Elizabeth Gerdin joined the UIW synchronized swimming staff at the start of the 2014-15 school year. She served as an assistant coach under Megan Deatherage for two years where the program won a pair of regional titles and tallied two top-four national finishes. On July 14, 2016, she was elevated to the role of interim head coach after Deatherage had to step down due to family reasons. The title of "interim" was dropped following the 2016-17 campaign.
She is a former UIW synchro student-athlete herself who last competed in 2011 and graduated from the school in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science double major in athletic training and rehabilitative science. The St. Paul, Minn. native competed at the FINA World Trophy Cup in 2009. During her time competing as a Cardinal she helped the team to a national third place finish and numerous regional championships. She was rookie of the year, earned the Dwyer award for encompassing the team values, and was a two-time team captain for the squad.
After her collegiate swimming eligibility was used up she stayed on at UIW for a year as a volunteer assistant coach under former head coach Kim Wurzel-LoPorto. During that season the Cardinals won the team and duet events and place second overall at the US Collegiate nationals and won the high point award at U.S. Nationals..
Gerdin is a Certified Athletic Trainer and worked from 2012-14 at a physical therapy clinic and at different high schools in Wisconsin and Minnesota. She also helped coach the University of Minnesota synchro team in 2012-13. Over the past two years, she has served as a choreographer and provided private lessons for clubs and high schools in Minnesota. She moved back to Texas in May of 2014 and started performing as a synchronized swimmer at the “Azul” show at Sea World.
