Coaching Changes

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

More Coaching Changes

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.

Minnesota Adds Alumnus Logan Redondo As Assistant Coach

Redondo graduated from Minnesota from 2017. He spent four years at Mission Viejo Nadadores and the 2025-2026 season at Virginia doing data analysis.

Notre Dame Promotes Trevor Carroll To Associate Head Coach

Carroll has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. The program did not have any associate head coaches this past season.

Cincinnati Promotes Scott Stern To Associate HC, Adds Masy Folcik To Staff As Assistant

Stern will enter his 4th season with the Bearcats. Folcik spent this past season as a volunteer assistant at Aquinas College.

Arizona State Adds Alabama Assistant Michael White To Coaching Staff

White returns to his home state as he is originally from Scottsdale. He has spent the last three seasons as an assistant at Alabama.

Brendan Heller Returns To Sacred Heart Swimming & Diving Staff As Assistant Coach

Heller returns to Fairfield after previously serving as an assistant to head coach John Spadafina during the 2020-21 season.

Michigan Adds Kyle Patnode To Staff As Assistant Coach

Patnode reunites with Matt Bowe as the two spent the 2020-2021 season together at Ohio State. Patnode was a volunteer assistant at the time.