Susan Lizzotte is the head coach of the University of Maine men's and women's swimming and diving programs in Orono, Maine, and enters her 15th season in that position in 2024-25. A longtime member of the Black Bears program, she has served on the Maine coaching staff since graduating from the university in 1999 and became head coach in 2009. She earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology and physical education, with a concentration in teaching and coaching, from UMaine.
Before moving into coaching, Lizzotte completed a distinguished swimming career at Maine. She was a four-time team MVP, won four America East individual titles, set six school records, received two scholar-athlete awards, and captained the team as a senior. She joined the staff as an assistant coach in 2000, and her contributions to the program were later recognized with induction into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
