Chris Pickard joined the Stanford Men's Swimming & Diving staff as a volunteer assistant coach in September, 2015.
Pickard graduated from Stanford in 2015 with a degree in structures and construction. He is a two-time all-american in the 400 free relay (2014) and the 800 free relay (2013). Pickard was also named CSCAA All-America Honorable Mention twice in his career (2013, 2014), as well Pac-12 All-Academic in 2013 as a sophomore.