Bruno Darzi - Swimming Coach - Boston College Athletics

Bruno Darzi

Title:
Associate Head Coach
Email:
darzi@bc.edu

Bruno Darzi is entering his first season as a part of Dara Torres' coaching staff at Boston College. Darzi comes to the Heights after nearly three decades of coaching at the college, junior, senior, international, and Olympic levels.

“I’m incredibly honored and excited to have Bruno join our program as associate head coach," Torres said. "He has over 25 years experience - 15 as a head coach - and I trained with Bruno for my sixth and final Olympic Trials. There’s no way I would have accomplished what I did at 45 years old without his coaching and guidance. We both can’t wait to get the season going with this great group of Eagles' swimmers.”

In addition to working with Torres - a five-time Olympian - Darzi coached three-time Olympians Vlad Polyakov (Kazakhstan) and Arlene Semeco (Venezuela) and has vast international experience, serving as Uruguay's coach at the 2019 Pan American Games and World Junior Swimming championships.

Prior to arriving at Boston College, Darzi was the Coach Director with USA Swimming's Southern Zone, which is comprised of 15 separate local swim committees (LSC) across nine states. In addition, Darzi served as the General Chair for Florida Gold Coast Swimming and was a member of its board since 2014. He is also a member of the LSC Development Committee with USA Swimming.

Since 2010, Darzi has served as the head coach of the Coral Springs Swim Club in Coral Springs, Fla. During his time at CSSC, Darzi has coached several swimmers to numerous National Top 10 performances while setting new Florida Gold Coast and club records. He was chosen as a member of the FGC All-Star coaching staff each year from 2004-08 and was a five-time member of the Southern Zone Team Championships FGC coaching staff. An American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Level Five-certified coach, Darzi earned the organization's Age Group of the Year award in 2006 and 2009.

A former national-caliber swimmer from Brazil, he graduated from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 2002. He holds numerous certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is a lifetime member of the organization.