Coaching Changes

Army Adds Colgate Assistant Megan Shaffer, Ex-Arizona Swimmer Ryan Purdy to Coaching Staff

Both Megan Shaffer and Ryan Purdy will serve as assistants under head coach Brandt Nigro, giving Army the maximum eight coaches allowed by the NCAA.

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Arizona State Hires USA Swimming Data Scientist Corey Manley as Assistant Coach

USA Swimming data scientist Corey Manley is Herbie Behm’s second hire since being promoted to head coach in April following Bob Bowman’s departure to Texas.

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USC Associate Head Coach Peter Richardson Returning to Arizona

Peter Richardson is Ben Loorz’s first hire since the longtime UNLV coach took over last month for Augie Busch, who was fired in early May

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South Carolina Hires Jason Calanog As Men’s Associate Head Coach

Calanog and Poppell (right side of the picture) both spent time at The Bolles School earlier in their coaching careers.

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UNC Promotes Kirk Kumbier To Associate Head Coach

Kumbier, who leads the Tar Heels’ sprint group and designs the team’s speed and power development program, has been at UNC since May 2022.

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Stanford Men’s & Women’s Swimming Teams Looking for New Assistant Coaches

Stanford head coach Dan Schemmel (above) is looking for a new associate head coach with assistant Neil Caskey leaving the program.

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LSU Hires Former Siena Head Coach Brogan Barr as Assistant

“As a former head coach, Brogan brings a wealth of experience in the holistic development of the student-athlete,” LSU head coach Rick Bishop said Thursday.

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UNC Adds Olympian Juan Estevez To Staff As Assistant Diving Coach

A 2000 Cuban Olympian, Estevez will join the Tar Heels having spent the last three years as an assistant diving coach at Orlando Dive Academy.

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Division II Gannon University Announces Milan Medo As New Head Swim & Dive Coach

Medo joins the Golden Knights after serving as the head coach at Notre Dame College during the 2023-24 season.

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A Summary Of Current Open Division I Head Coaching Positions (June Update)

Boston College still remains without a head coach after most Power 4(5) programs have announced their next head coach already.

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Kentucky Hires Ivan Sanchez Of Southern Illinois As Assistant Coach

Sanchez most recently spent six seasons as an assistant at Southern Illinois, his alma-mater. He also has assisted Mexico at the international level.

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University Of Incarnate Word Searching For New Head Coach After 1 Season With Reed Robelot

Reed Robelot was hired last July and says that he’s unsure of what’s next or even if he’s going to stick with coaching.

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Paseo Aquatics Adds Coach Marco Bellardi To Lead New International Training Program

Paseo has the launched the International Training Program to support up-and-coming swimmers who may lack adequate resources and in their home countries.

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Richmond Swim & Dive Announces Addition of Freya Rayner To Coaching Staff

Rayner enters her career with the Spiders after spending a year at Dartmouth as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs.

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Trip Breen Stepping Down After 25 Seasons As Wilmington College Head Coach

Breen will be resigning to accept a Director of Competitive Swimming position at the YMCA in Lebanon, Ohio.

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