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Charlie King is in his fifth season as the head swimming and diving coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2022-23. He was named to the position in June 2018. King became just the second head coach in program history.

MSUM had a solid fifth-place finish at the NSIC Championships in 2022, led by Katelin Winter, who won the 200 butterfly conference championship and set a school record at the meet. Six Dragons earned NSIC All-Academic honors.

The 2020-21 season was shortened by Covid-19. MSUM went 1-1 in duals and eight members of Dragon swim and dive earned NSIC All-Academic honors.

In 2019-20 senior Erin Fons earned All-NSIC honors in the 200 breaststroke for MSUM. Sophomore Katelin Winter set a new school record in the 200 free while the 800 free relay also set a record.

In 2018-19 MSUM had junior Breah Anderson qualify for the national championships in the 50 free while Amber Westereng earned a trip to the pre-qualifying diving meet. Senior Taylor Beynon and Westereng earned All-NSIC honors as well.

King spent the previous six seasons as the head men's and women's swimming and diving head coach at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.

A native of Hibbing, Minn., King built a successful program at UW La Crosse. He had 23 athletes earn All-American honors and also coached 255 All-WIAC honorees. He coached the UWL women's swimming and diving team to six straight WIAC titles. King was a three-time WIAC Coach of the Year.

Prior to his successful tenure at UWL, King served as an assistant coach at the University of Utah. He helped recruit on one top 15 and one top 20 recruiting class at Utah, and also saw nine athletes attain school records.

He has also served as the head women's and men's coach at Millikin University in 2007-08. King was a graduate assistant coach at St. Cloud State from 2005-07, and was the head women's swimming coach at Augsburg College from 2003-05.

King is a 2000 graduate of St. Cloud State with a degree in social studies with a history emphasis. He earned a master's degree in sports management from SCSU in 2007.

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