Milana Socha joined Northwestern after serving three seasons as the assistant coach at Dartmouth College. In her time under head coach Jamie Holder, Socha supported student-athletes in and out of the pool through coordinating team training and practice planning, recruiting and fundraising. She also implemented the "Why We Coach" program for the Dartmouth Athletic department while working with the Director of Peak Performance.
Before her coaching stint in Hanover, she served as an assistant coach at the University of Toledo where she spearheaded recruiting efforts and dry land practices for the Rockets and assisted in administrative duties including coordinating travel and fundraising. She worked her way up the ranks at
Smith College, where she served in multiple roles including head assistant women's swimming coach, interim head strength and condition coach and teaching fellow.
As a four-year letter winner at Carleton College in Minnesota, Socha graduated with a degree in Geology in 2014. She was captain for the 2013-14 season and earned NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention honors in 2014. The Chesterton, Ind. native was a 13-time all-conference selection in swimming and also lettered in cross country and track and field for two years. Socha earned her master's in exercise science and sports studies from Smith in 2016.
Robinson on Socha: "Milana is a student-athlete centered coach with an incredible work ethic. She pays careful attention to detail and holds herself to a high level of integrity. What I love is that she never hesitates to be available for student-athletes, building lasting relationships beyond eligibility. Her selflessness and her ability to help her swimmers drop significant time will be a great asset to our coaching staff and team."
Before her coaching stint in Hanover, she served as an assistant coach at the University of Toledo where she spearheaded recruiting efforts and dry land practices for the Rockets and assisted in administrative duties including coordinating travel and fundraising. She worked her way up the ranks at
Smith College, where she served in multiple roles including head assistant women's swimming coach, interim head strength and condition coach and teaching fellow.
As a four-year letter winner at Carleton College in Minnesota, Socha graduated with a degree in Geology in 2014. She was captain for the 2013-14 season and earned NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention honors in 2014. The Chesterton, Ind. native was a 13-time all-conference selection in swimming and also lettered in cross country and track and field for two years. Socha earned her master's in exercise science and sports studies from Smith in 2016.
Robinson on Socha: "Milana is a student-athlete centered coach with an incredible work ethic. She pays careful attention to detail and holds herself to a high level of integrity. What I love is that she never hesitates to be available for student-athletes, building lasting relationships beyond eligibility. Her selflessness and her ability to help her swimmers drop significant time will be a great asset to our coaching staff and team."