Coaching Changes

University of West Florida Head Coach Phil Kraus Retires After 8 Seasons With The Program

West Florida is set to begin its transition from D2 to D1 this upcoming season. Kraus was a 7x NSISC Coach of the Year honoree.

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Cal Promotes Noah Yanchulis To Associate Head Coach, Adds Maya Geringer To Staff As Assistant

Yanchulis has been with the Golden Bears since the start of the 2023-2024 season as an assistant coach. Geringer spent her COVID season swimming for the team

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South Carolina Hires Jake Shrum As Associate Head Coach

Shrum had been an associate head coach with Virginia for the last two seasons. Prior to that, he was head coach at Towson.

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NAIA Champion Keiser Adds Former NC State Swimmer Owen Lloyd To Staff As Assistant Coach

Since graduating from NC State in 2024, Lloyd has worked in a variety of coaching roles with the New Wave Swim Team and Wolfpack Elite.

Utah Head Swim Coach Jonas Persson Receives 4 Year Contract Extension, Substantial Raise

University of Utah head coach Jonas Persson has a new five year contract extension that will see a substantial increase each year to his base salary.

Hampton Virginia Current Hires Arilson Champman As Associate Head Coach

Champam arrives after most recently spending time as Head Swimming Coach for the Inspire Institute of Sport in India.

UNC Adds Gideon Louw and Kaersten Meitz From Pitt To Staff For Upcoming Season

Louw and Meitz arrived at Pitt in 2024. Louw will join UNC as an associate head coach while Meitz will be an assistant coach.

More Coaching Changes

Former Michigan Student Assistant Colin Gibson Joins Duke Coaching Staff As Assistant Coach

Gibson spent the last three seasons as a student assistant for the University of Michigan. He also assisted with the local club team, Club Wolverine.

Alabama Adds Ryan Purdy To Coaching Staff As Assistant Coach

Purdy spent the last two seasons at Army and fills the position previously held by Mike White who joined Arizona State’s staff last week.

Army Hires Scott Thacker from VMI as New Head Swim Coach

Army West Point has announced the hiring of Scott Thacker as its new head men’s and women’s swimming and diving…

JMU Alumna Alexa Good Returns To Pool Deck As New Diving Coach

Good begins her coaching career after a successful career at JMU, culminating with helping lead the Dukes to back-to-back Sun Belt Conference titles.

Legendary AZ Program Brophy College Prep Names Robert Tolar New Head Swimming & Diving Coach

Following Patrick O’Niell’s retirement, Brophy College Prep has turned to assistant coach Robert Tolar to lead the program.

Nevada Hires NCAA Champion Maddy Banic as New Associate Head Swim Coach

Nevada has hired Maddy Banic, a former Tennessee Volunteer standout who has spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Missouri.

Illinois Adds Zach Closson To Staff As Assistant Coach

Closson has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Ohio University. Ohio University sent 2 women to 2026 NCAAs.

Ohio State Adds Emily Hetzer As Assistant Coach, Promotes Michael Butler To Hybrid Role

Hetzer moves into a full-time assistant role on the staff, while Butler shifts into a dual position that includes being the Director of Operations.