Tamber McAllister is in her second season as head coach of the Trailblazer women’s swimming program. In her first season as DSU mentor, McAllister led the Trailblazers to a third place finish in their RMAC debut and saw eight swimmers earn all-conference honors.
McAllister comes to Dixie State after serving as an assistant swimming coach at BYU for two stints from 2005-11 and 2012-18. During her recent time at BYU, she spent four years as an assistant for the women’s team before assisting both the men’s and women’s teams in stroke work.
Prior to her first coaching stint at BYU, McAllistar coached for one season at East High School (2004-05) in Salt Lake City, and has spent a number of seasons as a club coach in both the Salt Lake City and Provo areas.
McAllister competed collegiately at BYU from 2000-04, where she specialized in the breaststroke and IM events, and was a four-time Mountain West Conference individual champion in the 200 breast. She also competed in the 2000 United States Olympic Trials in the 200 and 100 breast and placed 17th and 27th, respectively.
A native of El Dorado Hills, Calif., McAllister received a Bachelor's degree in Health Science from BYU in 2004. She and her husband, Eric, are the parents of four children – Emma, Marcus, Lilly and Casey.
