Coaching Changes

Louisville Hires Ohio State Assistant Bryon Tansel as Associate Head Coach

Bryon Tansel is taking a climb up the ladder, going from assistant coach at Ohio State to associate head coach at Louisville.

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Jesse Moore Named Acting Head Coach of Cal Women’s Swim Team

Jesse Moore is running the Cal women’s swim and dive team’s optional practices as acting head coach in the wake of Teri McKeever’s administrative leave. 

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Belgium Hires Fred Vergnoux as Federation’s New Top Coach

Fred Vergnoux, coach of Mireia Belmonte among others, will move from Spain to Belgium to take over the top coaching post of Belgium Swimming.

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Former Cal Assistant Dani Korman Returns to Yale as Assistant Coach

In Korman’s last stint at Yale, Jim Henry was the coach of just the women’s swimming & diving team at Yale. She now returns to a combined-gender program.

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Matthew Brinton Named Head Coach of Swimming Programs At Frostburg State

Brinton makes his way to FSU from Division II King University in Tennessee where he spent the 2021-22 season as the head coach.

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Big Shoes to Fill: Stefanie Williams Moreno, Neil Versfeld Introduced at Georgia

Stefanie Williams Moreno and Neil Versfeld know that replacing a living legend like 43-year Georgia coach Jack Bauerle is no easy task.

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Kristy King Promoted To Associate Head Coach At Wisconsin

King moves into her new role after four successful seasons as an assistant coach on the Badgers’ staff.

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10-Event School Record Holder Geena Freriks Returns to Kentucky as a Coach

Geena Freriks replaces Bridgette Alexander, another former Wildcat swimmer, on the Kentucky swimming & diving coaching staff for 2022-2023.

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Arizona Associate Coach Peter Richardson Leaving to Join USC

The move marks a return to California for Peter Richardson, who previously spent eight seasons at University of Pacific and six seasons at Fresno Pacific. 

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Astrid Escobar Named New Swim & Dive Coach At Berry College

In 2021-22, Escobar was an assistant coach at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minn.

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Georgia Names Neil Versfeld, Stefanie Williams Moreno New Head Coaches

The news comes after the retirement of longtime head coach Jack Bauerle, who has been the head women’s coach at Georgia since 1979.

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Seven-Time NCAA Champion, U.S. Olympic Head Coach Jack Bauerle Retires

Bauerle retires as the longest-tenured coach ever at the University of Georgia, having been the head coach of the women’s team for the past 43 seasons.

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Brody Lewis Returns to Utah as Assistant Swim Coach

Brody Lewis has been announced as the new assistant swimming coach at Utah under the program’s first year head coach Jonass Person.

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Associate Head Coach Steve Barnes Leaves Penn State for Admin Job at Ithaca

Steve Barnes is the second Penn State associate head coach to leave the program this offseason. He’ll return to his alma mater Ithaca College to work in athletics administration.

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Northern Colorado Hires New Head Diving Coach, Looking for New Swim Assistant

After scoring 0 diving points at the 2022 WAC Championships, Northern Colorado has hired a familiar face to take over the program – Lucas Richmond.

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