Coaching Changes

16-Year Duke Coach Dawn Kane Moving to Administrative Role in Duke Athletics

Kane came to Durham with head coach Dan Colella back in 2005, and has remained on staff since then.

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DC Trident Announce Olympic Gold Medalist Cullen Jones as Assistant Coach

DC Trident General Manager Kaitlin Sandeno (left) has hired Cullen Jones (right) as a new assistant coach for the 2021 season.

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Pitt Announces Athena Miller as Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach

Miller makes her way to Pittsburgh via Air Force, where she spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach for the women’s swimming and diving team.

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American University Promotes Garland Bartlett as Program’s New Head Coach

Garland Bartlett has spent the last 5 seasons as the assistant coach at American University, and has now been promoted to head coach.

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Wabash College Adds Ian Disteldorf As Assistant Coach

Ian Disteldorf joins the Wabash swimming and diving program as the new assistant swim coach.

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Demone Tissira Announced As New Head Coach Of Simon Fraser University

Tissira will take over as head coach of the Simon Fraser University men’s and women’s swim teams; Canada’s only 2 NCAA swim teams.

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Illinois Hires Kaitlyn Ferguson as New Swimming Assistant

Kaitlyn Ferguson comes to Illinois after 3 seasons spent as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Two-Time Olympian Natasha Chikina Joins Rutgers Staff as Diving Coach

Chikina will be replacing longtime Rutgers diving coach Fred Woodruff, who recently announced his retirement after 28 years with the Scarlet Knights.

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Lianne McCluskey Hired as Dartmouth Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

McCluskey spent the 2020-21 season as the assistant swim coach and aquatics director at Brandeis University.

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Louisville Cardinals Promote Juncker and Lindauer to Associate Head Coach

The Louisville Cardinals announced today that longtime assistant coaches Stephanie Juncker and Chris Lindauer have both been promoted to associate head coach.

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Princeton Adds Abby Brethauer Men’s Swim & Dive Staff

Brethauer comes to Princeton from Tufts University, where she served as an associate head coach for the men’s and women’s teams.

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Purdue Elevates Alex Jerden to Lead Assistant Coach for Men’s Swim Team

Jerden is a Purdue alum, who has been volunteer coaching at the Boilermakers Aquatics club team for almost 2 years.

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Purdue Adds Northern State’s Nicole Monanian to Women’s Swim Coaching Staff

Purdue announced two staff moves today, including the new hiring of former Northern State University head coach Nicole Monanian.

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Rumor Mill: LSU Pursuing Top Power 5 Assistants to Fill Head Coaching Position

LSU AD Scott Woodward has reportedly focused on top assistants at some of the best programs in the country to find his next swimming head coach…

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Christian Hanselmann Hired to Lead Southeastern Swim Club (IN)

Christian Hanselmann will replace longtime Southeastern Swim Club head coach Andy Pedersen as the head of the club in Fishers, Indiana.

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