Arthur Albiero

Arthur Albiero
Biographical details
BornJune, 1973
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Alma materOakland University '96
U of Alabama MA '03
Playing career
1992-1993Cal State Bakersfield
Coach Ernie Maglischo
1993-1996Oakland University
Coach Pete Hovland
Position(s)Individual Medley
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996-1999Kenyon College
Asst. to HOF Coach Jim Steen
1999-2003University of Alabama
Asst. to Don Wagner, Don Gambril
2003-University of Louisville
2008Romanian Olympic Team
2012Portuguese Olympic Team
2015-2016USA 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.