Darton College
Molly Gilbert
Head Women's Swim Coach
Photo: Molly Gilbert
Molly Gilbert is the head coach of the women's swimming team at Darton College. She was the assistant coach for three years before obtaining this position. A local swimming product herself, Molly was born and raised here in Albany, GA. She swam with Westover High School while also participating in club swimming. During those years, she also lifeguarded and taught swimming lessons. After graduating from Westover, she attended and swam at Darton College, where she competed at NJCAA's both years and served as team captain her sophomore year. After Darton, she transferred to Georgia Southern University and swam on their team. During the summers, she continued to teach lessons and coach at the Albany YMCA. Molly received a business degree in Logistics at G.S.U. and then pursued a career in Savannah, GA in the business industry for four and a half years. During that time, she also swam with the Masters team and volunteered at the Rincon YMCA, teaching swimming lessons and serving as assistant coach to their swim team. Even with receiving a business degree, swimming has always been her passion. She is energized and eager to be back in Albany to pursue a lifelong dream of coaching club and college swimming.
Drew Aultman
Head Diving Coach
Photo: Drew Aultman
The Darton College Athletics Department is pleased to announce Drew Gunnels Aultman as Head Diving Coach.
Coach Aultman brings an impressive diving career to this position. She began diving at the age of seven. Under the instruction of Robert "Moose" Moss, she won the Georgia age group diving State Championship and was a Georgia All Star for nine consecutive years.
She won her first national titles on 1- and 3-meter at the Age Group Nationals in Cleveland, Ohio, as a 12-year-old. She went on to win a gold medal and a bronze medal in the International Age Group Championship that same year. At 14, Coach Aultman competed in the Senior Outdoor nationals on 1- and 3-meter and received a silver (10-meter platform) and a bronze medal (1-meter) in the National Age Group Championships.
In 1977, she won two World Age Group championship titles in The Woodlands, Tex., while training with Olympic coach Dick Smith. She was named “Georgia Athlete of the Year” in 1977 and Georgia AAU Diver of the year. Chosen by two-time Olympic gold medalist and coach Bob Webster to attend The University of Alabama on a diving scholarship, Coach Aultman placed 3rd and 4th in the SEC meet her freshman year and placed in the finals on both boards her sophomore year. She competed in the NCAA Championships both her freshman and sophomore years, but was forced into early retirement due to a back injury. Coach Aultman also won two national YMCA titles and two national USA masters diving titles.
She was inducted into The Albany Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.
Coach Aultman is a certified FINA judge and judged local, state and national competitions. She currently serves as vice president of The Albany Sports Hall of Fame. She is an active volunteer in the community. She is a member of First United Methodist Church, the Charity League of Albany and Junior League of Albany. She is married and has three children.
