Coaching Changes

Paul Murphy Hired as New Head Coach for Bloomington Normal Swim Club

Murphy joins BNSC following a short stint as the head coach of Dayton Raiders, in Dayton, OH.

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Saint Louis U Removes Interim Tag, Names Mary Woods Head Coach

Woods was appointed as the interim head coach early into the 2022-23 campaign after the resignation of the previous head coach, Jim Halliburton.

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12-Time NCAA All-American Maddy Banic Joins Mizzou Swim & Dive Staff as Assistant Coach

Missouri swimming & diving head coach Andrew Grevers announced the hiring of Maddy Banic as an assistant coach on Wednesday morning.

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Melanie Margalis Fink To Join SMU Coaching Staff As Assistant Coach

Melanie Margalis will join new head coach Ozzie Quevedo as the assistant coach at Southern Methodist University in Texas.

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Amanda Beard Returning to Alma Mater Arizona as Assistant Coach

Amanda Beard, the most decorated Olympian in Arizona school history, will reportedly be returning to Tucson as an assistant coach next season.

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Tennessee Promotes Josh Huger to Associate Head Coach

With the University of Michigan head coaching gig expected to set off a big coaching carousel this summer, it appears that Huger will stay in Knoxville for now.

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Indiana Hires 2023 Big Ten Champion Noelle Peplowski as Assistant Coach

Following her recent graduation, Indiana All-American and Big Ten champion Noelle Peplowski is staying with the Hoosiers.

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Michigan Diving Coach Mike Hilde Leaving Wolverines; Gammage, Milligan Enter Portal

Michigan hadn’t scored diving points at the NCAA Championships since the pandemic, but a Wolverine diver did score in three of Hilde’s first four years.

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Mike Bottom: The Mad-Scientist Constantly on the Cutting Edge of Swimming

Mike Bottom did the spectacle of swimming a decade before it became cool. Few people on earth showed more passion for the sport than did the Michigan coach.

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Boston University Hires MIT’s James Sica as Head Coach

Sica comes to Boston from MIT, where he has been serving as the associate head coach, as well as recruiting coordinator.

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Joe Tristan Named Swimming & Diving Head Coach At Coe College

Tristan most recently worked as the head water polo coach and assistant swimming and diving coach at Penn State Behrend.

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Kevin Markwardt Announces Retirement As Head Coach At Ithaca College

Markwardt has been with the program for 42 years, having served as the head coach of the men’s team since 1987 after six years as an assistant.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over for Mike Bottom at Michigan?

The University of Michigan head swimming coach role is arguably the biggest co-ed coaching gig to come open in a generation, or more. Is it Sergio’s time?

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University of Michigan Head Coach Mike Bottom Announces Retirement After 15 Seasons

Bottom’s retirement comes after 15 seasons leading the men’s team and 11 as the head coach of the combined men’s and women’s programs.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Become the Next Stanford Women’s Assistant Coach?

Greg Meehan is hiring an assistant for the first time since he came to Stanford in 2012. There are lots of great candidates around who could climb the ladder.

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