Coaching Changes

Mason Manta Rays Announce Two New Head Age Group Coaches

The City of Mason has hired two full-time head age group coaches in Trish Schoenlein and Logan Schaefer to help head coach Ken Heis lead the program.

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Beata Nelson Named Volunteer Assistant Coach at the University of Wisconsin

American Record holder Beata Nelson has been named a volunteer assistant coach at Wisconsin, joining the staff of head coach Yuri Suguiyama.

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Mark Schubert To Launch New “Elite Training Group” at SET Swim Team

Mark Schubert, a member of 8 U.S. Olympic Team staffs, has announced a new project about a week after leaving the Mission Viejo Nadadores.

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Rachel Friel Returns To BYU As Swim & Dive Assistant Coach

Friel swam at BYU from 2007-11, and was the two-time Mountain West Conference Swimmer of the Year and competed in the NCAA National Championships three times.

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Ilya Kharun Tops 2023 Rankings in 200 Fly; Claire Weinstein Switches Teams

In spite of its fun name, a lot of national-level storylines emerged from the Sandpipers of Nevada’s “Pumpkin Invitational” this weekend. That includes a pile of best times for two Olympians, including Katie Grimes (above).

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Florent Manaudou Leaves Longtime Club CN Marseille for Young Coaches at Antibes

Four-time Olympic medalist Florent Manaudou has two new coaches as he heads toward the potential glory, and riches, of a home Olympic Games in 2024.

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Mark Schubert Ends Mission Viejo Tenure Earlier than Anticipated

After nearly 20 years -in two stints- as head coach of Mission Viejo Nadadores, Mark Schubert has left the pool deck.

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Matthew Gearing Named Assistant Coach At Florida State

Gearing arrives in Tallahassee after one season as an assistant coach at Arkansas-Little Rock.

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Singapore & Coach Stephan Widmer Agree To Part Ways, Possible Arrival in China?

The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) has confirmed today that national team coach Stephan Widmer will be leaving his post prematurely.

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Rio Salado Swim Club Will Shift Focus to Developmental Swimmers

A few months after the death of their head swim coach, Rio Salado Swim Club has decided to shift its focus from competitive club swimming to age group development.

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Head Coach Roric Fink Resigns from Austin Swim Club

Roric Fink was the head coach of the Austin Swim Club for just over a year before resigning, citing differences of opinion with the club’s owners.

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Cal’s New Diving Coach, Oleg Andriyuk, Resigns for Health Reasons

Oleg Andriyuk was named Cal’s diving coach in July, but has resigned his position due to health reasons, the school says.

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Leah Smith Moves to Austin to Train with Carol Capitani, Mitch Dalton at Texas

2016 Olympic gold and bronze medalist Leah Smith, above, has moved to Austin to train as a pro at the University of Texas.

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Marcus Guttmann Named Interim Head Coach at Hawaii

Marcus Guttmann has been named the interim head coach of the swimming & diving teams at Hawaii, replacing Elliot Ptasnik.

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Zane Grothe Joins Auburn Swimming Staff as Volunteer Assistant

2018 Pan Pacs champion Zane Grothe will return to his college alma mater Auburn as a volunteer assistant coach.

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