Brad Langford enters his second season as head coach of the Centenary men’s and women’s swimming program for the 2021-22 season. 

Langford, a native of Mason, Ohio, served as assistant coach of the Ladies and Gents in 2019-20. He led the Ladies and Gents to a pair of successful campaigns this past season, one marked by several impressive individual achievements and notable awards. The Ladies and Gents each placed fourth at the SCAC Championships in San Antonio. Ladies' junior Brianna Serret (Alexandria, La.) won the 100-Yard Backstroke with a time of 59.29, marking the program's first individual win in the event and just the third individual win by a Centenary women's swimmer at the SCAC Championships since the Maroon and White joined the conference prior to the 2012-13 season. Miguel Vasquez had a fantastic meet as he won the 100 fly, swimming a career-best time of 50.89 to become the first Centenary male swimmer to win an individual title since 2014. He was also named the 2021 SCAC Men's Swimming & Diving Elite 19 award winner at the conclusion of the meet. Serret, Kaylin Swoboda, Mitchell Lulich, and Vasquez were each named All-SCAC.

Langford came to Centenary from the Hillsborough Aquatic Club in Hillsborough, NC where he coached in 2018-19. Prior to Hillsborough, Langford coached for three and half years for the North Carolina Aquatic Club. While at NCAC he coached swimmers to North Carolina High School State Championships, Futures, and USA Swimming Jr. Nationals. Outside of his coaching responsibilities on the deck for NCAC, Langford had the opportunity to spend time at The United State Olympic Training Center where he attended the Diversity Camp and traveled to Tempe, Ariz. where he coached at the US Open Water National Championships. He also had been a coach at University of North Carolina swim camps from 2015-18.

Prior to moving to North Carolina, he coached for M.E. Lyons YMCA in Cincinnati where he coached multiple qualifiers to YMCA Summer and Winter Nationals. Along with coaching at M.E Lyons, he coached for William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio and helped coach the girl’s team to a Top three finish at the Ohio High School State Championship two years in a row. He also coached multiple state qualifiers and state champions on both the boys’ and girls’ teams during his time at Mason.

Langford swam for the Cincinnati Marlins as well as a season for Mason Manta Rays in Mason. While competing for Mason High School, he was a multiple school record holder and three- time All-American. He then swam four years for the University of Cincinnati and during his time as a Bearcat, he was a four-year Lettermen recipient