CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Meg Sisson French, the Mary Frances Wagley, '47 Head Coach of Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving at MIT, has announced the hiring of Matthew Charest as Assistant Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Coach. In addition to his role with the Engineers Swimming & Diving program, Charest will also work as an Athletics Communications Assistant.

"We are so excited to welcome Matt to MIT! He is a fantastic coach who has a proven track record of recruiting and coaching at a high level," said Sisson French. "His energy, experience, and enthusiasm immediately stood out in the search process, and I know he will be a great addition to MIT Swimming and Diving and DAPER. I can't wait for him to get started later this month!"

Charest joins MIT after spending the past three seasons as an Assistant Coach at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, where he directed recruiting operations for the Continentals. His efforts helped the women's team to its highest NESCAC finish in 12 years and the men's programs best finish in seven years in 2023, earning NESCAC Women's Coaching Staff of the Year honors.

Since Charest joined the Hamilton coaching staff in 2021, the Continentals have set 47 school records and had over 200 program top ten performances, while recording 18 NCAA provisional times and earning 11 All-American honors. In 2024, Nathaniel Taft became the first Hamilton swimmer to earn NESCAC Rookie of the Year honors.

A 2020 graduate of Bates College, Charest received his degree in Psychology while earning NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Awards in both 2018-19 and 2019-20, as well as the 2019-20 Coaches Award and the 2019 Men's Varsity Swimming Most Valuable Player Award. A four-year swimmer for the Bobcats, Charest was a team captain and earned All-NESCAC honors in 2019 after finishing third in the 50-yard breaststroke. He remains ranked in the top ten all-time at Bates in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

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