Chad Castillo Hired by University of Arizona to Round Out Staff

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Chad Castillo Hired by University of Arizona to Round Out Staff

The University of Arizona on Wednesday hired Chad Castillo to round out the coaching staff of head coach Augie Busch.

Castillo was promoted to assistant coach after serving as a volunteer assistant for the 2022-23 season. He has spent all of his decade-long coaching career in Tucson.

“I am tremendously excited to bring coach Castillo onto our staff,” Busch said in a press release. “He has worked hard and earned this opportunity. Chad has huge potential as a Division I coach through his teaching skills and relationship-centered approach. I have no doubt that he will become an excellent recruiter as well. I coached Chad as a high schooler and he has always been a genuine, kind, and positive person. I think he’s going to be a difference maker for our program; I can’t wait to work with him.”

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Castillo graduated from the University of Arizona in 2008. He spent five seasons as the head coach of the Salpointe Catholic High School girls team, leading the Lancers to the 2014 Arizona Division II state championship. He was the Arizona 5A/Division II Southern Region coach of the year all five of his seasons there.

From there, he went to La Paloma Country Club, where he spent eight years. The role included coaching at Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatic Clubs. He was instrumental in growing the La Paloma membership before leading in 2022.

“I am excited and honored to join the University of Arizona’s swimming and diving coaching staff,” Castillo said. “As a lifelong Tucsonan and Wildcat, I understand the important place that the University of Arizona’s swimming and diving program holds in the community. I am grateful for the opportunity that coach Busch has given me to be a part of this amazing program and its future. Bear Down!”

Castillo joins an Arizona staff that added Olympian Amanda Beard this summer.

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