University of New Hampshire Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving

Cecelia Tarr
- Title:
- Volunteer Diving Coach
Cecelia Tarr is the diving coach for the University of New Hampshire. She spent the previous six seasons as the head diving coach.
She has been a member of four America East Coaching Staffs of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023).
Tarr coached the Wildcats to two medals at the 2023 America East Championships as Ana O'Neil won gold and Emma Clarke took silver in the three-meter event.
In 2019-20, Tarr coached Allison Stefanelli to both the one and three meter gold medals at the 2020 America East Championships. Stefanelli was named the America East Most Outstanding Diver.
The 2018-2019 season was her first year as the diving coach as the program earned three medals at the America East Championships. She coached Stefanelli to the gold medal in the three-meter event, while Erin Cullather took bronze. Stefanelli placed third in the one-meter diving event.
Tarr was a volunteer coach with the program in the 2017-2018 season when the Wildcats swept the diving events at the America East Championships for the first time in program history. Hailee Miller won the one-meter event and Stefanelli earned the gold in the three-meter event. Miller was named the America East Most Outstanding Diver.
She also was an Assistant Diving Coach for Keene State College for the 2016-2017 season.
A standout athlete and three-year captain at Smith College, Tarr earned an automatic qualifying bid for the 2016 NCAA Championship meet. She represented the Pioneers in the NCAA Division III Diving Regional all four years of her career.
Tarr graduated from Smith College in 2016 with a degree in Psychology and minor in Sport Studies.
She has been a member of four America East Coaching Staffs of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023).
Tarr coached the Wildcats to two medals at the 2023 America East Championships as Ana O'Neil won gold and Emma Clarke took silver in the three-meter event.
In 2019-20, Tarr coached Allison Stefanelli to both the one and three meter gold medals at the 2020 America East Championships. Stefanelli was named the America East Most Outstanding Diver.
The 2018-2019 season was her first year as the diving coach as the program earned three medals at the America East Championships. She coached Stefanelli to the gold medal in the three-meter event, while Erin Cullather took bronze. Stefanelli placed third in the one-meter diving event.
Tarr was a volunteer coach with the program in the 2017-2018 season when the Wildcats swept the diving events at the America East Championships for the first time in program history. Hailee Miller won the one-meter event and Stefanelli earned the gold in the three-meter event. Miller was named the America East Most Outstanding Diver.
She also was an Assistant Diving Coach for Keene State College for the 2016-2017 season.
A standout athlete and three-year captain at Smith College, Tarr earned an automatic qualifying bid for the 2016 NCAA Championship meet. She represented the Pioneers in the NCAA Division III Diving Regional all four years of her career.
Tarr graduated from Smith College in 2016 with a degree in Psychology and minor in Sport Studies.








