Max Rowland was named the CWRU Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach in August 2026.
Rowland had served as the Assistant Swimming Coach at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the prior three seasons. He was a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024.
While an assistant coach with the Scots, Rowland contributed to technical instruction and leadership, recruitment, and seasonal planning for the distance and IM training groups. He also instructed physical education classes, conducted year-round training for the masters swimming program, and led technical instruction for the 2025 Nike Swim Camp held on the Macalester campus.
Prior to his time in Saint Paul, Rowland attended Lake Forest College and competed for the Forester swimming and diving team. He claimed seven individual and relay conference titles in the Midwest Conference and qualified for the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in 2020. Rowland graduated from the school in 2022 with a degree in communications.
During the pandemic, Rowland served as an assistant swimming coach at Omega Olympus Aquatics in Salt Lake City and as a remote volunteer assistant coach at LFC. He has also worked as an assistant coach at the club level for Lake Forest Swim Club, Edina Swim Club, and Riptide Swim Team. He was the head coach of the Highland Park High School Swimming and Diving Team for two years, mentoring four state qualifiers.
