Lisa Pratte was named the head swimming and diving coach following the retirement of Anne Barbeau following the 2025-26 season.
Pratte takes over the program following more than 20 years of high school coaching experience, while also spending time coaching at the club, summer league, YMCA and Masters levels. Pratte began her competitive career with the Lowell Boys Club before serving as captain of Chelmsford (Mass.) High School’s inaugural girls’ swim team during the 1978-79 season. She later competed at Keene State College, where she was team captain during her senior season in 1983-84 before graduating with bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and general special education.
She started her coaching career as the head coach for the joint Manchester Memorial / Manchester West High School team during the 1987-88 season and remained in the role for nine years. She spent five seasons with a regional New England swimming team, coaching the Manchester training group which included multiple qualifiers for Junior National Championships. Most recently, Pratte spent 12 seasons as an assistant at Bedford High School from 2010-15 and again from 2019-26, helping the Bulldogs capture 14 NHIAA state championships between the boys’ and girls’ programs.
Pratte earned a master’s degree in special education from Notre Dame College and has additional special education certifications from Plymouth State and the University of New Hampshire, spending 26 years as a special education teacher, including 25 years at the high school level.
Pratte and her husband Martin have two adult sons and split time between their homes in Goffstown and Hebron.
