Coaching Changes

Vic Riggs Resigns As WVU Head Coach After 17 Seasons

Riggs took over as WVU head coach in 2007 and coached both the men’s and women’s teams to multiple runner-up finishes at Big 12s.

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Erik Posegay Named Associate Head Coach At Texas, Marking Bowman’s First Hire

Posegay, the former USA Swimming National Junior Team Director, worked alongside Bowman for four years at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.

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University of Evansville Head Coach Stuart Wilson Steps Down

Wilson has stepped down after five seasons at UE to pursue other professional opportunities.

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Fordham Expected To Announce Olympic Medalist Tom Wilkens As Permanent Head Coach

Wilkens was hired in October 2023 as interim head coach after longtime head coach Steve Potsklan’s departure last August.

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Montevallo’s Inaugural Head Coach Aaron Mahaney Resigns

Mahaney was named the program’s inaugural head coach in July of 2018 and has led the Falcons through their first five seasons.

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Lake Superior State Names Erik Richardson Team’s First Swim & Dive Head Coach

Richardson comes to LSSU after serving the previous two seasons as the head swimming and diving coach at the University of Olivet.

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East Carolina Assistant Riley Hilbrandt Named Head Swimming And Diving Coach Of Illinois State

Hilbrandt most recently spent time at East Carolina as an assistant coach for three seasons. She graduated from Nevada in 2017.

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Two-Time ACC Diving Coach of the Year John Proctor Leaves Florida State Program

After 9 seasons leading the Florida State divers, John Proctor is returning to Midland, where he coached prior to the move to Tallahassee.

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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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