Ed Bahan begins his third year as head swim coach.

Bahan was named AMCC Coach of  the Year for 2008-09. His men's and women's squads set 22 school records and Morgan Kinville was named AMCC female co-Swimmer of the Year and Cameron Lanich was named AMCC male Swimmer of the Year. Both teams finished fourth at the AMCC Championships.

Prior to joining the coaching staff at Pitt-Bradford, Ed was head swim coach at Plum (PA) High School from 1996 to 1999. He was also the assistant swim coach and the head strength coach at Carnegie Mellon University from 1995 to 2002 where the men’s team finished fourth in the 2002 NCAA Division III Championship. Ed was then the head swim coach at the Pittsburgh Tidalwaves Swim Club from 1999 to 2007.

Ed is a 1979 graduate of Peddie High School in Heightstown (NJ) and was the swim team captain his senior year. He was a five-time U.S. National competitor and a 1980 U.S. Olympic Trial competitor.