Joe Murtha is in his first year as the Head Coach of the Manhattan Men's & Women's Swimming and Diving programs.

Murtha has spent the previous seven seasons as an assistant coach for both teams while serving as the recruiting coordinator.

He replaces longtime head coach Walter Olsewski, who announced his retirement after leading the swimming & diving programs the last 19 years.

Murtha swam collegiately at Fordham University from 2004-2008 in the ultra-competitive Atlantic 10 conference.