Milligan joined the Swimming & Diving staff in July 2026 as an Assistant Coach.
She joins the Bulldogs after spending four seasons on the coaching staff at Georgetown, where she helped lead the Hoyas' men's program to four consecutive Big East Championships and played a key role in the development of one of the conference's top programs.
Most recently, Milligan served as an assistant coach under head coach John Carroll after two seasons as an assistant coach and one year as a volunteer assistant under Jack Leavitt. She coached Georgetown's upper training group, overseeing mid-distance, individual medley and distance swimmers while designing season training plans, daily practices and race strategies. She also played an integral role in recruiting, team operations, travel logistics and program administration.
During her tenure, Georgetown swimmers combined to break 47 school records, capture 26 Big East individual titles and earn the program's first NCAA qualifier. The Hoyas' coaching staff was named Big East Men's Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024, 2025 and 2026, while both the men's and women's teams earned CSCAA Academic All-America recognition each season.
A former Division I student-athlete, Milligan competed at both the University of New Hampshire and Georgetown during her collegiate career. She was a two-time America East Academic All-American at New Hampshire, where she helped the Wildcats capture the 2018 America East Swimming and Diving Championship, before attending Georgetown. She concluded her career with the Hoyas as a Big East All-Academic selection and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Human Science from Georgetown in 2022.
