Swimming & Diving
Garth, Christy
Christy Garth
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- cgarth@uncaa.unc.edu
- Phone:
- 919-962-7262
Christy Garth is now in her 10th season as an assistant coach for the Carolina men’s and women’s swimming teams. Garth was added as the fifth full-time member of the Carolina swimming coaching staff in September 2008. She is a long-time Tar Heel, having captained Carolina teams that won ACC titles in the 1990s. In fact, she swam on four Carolina teams which won ACC crowns when she was an undergraduate.
As a Tar Heel alumna, she has been a key conduit with UNC’s alumni base and much of the success of the lobby/entrance way area at Koury Natatorium, including the Blue Dolphin Hall of Honor is due to Garth’s tireless efforts. She worked hand-in-hand with alumnus and donor Greg Sanchez and Sue Walsh of the Educational Foundation to make the project a reality.
Aided by the excellent efforts of Garth, the 2016-17 Tar Heel teams placed 41 swimmers and divers on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and five individuals on the All-ACC Academic Teams. The Tar Heel men set seven school records in short course events, the UNC women established 10 short course University records (including in four of five relays) and nine University long course records fell last summer. Both Tar Heel squads earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team status in each semester of 2016-17 as well.
During the 2016-17 campaign, Garth helped lead the Tar Heels to a pair of 7-3 dual meet finishes while competing against the most difficult schedule in UNC history. Carolina finished third at both ACC meets and the women were 18th at the NCAA Championships. The Tar Heels set 12 school records in short course and long course events in 2015-16.
The previous year, Garth was a key coaching contributor as UNC placed 18th in the NCAA men’s meet and 19th in the women’s meet. Carolina also set 17 school short course records during the 2014-15 campaign.
Garth made key contributions to the stroke group as the Tar Heels placed in the top three of both ACC championships in 2013-14. Along the way, Carolina swimmers set 15 school short course records, including in six relay events.
Tar Heel teams have flourished under Garth’s keen coaching skills. From 2008-10, she coached the distance group with head coach Rich DeSelm. During the 2009-10 season, she worked with a middle distance group that qualified Evan Reed and Hank Browning for the NCAA Championships.
During the very successful 2012-13 campaign, Garth coached the middle distance group. She directly coached three of the four members of the women’s unit that broke the ACC record in the 400-yard freestyle relay - Ally Hardesty, Lauren Earp and Danielle Siverling. That relay earned an automatic NCAA qualification. Two individuals in Garth’s group qualified for the NCAA meet - Earp and Siverling. That 2013 squad finished 12th at the NCAA Championships and broke multiple team records.
Garth, a 1996 alumnus of Carolina and a four-year letter winner on the Carolina women’s swimming team, always brings excitement, experience and depth to the coaching staff. Garth worked in the past with then associate head coach Mike Litzinger leading the stroke group. She has served in that capacity since 2012 and worked with a slew of NCAA qualifers and U.S. National Team members.
Garth has been a key part of Carolina’s successful summer program that led to nearly 50 qualifiers for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and another 30 for the 2016 Olympic Trials.
Garth was a decorated swimmer at Carolina during her four-year tenure. She was an All-ACC selection four successive years from 1993-96 and was part of four ACC championship teams while a collegian.
Garth was a two-year team captain in 1994-95 and 1995-96 and the winner of the program’s Hill Carrow Spirit Award in both of those seasons. She qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000 and was an Olympic torchbearer in 2002 when the Winter Games were in Salt Lake City.
Her collegiate coaching experience includes two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland in the early 2000s. She also served as an interim assistant coach for women’s swimming at the University of Michigan during the 2000-01 school year. While at Michigan, Garth also coached at prestigious Club Wolverine for two seasons.
Garth has worked in a variety of sports-related jobs. Directly out of college, she worked for the United States Golf Association as the U.S. Women’s Open director’s assistant. Following that, she worked on production crews for ABC Sports from 1996-98. Garth also worked for NBC during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games as part of the production crew. From 2001-03, she worked for SpeedoUSA as an accounts manager before she began coaching at the University of Maryland. Prior to coming to UNC in 2008, Garth was the head swim coach at Duchesne Academy in Houston, Texas.
Garth studied political science and communication studies at North Carolina. Today, she continues to swim and was honored as a Top 10 Master’s swimmer in 2009.
Garth is married to Trey Blazer, a physician at Duke Medical Center. The couple has two children. Callie Ann Blazer was born on December 29, 2011. Little brother, Colton James Blazer, joined the family on May 11, 2014.
Garth has served as the director of the Rich DeSelm Swim Camp since 2014.
As a Tar Heel alumna, she has been a key conduit with UNC’s alumni base and much of the success of the lobby/entrance way area at Koury Natatorium, including the Blue Dolphin Hall of Honor is due to Garth’s tireless efforts. She worked hand-in-hand with alumnus and donor Greg Sanchez and Sue Walsh of the Educational Foundation to make the project a reality.
Aided by the excellent efforts of Garth, the 2016-17 Tar Heel teams placed 41 swimmers and divers on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and five individuals on the All-ACC Academic Teams. The Tar Heel men set seven school records in short course events, the UNC women established 10 short course University records (including in four of five relays) and nine University long course records fell last summer. Both Tar Heel squads earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team status in each semester of 2016-17 as well.
During the 2016-17 campaign, Garth helped lead the Tar Heels to a pair of 7-3 dual meet finishes while competing against the most difficult schedule in UNC history. Carolina finished third at both ACC meets and the women were 18th at the NCAA Championships. The Tar Heels set 12 school records in short course and long course events in 2015-16.
The previous year, Garth was a key coaching contributor as UNC placed 18th in the NCAA men’s meet and 19th in the women’s meet. Carolina also set 17 school short course records during the 2014-15 campaign.
Garth made key contributions to the stroke group as the Tar Heels placed in the top three of both ACC championships in 2013-14. Along the way, Carolina swimmers set 15 school short course records, including in six relay events.
Tar Heel teams have flourished under Garth’s keen coaching skills. From 2008-10, she coached the distance group with head coach Rich DeSelm. During the 2009-10 season, she worked with a middle distance group that qualified Evan Reed and Hank Browning for the NCAA Championships.
During the very successful 2012-13 campaign, Garth coached the middle distance group. She directly coached three of the four members of the women’s unit that broke the ACC record in the 400-yard freestyle relay - Ally Hardesty, Lauren Earp and Danielle Siverling. That relay earned an automatic NCAA qualification. Two individuals in Garth’s group qualified for the NCAA meet - Earp and Siverling. That 2013 squad finished 12th at the NCAA Championships and broke multiple team records.
Garth, a 1996 alumnus of Carolina and a four-year letter winner on the Carolina women’s swimming team, always brings excitement, experience and depth to the coaching staff. Garth worked in the past with then associate head coach Mike Litzinger leading the stroke group. She has served in that capacity since 2012 and worked with a slew of NCAA qualifers and U.S. National Team members.
Garth has been a key part of Carolina’s successful summer program that led to nearly 50 qualifiers for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and another 30 for the 2016 Olympic Trials.
Garth was a decorated swimmer at Carolina during her four-year tenure. She was an All-ACC selection four successive years from 1993-96 and was part of four ACC championship teams while a collegian.
Garth was a two-year team captain in 1994-95 and 1995-96 and the winner of the program’s Hill Carrow Spirit Award in both of those seasons. She qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000 and was an Olympic torchbearer in 2002 when the Winter Games were in Salt Lake City.
Her collegiate coaching experience includes two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland in the early 2000s. She also served as an interim assistant coach for women’s swimming at the University of Michigan during the 2000-01 school year. While at Michigan, Garth also coached at prestigious Club Wolverine for two seasons.
Garth has worked in a variety of sports-related jobs. Directly out of college, she worked for the United States Golf Association as the U.S. Women’s Open director’s assistant. Following that, she worked on production crews for ABC Sports from 1996-98. Garth also worked for NBC during the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games as part of the production crew. From 2001-03, she worked for SpeedoUSA as an accounts manager before she began coaching at the University of Maryland. Prior to coming to UNC in 2008, Garth was the head swim coach at Duchesne Academy in Houston, Texas.
Garth studied political science and communication studies at North Carolina. Today, she continues to swim and was honored as a Top 10 Master’s swimmer in 2009.
Garth is married to Trey Blazer, a physician at Duke Medical Center. The couple has two children. Callie Ann Blazer was born on December 29, 2011. Little brother, Colton James Blazer, joined the family on May 11, 2014.
Garth has served as the director of the Rich DeSelm Swim Camp since 2014.
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