Now in his 12th season as the Miami Hurricanes' head strength and conditioning coach, Andreu Swasey has developed a reputation as one of the finest in his field. One of college football's best-known and most innovative strength coaches, Swasey has an extensive background in speed and agility training.
Swasey is in charge of the daily conditioning regimen for more than 100 student-athletes in the Hurricanes' football program. He also directs Miami's entire strength and conditioning staff of five coaches who supervise all of the conditioning needs of UM's 18 scholarship sports. Swasey has a unique perspective as a strength and conditioning coach, as he has previous experience as a defensive backs coach and a player. That background makes Swasey the perfect person to address the specific needs of football student-athletes.
The Miami native has coached in nine bowl games with the Hurricanes, including the 2001 national championship at the Rose Bowl. As a football player at Baylor University, he started at cornerback and was a two-year letterman. He was the starting strong safety for the Bears as a senior in 1993 after playing extensively as a reserve in 1992 on a team that defeated Arizona in the Sun Bowl.
Swasey's current stint at UM is his second with the Hurricanes. He returned to UM in 2000 from the University of Houston. He spent the 2000 season as Miami's co-head strength and conditioning coach in charge of speed and agility and was promoted to head of the department in 2001.
Swasey was with the Hurricanes in 1997 and 1998 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach before moving on to coach defensive backs at Houston in 1999.
He began his coaching career at Copperas Cove (Texas) High School, where he coached defensive backs from 1995 to 1997.
Prior to his playing days at Baylor, Swasey was a standout at Fort Scott (Kansas) Junior College, where he earned Second-Team Junior College All-America honors in 1991 and was an all-conference honoree.
The 41-year old Swasey is a graduate of Carol City High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Baylor in 1995. He and his wife, Monica, have four children: sons Andrew and Jovon and daughters Ashlinn and Jaela.
SWASEY AT A GLANCE
Personal Info
Full Name
J. Andreu Swasey
Age
41
Hometown
Miami, Florida
Education
B.A. in Sociology, Baylor University (1995)
Wife
Monica
Children
Sons, Andrew and Jovon; Daughters, Ashlinn and Jaela
Coaching Experience
2001-11
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Miami
2000
Co-Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Miami
1999
Defensive Backs, University of Houston
1997-98
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Miami
1995-97
Defensive Backs, Copperas Cove (Texas) High School
Bowl Games as a Coach
2010
Sun Bowl
2009
Champs Sports Bowl
2008
Enerald Bowl
2006
MPC Computers Bowl
2005
Peach Bowl
2004
Peach Bowl
2004
Orange Bowl
2003
Fiesta Bowl
2002
Rose Bowl
2001
Sugar Bowl
1998
MicronPC Bowl
Bowl Games as a Player
1992
Sun Bowl
Honors as a Player
Started his senior season at cornerback at Baylor (1993)
Two-year football letterman at Baylor from 1992-93
