Max McHugh, a four-time NCAA Division I national champion, was named an assistant coach for the men's and women's swimming teams at Colorado College on Sept. 5, 2024.
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Following his graduation from the University of Minnesota in the spring of 2023, McHugh served as an assistant swimming coach at the University of St. Thomas for the 2023-24 season.
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In March 2023, McHugh finished his collegiate career by winning the NCAA 100 breaststroke title and finishing third in the 200 breast. He won three consecutive national titles in the 100 breast (2021, 2022, 2023), just the seventh male in NCAA history to win three consecutive titles in the event, and was also the 2021 NCAA Champion in the 200 breast.
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He also won seven Big Ten titles and was named team MVP in four of his five seasons with the Gopher program. In addition, he was named the University of Minnesota Overall Student-Athlete of the Year in 2023.
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McHugh was part of the 2021-22 U.S. National Team. In July 2021, he set a best time of 59.57 in the 100 breast, just 0.37 seconds shy of the time to make the 2023 World Championships team in the event.
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McHugh excelled out of the pool as well. He was a first-team CSCAA Scholar All-American and an Academic All-Big Ten selection. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in sports administration from the University of Minnesota, where he was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Maroon and Gold Impacting the Community (MAGIC).
