John Carroll joined the Auburn Swimming & Diving staff on August 15, 2018. Over The course of the 2018–19 season, Carroll was a full-time Volunteer Assistant Coach who worked primarily with the mid-distance and distance programs. This upcoming year he will be a Graduate Assistant Coach as he makes progress towards a Master’s degree in Auburn University’s Higher Education Administration of Supervision and Curriculum program.
"John is someone that has been around the pool his entire life," Auburn head coach Gary Taylor said. "His father is well known in the sport and I think that that love and passion was shared with him growing up. He's really outgoing, really energetic and I know he'll be ready to hit the ground running. We are really excited to have him on the staff."
Carroll came to Auburn from the Jersey Wahoos Swim Club, where he spent two years as the Assistant Senior Coach and Head Age Group Coach. During his stint with the Wahoos there were 32 NCSA qualifiers and over 50 Middle Atlantic Senior Championship qualifiers.
Carroll was previously a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Rowan University, helping the program to one of its best seasons in program history. The 2016-17 season saw 11 male swimmers and divers qualify for the Division III NCAA Championships with Rowan achieving a ninth place team finish, which also included an individual NCAA champion. The women’s team claimed a second-place team finish at the Metropolitan Conference Championships with 1086 points, nearly doubling their total from the previous season when they finished in sixth place.
Carroll started his coaching career as an Assistant Age Group/Senior Assistant Coach with the Retriever Aquatic Club in Baltimore, Maryland (2015-2016), working with the 8-and-under and senior groups.
Carroll earned his degree in history with a minor in political science from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) in May 2016. A breaststroke and IM specialist, he was a part two Coastal Collegiate Swim Association Conference Championships (2015, 2016), an American East Conference Championship (2013) and was a team captain his senior season (2015-16).