Pace University Athletics

Victor Penaloza was named the head coach of Pace Swimming and Diving in April of 2022.

After serving as a volunteer coach for the Setters for four years, Penaloza was made an assistant coach during the 2021-22 season.
 
Penaloza has experience coaching swimming for over 24 years. His passion for coaching and the sport of swimming has allowed him to bring his swimmers to some of the highest levels of competitions in the sport, including Olympic trials, as well as more than 30 national-level swimmers.

In addition to his duties in Pleasantville, Penaloza is currently the head coach of the nearby Patriot Swim Team located in Tarrytown, N.Y.

A molder of more than 30 national-level swimmers, Penaloza helped guide both Pace squads to sixth-place finishes at the NE10 championships in 2022-23. He was also a member of the Setters' coaching staff during the men's team's best-ever finish of third place at the 2019 NE10 Championships.

Additionally, coach Penaloza has celebrated a Diver of the Year honoree alongside several new school records in the women's 500 freestyle, men's 1M and 3M dive, and the women's 400 relay.

Just as important as his Pace student-athletes successes in the water, a Setter swimmer, or diver has won the NE10 Elite 24 Award for the highest GPA in the conference every season that Penaloza has been with the program. 

Personally, he is excited to be a father of his first child and plays pool and golf in his spare time.