Coaching Changes

A Summary Of Current Open Division I Head Coaching Positions

Texas A&M is one of 8 Division I schools to have their head coaching positions open as of April 10th. Four schools have already filled theirs this offseason.

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Allyson Sweeney Steps Down As Georgia Southern Head Coach After Two Seasons

The Georgia Southern women competed in the Sun Belt Conference Championships this season finishing 3rd out of 4 teams.

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BYU Head Swim Coach Shari Skabelund Retires After 37 Seasons with the Cougars

Shari Skabelund has been a coach with the BYU Cougars since 1987, including the last 3 seasons as head coach of both the men’s and women’s programs.

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Phil Yoshida Will Not Return to Cal Poly Swim Team, Administrators Inform Athletes

Phil Yoshida, who ascended to lead the Cal Poly swimming & diving program in 2000, will not return to the position, athletes were informed last week.

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Jim Bossert Promoted to 2nd Head Swim Coach in Cal Baptist History

In 1999, Rick Rowland (left) founded the Cal Baptist swim program. He’ll hand the reigns to Jim Bossert (right) this season while remaining in an advisory role.

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Tanner Barton Named New Head Coach At Bowling Green State

Barton will take over the position from Rickey Perkins, who did not have his contract renewed following the conclusion of the 2024 MAC Championships.

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Penn State Fires Tim Murphy as Head Swimming & Diving Coach Amid Leave of Absence

Penn State athletics has chosen to not renew the contract of head swimming & diving coach Tim Murphy, who is on a leave of absence.

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Wellesley Swimming & Diving Head Coach Bonnie Dix Announces Retirement

The longest tenured head coach in Wellesley College history, Dix guided the Blue to 33 winning seasons in 37 years as head coach.

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Bob Bowman Named Director, Head Men’s Coach At Texas Two Days After NCAA Title With ASU

Bowman takes the reins from the legendary Eddie Reese after a nine-year stint at Arizona State that culminated with the men’s national title on Saturday.

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Herbie Behm Promoted to Head Coach of Arizona State Following Bowman’s Departure

Associate head coach Herbie Behm will lead the next chapter of the Sun Devils after head coach Bob Bowman announced his move to Texas.

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Duane Sorenson Retires After 27 Seasons as Head Coach of Iowa State Swimming & Diving

Sorenson was honored as Big 12 Swim Coach of the Year twice during his tenure at Iowa State.

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Iowa Western Community College Hires Mykenzie (Leehy) Liston as Inaugural Swim Coach

After IWCC’s Board of Trustees approved swimming as a new addition on Feb. 19, it took only two weeks for the Reivers to land their first coach.

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Penn State Head Coach Tim Murphy On Unspecified Leave of Absence

Penn State declined to comment further on the reason for head coach Tim Murphy’s leave, when his absence began, or when he might return.

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Betsy Graham Named First Head Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach At Texas Rio Grande Valley

Graham spent the last four years as the head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach and aquatics director at the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB).

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Rice Tabs Gabi Chereches To Lead Reinstated Diving Program

Chereches joins the Owls from The Woodlands (TX) Diving Academy where he guided one of the top junior programs in the country.

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