Arthur Albiero
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June, 1973 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Oakland University '96 U of Alabama MA '03 |
| Playing career | |
| 1992-1993 | Cal State Bakersfield Coach Ernie Maglischo |
| 1993-1996 | Oakland University Coach Pete Hovland |
| Position(s) | Individual Medley |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996-1999 | Kenyon College Asst. to HOF Coach Jim Steen |
| 1999-2003 | University of Alabama Asst. to Don Wagner, Don Gambril |
| 2003- | University of Louisville |
| 2008 | Romanian Olympic Team |
| 2012 | Portuguese Olympic Team |
| 2015-2016 | USA Nat. Team Staff |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big East Team Championships (2010-11, Louisville Men) (2012-13, Louisville Women) AAC Championships (2014 Louisville Men, Women) | |
| Awards | |
| 2xCoach of the Year (Swimswam) CSCAA 100 Greatest Coaches of the Century U. of Oakland Athletic Hall of Honor | |
Arthur Albiero (1973– ) is a Brazillian-born American swimming coach who was an All-American swimming competitor for Oakland University and coached swimming at the University of Louisville for over twenty years beginning in August, 2003. At the University of Louisville, he led both the men's and women's teams to championships in the Big East and AAC Conferences from 2010-2014 and led his women's team to a fourth place NCAA team championship in 2022-3. Through 2024, he had twenty of his swimmers qualify for and participate in the Olympic games. Olympians he has coached include 2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist Kelsi Worrell Dahlia who competed for America in the 4x100-meter medley relay, and 2004 Athens breaststroke Olympic bronze medalist Anne Poleska who competed for Germany.
While serving as an Associate Coach at the University of Alabama from 1999-2003, he coached bronze medalist Anne Poleska, and 2000-2004 Olympic participant Ioan Stefan Gherghel. While Head Coach at the University of Louisville, he sent three of his swimmers, Valentin Preda, Andrei Radzionau and Adam Madarassy to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, four of his swimmers to the 2012 London Olympics, seven of his swimmers to the 2016 Rio Olympics, one of his swimmers to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and four of his swimmers to the 2024 Paris Olympics.