Steel is entering his first season as head coach of the women's swimming & diving program at Connecticut College. He joins the Camels after spending the past two years as an assistant coach at Rugers University.
Steel joined the Scarlet Knights in 2023 and served as recruiting coordinator in his first season under head coach Jon Maccoll. In his second year his focus shifted to administrative and coaching duties, which included designing and implementing training programs for sprinters. He also coached several athletes to program top-10 performances while at Rutgers.
Steel spent the 2022-23 season as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Virginia. He helped the Cavaliers win their third-consecutive NCAA title with 11 total champions behind five relay and six individual NCAA championships.
Before joining the Cavaliers staff, Steel was a volunteer assistant swim coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach at Kenyon College. During his time with the Owls, the women's program won the 2022 DIII NCAA Championship team title while he also served as the team's strength and conditioning coach. In addition to working with the sprint and short stroke groups, he also coordinated all team dryland activities.
Steel began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Arizona, as a volunteer on the pool deck. He also served as an intern in the weight room and assisted the strength staff with the basketball, baseball, tennis, softball and swimming & diving teams.
As a student-athlete, Steel made Olympic Trial appearances in 2012 and 2016, earned a spot on the 2013 USA World Championship team and twice broke the U.S. Open 50 breaststroke record. In 2013, he placed second in the 100 breaststroke at the 2013 NCAA championships.
A native of Mooretown, New Jersey, Steel graduated from Arizona with a degree in biochemistry.
