Coaching Changes

Mesa High School (Arizona) Head Swim Coach Mike Haney Dies, 54

Mesa High School head swimming coach Mike Haney died unexpectedly Thursday after almost 30 years in the Mesa Public School District.

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Longtime Stanford Women’s Associate Head Coach Tracy Slusser Steps Down

Slusser first joined the Cardinal in 2012, serving two seasons as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in 2014.

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Dayton Raiders Name Andrew Kramer As Full-Time Head Coach

The Dayton Raiders in Ohio, a Gold Medal Club as recently as 2019, have found their new head coach – promoting from within.

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Duke Lead Women’s Assistant Carlye Ellis is Headed to Navy Next Season

Ellis replaces Rob Lias, who left the program in January without announcement after more than 16 seasons with the Navy women’s team.

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George Mason’s First Head Coach Peter Ward Retires After 25 Years

25 years after starting the men’s and women’s swimming programs at George Mason, head coach Peter Ward has announced his retirement.

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Dani Korman Returning to Alma-Mater Kenyon Owls as Associate Head Coach

The Kenyon women captured the 2022 NCAA Division III team title and finished third this season. The men were second in 2023.

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University of Georgia Names Michael Norment New Associate Head Men’s Coach

Norment joins his alma mater after a five-year run as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech.

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Kelly Essler Joins Bucknell Swim & Dive Staff as Assistant Coach

Essler joins the Bison after spending the last four seasons as head coach of the Olivet Nazarene University men’s and women’s swim & dive teams.

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Auburn Posts For Swimming Assistant to Take Advantage of New NCAA Coaching Rules

Auburn is adding to their paid coaching staff next season, with more expansion planned for 2024 after the NCAA instituted new rules.

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Nick Stone Joins EMU Swim & Dive As Assistant Coach

Prior to serving as a volunteer assistant at EMU last season, Stone was the head coach at Albion College from 2018 to 2022.

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Augustana Names Andrew Makepeace Program’s Second Swim & Dive Head Coach

Makepeace joins the Vikings following his 11 years as the head coach for swimming & diving at Findlay University.

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Cal Assistant Jesse Moore Leaving Swimming to ‘Pursue Coaching in a Different Capacity’

Cal assistant Jesse Moore is leaving the college coaching ranks to “pursue coaching in a different capacity outside of swimming.”

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Vermont Diving Coach Cathy Seward Announces Retirement

Seward retires after 12 seasons with the Catamounts, coming off the team’s 11th straight third-place finish at the America East Championships.

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Nebraska Omaha Removes Interim Tag, Names Jessica Hessel Head Swimming Coach

The University of Nebraska at Omaha has named Jessica Hessel as its new head swimming & diving coach after one season with the interim tag.

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Chris Swenson No Longer Taking Head Coaching Position With Wesleyan Swim & Dive

Swenson comes to Middletown after spending the past five seasons as the head women’s swimming coach at Kean University.

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