NORMAL – Illinois State Swimming & Diving head coach Riley Hilbrandt announced the hiring of Kennedy Gilbertson as the program's new assistant coach on Wednesday. Gilbertson comes to Illinois State following a successful collegiate swimming career at Iowa and most recently coached at the collegiate level at Colby College.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kennedy to our coaching staff and team," Hilbrandt said. "Kennedy was a standout swimmer at Iowa and has coaching experience at club, high school, and collegiate levels. Throughout the interview process her love and passion for swimming truly stood out, which I believe will go a long way with not only the success of our current student-athletes, but future Redbirds to come.