Coaching Changes

John Fimmano Named Interim Head Coach At Arcadia

Fimmano takes over for former head coach Aaron Green, who is now an assistant coach at MIT.

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Reed Fujan Leaving Alabama to Become Associate Coach at Louisville

Former Notre Dame swimmer Reed Fujan spent four seasons with the Crimson Tide as an assistant following a stint as head coach at Division III St. John’s.

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West Virginia Wesleyan Adds Ben Esposito To Swimming Staff As Assistant Coach

Esposito was an All-Conference swimmer at Grimsley High School and multiple-time finalist during his career at West Virginia Wesleyan.

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Alabama Hires Miami (OH) Distance Coach Jake Larson for Swimming Staff

Jake Larson previously served as the distance coach for the Miami (OH) men, who won four MAC team titles in his five seasons with the program.

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Minnesota Adds Zach Mertens to Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

After spending the past six seasons at top NCAA Division II program Drury, Zach Mertens has jumped to the Big Ten and the Minnesota Gophers.

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Sean Sullivan Named Interim Head Coach At Illinois State

Sullivan, who has been a part of the Redbird coaching staff since 2021, takes over after former head coach Caitlin Hamilton left for Kentucky.

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Marist Swim & Dive Adds Abigail String To Coaching Staff

String most recently served as an assistant coach at the University of Miami (FL). She will work in the same role at Marist.

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Wingate Head Coach Kirk Sanocki Leaving Bulldogs After 22 Seasons

The news of Kirk Sanocki’s departure from Wingate University came on Monday, just three days before classes began on Thursday.

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Bex Freebairn Hired as Associate Head Coach for Missouri Swimming & Diving

Akron assistant coach Bex Freebairn has been tabbed as the new associate head coach for the Missouri Swimming & Diving program.

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Princeton Assistant Robin Boughey Joins Kentucky Staff As Associate Coach

Boughey and Lundgaard will now be at the their third stop together, first connecting at Tennessee, then coaching together at Princeton.

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Sacred Heart Swimming & Diving Adds Megan Balbo As Assistant Coach

Balbo joins the staff after graduating from Denison University last year with a degree in Health and Exercise Sports Studies and a Minor in Psychology.

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Cal Poly Hires Laurel Abernethy to Rebuild Diving Program

Cal Poly has hired Laurel Abernethy as their new diving coach. She comes from the MPSF’s highest-scoring diving program, BYU, where she was a volunteer.

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Wesley Foltz Announced as Addition to UCLA Coaching Staff as Assistant Coach

Wesley Foltz most recently spent five seasons at Virginia from 2017-2022 primarily coaching the sprint group.

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Colin Faris Added As Assistant Coach to Kentucky Coaching Staff

Faris returns to his alma mater after graduating from Kentucky in 2011 when he was a swimming team captain during his senior season.

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James Bretscher Joins Purdue Men’s Program As Assistant Coach

Bretscher most recently spent two years at Marshall University as an assistant coach. He graduated from NC State in 2019.

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