Coaching Changes

LSU Hires Richard Salhus to Fill Vacant Role in Swimming Coaching Staff

Former Army-West Point assistant Richard Salhaus will join the LSU Tigers next fall as an assistant swimming & diving coach.

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Eastern Illinois Parts Ways With Head Swim Coach Tyler Donges

Eastern Illinois University has parted ways with head coach Tyler Donges after just one season, athletic director Tom Michael announced on May 6.

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Kyle Patnode Added to Illinois Coaching Staff as Assistant

Patnode most recently spent time as an assistant coach at South Carolina along with newly announced Illinois head coach Jeana Kempe.

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NC State Promotes Volunteer Assistant Stefani Weigle To Assistant Coach

Weigle moves into the assistant role after spending the 2021-22 campaign as a volunteer assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs.

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Christopher Paynter Tabbed As New Swimming Head Coach At Wilkes University

Paynter comes to Wilkes after spending the past season at Hobart and William Smith Colleges serving as an assistant swim coach and recruiting coordinator.

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Johnathan Jordan Named WAVES Bloomington-Normal Y.S.T. Head Coach

Previous Lincoln College swim head coach Johnathan Jordan will officially be the head coach of WAVES Bloomington-Normal Y.S.T starting next Monday.

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Michigan Announces Five-Year Contract Extension For Head Coach Mike Bottom

The University of Michigan head coach Mike Bottom will be staying in Ann Arbor through the 2026-27 season.

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South Carolina Adds NCAA All-American Kelly Fertel as Assistant Coach

Fertel was a three time All-American at Florida under Jeff Poppell who has since moved to be the head coach at South Carolina.

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Longtime USC Assistant Chase Bloch Moving On From Coaching

Bloch has been a member of the USC coaching staff for the last eight seasons, but says it is now time for him to transition to something new.

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Jay Daniels Named New Head Coach of Puget Sounds Men’s & Women’s Swimming

Daniels arrives to Puget Sound after spending the previous six years as the head coach for swimming and diving at NCAA D-III Kalamazoo College.

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Sarah Sjostrom Returns to Gloria Sports Arena – For a Training Camp

Olympic gold medalist Sarah Sjostrom is heading back to the Gloria Sports Arena, but that doesn’t mean the Energy Standard training group is reassembling.

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Adam Zaczkowski Named Head Coach of Le Moyne Swimming & Diving

Zaczkowski recently completed his fifth season as an assistant at Le Moyne under the recently retired Joe Hannah.

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Ashley Dell Named New Head Coach of UIC Swimming & Diving Programs

Dell takes over as the new head coach for the Flames after spending the last three seasons as an assistant to Tim Loeffler.

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Bruce Marchionda Added to U.S. Coaching Staff for 2022 World Championships

Bruce Marchionda, the coach of Claire Curzan (above), has joined as the 6th assistant in pool swimming for the U.S. at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships.

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Utah Promotes Jonas Persson to Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s S&D Programs

Persson has spent the past 3 seasons as the associate head coach in Salt Lake City, making him a natural selection for the head coaching position.

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