Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Director of Swimming & Diving Sergio Lopez Miro announced Monday that Klaudia Nazieblo has been named an assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant for the past year. Nazieblo was also a Virginia Tech swimmer from 2015-18.
This announcement comes after former associate head coach Jacy Dyer was named the head coach of men's and women's swimming & diving at Fairfield University.
"I am extremely happy that Klaudia will be joining us as an assistant coach for our swimming & diving team here at Virginia Tech. I had the privilege to coach her these past four years as a professional athlete and also work side-by-side with her as she was a volunteer coach with our team this past season," Lopez Miro said.
"Klaudia's passion for Virginia Tech and to be a Hokie is unmatched as she has spent the last eight years, either as a collegiate student-athlete or as a professional swimmer, representing the Hokie Nation at the highest level. Her amazing experience and desire to keep learning to be excellent will only enhance our swimming & diving team to keep moving forward to be at the top of the conference and national level. The future is bright."
Nazieblo spent the previous four years as a professional athlete, including a stint for the DC Trident in the ISL last summer.
As a Virginia Tech student-athlete, Nazieblo racked up eight All-American accolades, multiple ACC Championship podium finishes, broke eight school records and finished fifth in the 200 butterfly at the 2017 World University Games, where she represented Virginia Tech.
Internationally, she is a former Polish National Team member and record holder. Nazieblo represented her country at multiple continental and world competitions, including the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Nazieblo graduated from the College of Science with a degree in Economics and a Minor in Business Leadership and Communication.
"Virginia Tech provided me with the opportunity to grow and develop as an athlete and as an individual. It is an incredible honor for me to be a part of this Virginia Tech staff and I will strive to embody our motto of Ut Prosim to serve the new generation of Hokies," Nazieblo said.