry’s staff as an assistant swimming and diving coach in June of 2023. She enters her third season at Yale in 2025-26.
At Colgate, Grindall served as the head sprint coach in addition to her role as recruiting coordinator. She also was the team’s social media manager and travel coordinator. In 2020-21, the women’s program established six new records, including three first year marks and three pool records.
Grindall comes to Yale after serving as the Head Junior Coach at the Chelsea Piers Aquatic Club.
Prior to Colgate. Grindall spent two years in Las Vegas as an educator at Teach for America, while also serving as the Swim Coach at Western High School. During that time, she earned a master of education degree at UNLV.
As an athlete, Grindall had a decorated career at the University of Wisconsin where she was a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier, Big Ten Champion, First Team All-Big Ten selection and honorable mention All-American in 2015. She set the school record in the 200-yard butterfly and served as a team captain for the 2016-17 campaign.
The Orange, Conn., native earned a bachelor's degree in human development and family studies from Wisconsin in May 2017.
