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Tamber McAllister

TitleHead Swimming & Diving Coach

Phone(801) 422-2396

OfficeRB 151

Coaching Career

Named BYU swimming and diving head coach on May 8, 2024
BYU assistant coach (2021-24)
Utah Tech (Dixie State) head women's swim coach (2018-21)
BYU assistant coach (2005-18)

Coaching Accomplishments

Guided BYU men's swimmers to third-place team finish at 2024 Big 12 Championships with two individual champions.
Guided the Cougars to 24 all-conference finishes at 2024 Big 12 Championships.
Helped BYU men's swimming achieve a program-record eight overall and three relay entries at 2024 NCAA Championships.
Sixteen-year assistant coaching tenure at BYU includes nine All-Americans, 49 individual conference titles, eight team league titles and 37 school records broken.
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (2019-20)
Coached Utah Tech swimmers to over 70 team records.

Swimming Career

Competed at BYU (2000-04), specialized in breaststroke
Remains No. 5 all-time at BYU in the women's 200 breast (2:14.69, 2001)
Four-time Mountain West 200 breaststroke champion
2000 U.S. Olympic Trials competitor in 200 and 100 breast, finished 12th and 27th, respectively

Personal

Husband's name is Eric. They have four kids, Emma, Marcus, Lilly and CJ.
Graduated from BYU with B.S. in exercise science (2004)

Tamber McAllister on BYU Radio's Her Y

BYU swimmer competes in backstroke in the Cougars' dual meet at Arizona on Dec. 20, 2024.

Men's Swimming & DivingDecember 21, 2024

Swim and dive teams fall in dual meet at Arizona

BYU men’s and women’s swim and dive completed its weekend dual meet at Arizona on Saturday at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.

BYU swimmer Lucy Warnick swims breaststroke in the Cougars' dual meet at Arizona on Dec. 20, 2024.

Men's Swimming & DivingDecember 21, 2024

Swim and dive teams fall in dual meet at Arizona

BYU men’s and women’s swim and dive completed its weekend dual meet at Arizona on Saturday at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.

Men's Swimming & DivingNovember 21, 2024

Riva, Etzold & Nelson record top-5 all-time BYU swims at Texas Invitational

BYU men’s swimming moved into day two of competition at the Texas Invitational while diving opened the SMU Invite on Thursday.

BYU swimmer Jasmine Anderson swims breaststroke

Men's Swimming & DivingNovember 21, 2024

Miller Lung, Anderson shine in 100 breast at Texas Invitational

BYU women’s swimming moved into day two of competition at the Texas Invitational while diving opened the SMU Invite on Thursday.

Men's Swimming & DivingNovember 19, 2024

Swim and Dive Announces 2025 Signing Class

BYU head swim and dive coach Tamber McAllister announced the program's signing of 13 newcomers on Tuesday.

BYU swimmer Mackenzie Miller Lung swims breaststroke in a dual meet versus UNLV at the Richards Building Pool on Nov. 2, 2024.

Men's Swimming & DivingNovember 02, 2024

Women's swim and dive falls to UNLV 162-138

BYU women’s swim and dive fell to UNLV 162-138 in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon at the Richards Building Pool.

BYU swimmer Tanner Nelson swims freestyle.

Men's Swimming & DivingNovember 02, 2024

Nelson’s 27 points lead BYU men’s swim and dive past UNLV 173-127

Tanner Nelson tallied 27 points on three event wins as BYU men’s swim and dive raced by UNLV 173-127 on Saturday afternoon at the Richards Building Pool.

Men's Swimming & DivingOctober 05, 2024

Tanner Edwards' school record highlights another winning day at Intermountain Shootout

BYU men’s swim and dive won its dual matchups with Utah and Colorado Mesa by a combined 170 points with seven event wins, including a school record-breaking 50 fly performance from Tanner Edwards.

BYU swimmer Mackenzie Miller Lung competes in breaststroke at the Intermountain Shootout in Grand Junction, Colorado on Oct. 4, 2024.

Men's Swimming & DivingOctober 05, 2024

Women's swim and dive leaves Grand Junction with three more wins over Utah, Colorado Mesa and CSU Pueblo

BYU women’s swim and dive won its dual matchups with Utah, Colorado Mesa and CSU Pueblo by a combined 264 points with seven event wins, including two from Mackenzie Miller Lung.

Swimmers from BYU, Utah and Colorado Mesa in the starting blocks at the Intermountain Shootout on Oct. 4, 2024.

Men's Swimming & DivingOctober 04, 2024

Men's swim and dive dominates opening day in Grand Junction

BYU men’s swim and dive won both of its dual meet format matchups by a combined 135 points after totaling seven event wins in season-opening action at the Intermountain Shootout at El Pomar Natatorium on Friday night.

Men's Swimming & DivingOctober 04, 2024

Women's swim and dive dominates opening day in Grand Junction

BYU women’s swim and dive put on a dominant performance with six event wins and 50-point wins over each of its opponents in season-opening action at El Pomar Natatorium on Friday night.

BYU swimmer Max Kleinman swims butterfly.

Men's Swimming & DivingSeptember 27, 2024

Marusakova, Kleinman show out in swim and dive's Blue and White Meet

Emma Marusakova and Max Kleinman led all women’s and men’s scorers, respectively, as BYU swim and dive previewed the coming 2024-25 season with its annual Blue and White Meet at the Richards Building Pool on Friday night.

BYU swimmer Emma Marusakova prepares to swim backstroke at the 2024 Blue and White Meet.

Men's Swimming & DivingSeptember 27, 2024

Marusakova, Kleinman show out in swim and dive's Blue and White Meet

BYU swimmer Brad Binns competes in breaststroke at at the 2024 BYU Alumni Meet.

Men's Swimming & DivingSeptember 24, 2024

Blue and White Meet to preview Swim and Dive season

BYU men’s swim and dive will preview its 2024-25 team in its annual Blue and White Meet on Friday at 5 p.m. MDT at the Richards Building Pool.

BYU swimmer Abril Arias competes in butterfly at the 2024 BYU Alumni Meet.

Men's Swimming & DivingSeptember 24, 2024

Blue and White Meet to preview Swim and Dive season

BYU women’s swim and dive will preview its 2024-25 team in its annual Blue and White Meet on Friday at 5 p.m. MDT at the Richards Building Pool.

BYU women's swimmers dive into the pool at the 2024 BYU Alumni Meet.

Men's Swimming & DivingSeptember 21, 2024

Swim and dive welcomes home alumni, showcases 2024-25 team

BYU swim and dive showcased its 2024-25 team while welcoming over 20 alumni back to the Richards Building Pool on Saturday morning.

BYU men's swimmers dive into the pool at the 2024 BYU Alumni Meet.

Men's Swimming & DivingSeptember 21, 2024

Swim and dive welcomes home alumni, showcases 2024-25 team

BYU swim and dive showcased its 2024-25 team while welcoming over 20 alumni back to the Richards Building Pool on Saturday morning.

BYU fans watch the Cougars' dual meet with Utah at the Richards Building Pool on February 9, 2024.

Men's Swimming & DivingAugust 08, 2024

BYU Swim & Dive announces 2024-25 meet schedule

BYU men’s and women’s swim and dive announced its 2024-2025 meet schedule on Thursday.

Christian Hanselmann, Emma Lythgoe and Melissa Springer join BYU swim and dive as assistant coaches.

Men's Swimming & DivingAugust 06, 2024

McAllister announces hiring of Hanselmann, Springer and Lythgoe

BYU head swimming and diving coach Tamber McAllister announced the completion of her staff on Monday with the hiring of three assistant coaches in former Cougar swimmers Christian Hanselmann, Melissa Springer and Emma Lythgoe.

Men's Swimming & DivingJune 21, 2024