Coaching Changes

Harvard Names 2024 Grad Will Grant New Assistant Coach

One of the top swimmers in school history, Grant finished his Crimson career among the all-time leaders in the individual medley, backstroke and the relays.

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Penn State Hires Nicole McConnell to Complete Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

Nicole McConnell spent the last three seasons on the coaching staff at Texas A&M: two years as a volunteer assistant and one on the full-time staff.

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Pitt Rounds Out Coaching Staff With Addition of Michael Kinross From Sandpipers of Nevada

Kinross joins the Panthers after eight years with the Sandpipers of Nevada and seven seasons as the head coach at Bishop Gorman High School.

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School Record Holder Angel Alcala Joins Pacific As Assistant Coach

After swimming four years at Pacific, Alcala has spent the last two as a swim instructor with Tiger Aquatics in Stockton.

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Ohio State Names Two-Time NCAA Champion Lyle Yost Assistant Diving Coach

Yost, who will work under Justin Sochor, is the first full-time assistant diving coach in program history.

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Derek Maas Adds Coaching Role at NYU to His Workload in 2nd Year of Medical School

Derek Maas, who won three NCAA D3 championships last year as a swimmer at NYU, will step on deck as an assistant coach this season – while attending medical school.

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FGCU Swim & Dive Adds Three Coaches To 2024-25 Staff

John Lynch will come on as the Diving Coach, Antonio Nunez Alvarez will be the new Assistant Swimming Coach and Sara Niepelova will be the Graduate Assistant.

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Michael Andrew Says His Dad Is No Longer His Primary Coach

Michael Andrew says that his dad and long-time coach Peter Andrew is supportive of his decision to change training environments.

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Thomas Kelly Hired as New Swimming Coach at High School Powerhouse Crean Lutheran

Crean Lutheran has produced a number of top swimmers over the years, with several alumni going on to swim for elite colleges such as Stanford and Harvard.

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Delta State Head Coach Dan’l Murray Is Leaving the Program After 14 Seasons

After 14 seasons as the head coach of Delta State swimming & diving, Dan’l Murray is leaving to be closer to family in North Carolina.

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Harvard Adds Antony Romanini to Women’s Swimming Coaching Staff

Antony Romanini has a unique sporting background that includes interim head coach at a D2 school and experience in event production for the Boston Red Sox.

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UMass Dartmouth Names Mike Kroll As New Head Women’s Swim & Dive Coach

Kroll arrives from Buffalo State University where he served as the Head Coach for the Bengals for the past six years.

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Idaho Names Wei Wei Head Diving Coach

Wei, a former Chinese National Diving Team member, has spent the majority of her coaching career at the Los Angeles Diving Club and UCLA.

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George Washington Adds Gabi Trainor To Staff As Assistant Coach

Trainor comes to GW from Mount St. Mary’s, where she served as an assistant coach on the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams last season.

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UMBC Swim & Dive Names Brennan Morris New Assistant Coach

Morris comes to UMBC from Bucknell where he was an assistant coach since September of 2022.

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