Leta Gatton has been the Trinity Tigers assistant swimming coach since 2009.

Coach Gatton, who earned the Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Trinity in 2008, was a five-time Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events. She captured the 100 freestyle in 2006 and 2008, and the 200 freestyle in 2005, 2007 and 2008. Coach Gatton earned All-SCAC honors in the 100 and 200 freestyle, along with the 50-yard freestyle, and numerous relay races.

A team captain in 2007 and 2008, she is the Trinity record-holder in the 100 and 200 freestyle, as well as the 200 and 400 -yard freestyle relays. Coach Gatton is the SCAC record-holder in the 200 freestyle.

Coach Gatton competed in the NCAA Division III Championships on two occasions, in 2005 and 2008. She swam her specialties, the 100 and 200 freestyle.

She previously served as a volunteer assistant at Trinity, and was an assistant coach at The Club at Sonterra, in San Antonio.

Coach Gatton conducted psychology research at Trinity. She also worked as a peer leader in Trinity’s Female Student-Athlete Body Image Project.