Milwaukee Athletics

Alex Hallam begins his fourth season as the associate head coach in 2026-27, following his promotion after five years as the assistant coach for the Milwaukee swimming & diving teams.

During the 2025-26 season, the men’s team won five dual meets and finished fourth at the Horizon League Championships, while the women’s team earned four dual meet wins and a third consecutive runner-up finish. Following the league championships, newcomer Sam Lorenz became the first male swimmer to qualify for the NCAA Championships, reaching the event in both the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events.
 
In 2024-25 Hallam helped guide the women to finish runner-up at the Horizon League Championships. He also helped lead the men to their highest finish at the league championships in 10 years.

In his first season as the associate head coach in 2023-24, Hallam helped guide the women's team to a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships, scoring their highest team point total since the 2014 season.

Hallam came to Milwaukee with over six years of coaching experience and over 14 years devoted to the sport.
 
Most recently, Hallam worked as a coach in the Milwaukee area. He spent over three years working with the Schroeder Swim Team in Brown Deer, coaching a large number of swimmers ranging in age from 6-years to 22-years-old. Hallam In addition to a large number of responsibilities, Hallam coached a number of individuals to state championships.
 
Also in the area, Hallam spent the past year as the head coach at Greendale High School. In just his first season, he led the Panthers to a third-place finish at sectionals and coached four individuals to berths to the WIAA State Championships.
 
Prior to that, Hallam spent two years as the senior assistant coach for the Southwest Aquatic Team in Muskego.
 
Hallam is very familiar with the Horizon League, as he graduated from Green Bay and was a four-year swimmer for the Phoenix. He swam distance free, IM and backstroke events with the Phoenix and was named a team captain as a senior. He was also voted as the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) while at Green Bay.
 
Hallam graduated from Green Bay with degrees in Psychology and Human Development.