Steve Allnutt
Head Coach
Former Rainbow Warrior swimmer Steve Allnutt enters his first season at the helm of the Hawai‘i men's and women's swimming and diving programs after being named the head coach on Aug. 30, 2024.
YEARS COACHING
Hawai'i - 1st season (2024-present)
Overall - 13th season (2012-present)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Hawai'i - Head Coach (2024-present)
San Jose State - Assistant Coach (2022-24)
San Diego State - Associate Head Coach (2018-22), Assistant Coach (2014-18)
Hawai'i - Volunteer Assistant Coach (2012-14)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
- Arrives at UH with a decade of coaching experience in the Mountain West.
- During his two years at San Jose State, the Spartans defeated rivals Fresno State and Nevada in dual meets, both for the first time in over a decade.
- Also led the Spartan distance squad to a second-place team finish at the inaugural MPSF Open Water Championships, a competition that he helped start as a championship committee member.
- Helped lead the San Diego State women's program to four Mountain West titles (2015, 2019, 2020, 2022) in his eight years with the program.
- Coached three-time Mountain West Swimmer of the Year Klara Thormalm.
- Helped guide San Diego State to a dual meet record of 85-2 during his tenure, ending his time with the Aztecs on a 40-meet winning streak.
- A total of 30 Aztecs advanced to the NCAA Championships during his time with the program, highlighted by 12 entries and a 39th-place national finish in his first season at SDSU in 2014-15.
- Aztec swimmers combined to win 44 individual and relay Mountain West titles over his eight seasons on staff.
- 11 San Diego State athletes earned CSCAA All-America recognition.
- Helped lead SDSU to top-three conference finishes in each of his eight seasons on staff.
ALMA MATER
Hawai‘i, 2011
Hawai‘i, 2014
SWIMMING CAREER
Hawai‘i, 2007-11
SWIMMING HIGHLIGHTS
- Helped lead UH to the 2011 Conference USA title.
- Placed in the top five in the 400 IM, 500 free and 1650 free at the 2011 Conference USA Championships.
- Outside the pool, Allnutt competed in the 2011 USA Swimming National Open Water Championships, placing top 15 in the 5k event.
HOMETOWN
Forest Grove, Ore.
PERSONAL
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science and earned his master’s degree in kinesiology, with a focus on research in swimming biomechanics, under Dr. Jan Prins, in 2014, both degrees were at UH.