Brooke Walker Assistant Swim & Dive Coach Release

Swim & Dive Adds Brooke Walker as Assistant Coach

Lloyd adds former Augie student-athlete to staff following decorated career

6/19/2025 10:00:00 AM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University swim and dive team is seeing its coaching staff expand, as director of swim and dive Dan Lloyd announced the addition of Brooke Walker as an assistant coach Thursday, June 19. Walker, a captain on Lloyd's Augustana swim and dive team this past season and a four-year member of the Vikings' squad, comes to IWU after finishing a decorated career. Walker will begin her coaching duties August 1.

"I am excited to have Brooke join our staff as she brings invaluable knowledge of the culture we will build and create here at Illinois Wesleyan in our program. She also has a great understanding of our conference and the community having been a successful student athlete in college on a championship program, and also from growing up here in the Bloomington-Normal area. Brooke has firsthand knowledge of how impactful the Division III experience is in all areas of life and brings an exceptional passion for providing mentorship of our student athletes in their pursuit of excellence in the classroom, the pool, and most importantly in life."

Walker earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration finance and management along with a minor in communication studies and data analytics from Augustana in May. A native of Le Roy, Ill., Walker was a member of three College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships, as she helped guide the Vikings to titles in 2022, 2024, and 2025, serving as a team captain on the last championship.

Walker earned All-CCIW honors all four years, including CCIW championship titles in the 1650-yard freestyle (2023), 200-yard breaststroke (2025), 400-yard medley relay (2023 and 2025), and the 800-yard free relay (2024). She was also all-conference in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing second in 2025, the 1650-yard freestyle, finishing runner-up in 2022, 2024, and 2025, and the 500-yard freestyle, with a third-place finish in 2023 and 2024.

Following a strong sophomore campaign, Walker was named the MVP for Augustana's women's team. Walker was twice named Academic All-CCIW, earning the accolade in 2023 and 2024. She holds Augie's school record in the 200-yard breaststroke, which she broke in 2025, and was a part of the 800-yard freestyle relay that broke the school record in 2024, and bettered the mark in 2025.

Along with her coaching duties at Illinois Wesleyan, Walker will also serve as the assistant director of aquatics for Fort Natatorium, and will be an assistant coach for the City of Bloomington's recreational youth swim team.

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