Gracie Redding joined UIW as an assistant coach during the 2019-20 season.
Outside of coaching for the Cardinals, she also serves as a swim instructor for Streamline Aquatics LLC in San Antonio.
Prior to UIW, Redding was a club swim coach with Gulf Coast Swim Team (GCST).
Redding swam for Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) from 2016-2019, she swam at Florida State for her freshman season (2015-16). At FGCU she racked up multiple accolade including Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Swimmer of the year (senior), CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American (senior), was a two-time CCSA Swimmer of the Week (senior), was a two-time Most Outstanding Female Swimmer of the Meet (junior & senior), earned CSCAA Scholar All-American twice (junior), earned CSCAA All-American (sophomore) after finishing 15t in the country n the 200 free relay at the 2017 NCAA Swimming Championships, and was named CCSA All-Conference (sophomore).
