Bridget Hilferty enters her tenth season as the Assistant Coach of the Bloomsburg University’s Men’s Swimming Team in the fall of 2022. Hilferty oversees the distance program while handling academic strategies, counseling to student-athletes, coordinating community service initiatives and fundraising. She also assists the Athletic Department with Title IX Compliance initiatives.
Hilferty has been instrumental in guiding the distance program to prominence over her nine seasons. Her men have set team records in the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free. Many of her swimmers have gained the A Final at the PSAC Championships, along with several B Finals. Eight of her swimmers now have 19 times on the BU All Time Top Ten list.
As a four-year performer for the Huskies, Hilferty was a dominate force in the distance freestyle events, earning NCAA All American honors in the 1000 free and 1650 free in 2012. She was a perennial top eight finalist at the conference championships and was a key performer during dual meet competitions. Hilferty is ranked in BU’s all-time top ten in the 1650 free (fifth), 500 free (fifth), 200 free (sixth) and 1000 free (sixth). She was twice named the BU Swimmer of the Year (2011, 2012) and was a two-time team captain (2012, 2013).
As a high school swimmer at Perkiomen Valley, Hilferty qualified for the PIAA State Championships in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She was also a three-year YMCA National Championship qualifier for the Boyertown YMCA and she is a certified member of the American Swimming Coaches Association.
Hilferty lives in Bloomsburg and is completed her Masters Degree in 2022.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
2021-2022 was very successful for the distance program. Junior Luke Scoboria posted ten lifetime personal best performances in a career season. He capped it by grabbing four A Finals at the PSAC championships in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. He also contributed to the Huskies second place finish in the 800 free relay. Scoboria's performances were the best by a men's distance swimmer during Hilferty's tenure.
The stressful season that was 2020-2021 saw many of Hilferty’s distance swimmers excel at the PSAC Championships. Sophomore Luke Scoboria totaled 43 points at the PSAC Championships while gaining two Top 8 swims and two more in the Top 16. Sophomore Jimmy Greek added another 44 points in achieving three Top 8 and one Top 16 performance. Hilferty’s “D-Crew” was very instrumental in helping the Huskies win their first-ever PSAC Championship in program history.
The 2019-2020 campaign had Hilferty guiding freshmen Luke Scoboria, Ryan Keenan and Jimmy Greek to scoring 60 team points at the PSAC Championships. The trio grabbed three A Finals with Scoboria gaining all three, along with four B Finals with Keenan gaining two, and Scoboria and Greek with one each.
The 2018-19 season saw Hilferty coach junior Corey Smith become one of the top distance swimmers at Bloomsburg, posting the third best time in program history in the 1650 freestyle. He also added his name to the list in the 500 and 1000 freestyle. Additionally, junior Doug Boehme once again broke his own team record in the 500 freestyle at the Zippy Invitational in Akron, OH.
During the 2017-18 season, Hilferty guided Doug Boehme to another team record in the 500 free and the number two overall ranking in the PSAC. Boehme also grabbed the number four spot in the 1650 free and was seventh overall in the 1000 free.
In the 2016-17 season, she coached freshman Doug Boehme to his first team record in the 500 free and the #2 performance all-time at Bloomsburg in the 1000 free and 1650 free. Additionally, she guided Logan Winchester to top-eight finishes in the 1000 and 1650 free events at the PSAC Championships.
During the 2015-16 campaign, Hiferty was guided Logan Winchester to the second-best time in program history in the 1650 freestyle, along with two #4 all-time rankings in the 500 and 1000 freestyle.
In her inaugural season, Hilferty has tremendous success in directing Brandon Sherbo’s assault on the BU record books as he established new marks in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events. It marked the first time in program history that a swimmer broke the 16-minute barrier in the 1650 when Sherbo posted a time of 15:57.12 at the PSAC Championships.
