Beth Whittle is in her seventh year as head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.
An assistant swimming coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 2005-09, Whittle moved to the Twin Cities with her husband Tim Whittle, who became Mac’s men’s basketball coach prior to the 2009-10 season.
The former Beth Slaughter spent two seasons as an assistant swimming coach at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she served as the women’s recruiting coordinator, men’s and women’s academic coordinator, and head Master’s swimming coach. Whittle came to UW after coaching for two years at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn.
A four-year letter-winner at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., Whittle won the 200-yard backstroke national title in 1996 en route to 20 All-America citations during her career. She also earned Northwest Conference Female Swimmer of the Year honors as a sophomore (1995) and senior (1997). She was inducted into the Linfield College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
An Albany, Ore., native, Whittle received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Linfield in 1997, and a master’s degree in physical education/athletic administration from Idaho State University in 2001.
