Coaching Changes

Hall of Fame Virginia, NC State Swim Coach Mark Bernardino Retires

Mark Bernardino (red shirt) shakes hands with Eddie Reese (orange shirt). Bernardino is retiring after a hall of fame career at Virginia, South Carolina, and NC State.

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Patrick O’Neill Returns As Head Coach To Brophy College Prep In Phoenix

O’Neill had a legendary head coaching run at Brophy from 2006 to 2018, leading the Broncos to 12 state championships and not losing a single dual meet. 

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Lake Forest’s The Swim Team (TST) Welcomes Mazen El Kamash as New Head Coach

El Kamash brings a distinguished background as an international-level swimmer and a dedicated coach, poised to lead The Swim Team into an exciting new era.

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Michigan Hires Two-Time Olympian Brandon Loschiavo As New Head Diving Coach

Loschiavo represented the US at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. He spent this past season as an assistant at Missouri.

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Texas Announces Reed Merritt As Assistant Diving Coach

A former University of Texas diver, Merritt was previously a volunteer assistant at Stanford from 2021-25 and served as a coach for the Stanford Diving Club.

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Virginia Assistant John Carroll Set To Take Over As Georgetown Head Coach

After two seasons at the University of Virginia, John Carroll will be the next head coach of the Georgetown swimming and diving program.

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George Washington Promotes Kyrylo Shvets To Associate Head Coach

Shvets’ promotion comes after his second season at GW and after helping the Revolutionaries remain at the top of the A-10 in 2025.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Melanie Margalis Fink Returns to Georgia Tech as an Assistant Swim Coach

U.S. Olympic swimmer Melanie Margalis Smith will return to Georgia Tech, where she previously coached in the 2022-2023 season.

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Adriana Contreras Elevated to Associate Head Coach At Nevada

Contreras finished her third season as the Wolf Pack’s assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in 2024-25.

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Team Triumph Swim Club in Missouri Adds Michael Andrew to Coaching Staff

World Record holder Michael Andrew will join the Columbia, Missouri-based club once a month in a coaching role.

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Brie Powers Tabbed As Head Coach For Kalamazoo College Swimming & Diving

Former Texas team captain Brie Powers has been appointed head coach of Kalamazoo College’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Steer the Ship for the Wisconsin Badgers Swim Team?

Like the Stanford women a few weeks ago, the Wisconsin Badgers don’t have to look far for an obvious successor candidate for head coach.

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Mike Novell Leaves Fort Collins Area Swim Team After 11 Years For Role With USA Swimming

Mike Novell, longtime assistant coach at FAST, is stepping away to begin a new position as a senior advisor within USA Swimming’s Team Services department.

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Tennessee Hires Legendary Diving Coach Jane Figueiredo

After the retirement of Dave Parrington as the head diving coach, the Vols have hired Jane Figueiredo.

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Longtime Minnesota High School Coach Rory Fairbanks Announces Retirement

Fairbanks spent the last 25 years as head coach of the girls’ program at Hutchinson, and was the head coach of the boys’ program during two separate stints.

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