Coaching Changes

Minnesota Head Women’s Swim Coach Stacy Busack Departing Program As “Personal Decision”

Busack arrived as associate head coach in June 2021 and was promoted to Head Women’s Swim Coach in June 2023. She swam at Minnesota for her collegiate career.

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Brown Announces Leadership Change For Women’s Swimming and Diving Program

Kate Kovenock has served as head coach of the women’s program since the 2014-2015 season. The program sent two women to the 2026 NCAA Championships.

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Evansville Hires Canaan Campbell As New Head Swimming & Diving Coach

The University of Evansville has announced the hiring of Canaan Campbell as the new head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.

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Johnson University Launches Swim Program, Names Georgia Grad Eboni McCarty Head Coach

McCarty, who last competed at the 2025 NCAAs, takes the reins of the brand new program that will compete in the NAIA.

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Evansville Head Coach Toby Wilcox Announces Retirement

Wilcox rejoined the Purple Aces program in 2024 following a 13-year tenure as head coach at Birmingham Southern.

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Brad Smith Steps Down as Head Coach at Youngstown State after Seven Seasons with Penguins

Brad Smith steps down at Youngstown State after seven seasons that included program-best Horizon League finishes and 12 individual titles.

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Shippensburg Head Coach Tim Verge Announces Retirement After 27 Seasons

With the exception of 2009-10, when he served as the assistant director of athletics, Verge has led the Shippensburg swim teams since the 1998-99 season.

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Kentucky Parts Ways With Coaches Matt Martinez, Karissa Kruszewski After SEC Championships

Both coaches were in the midst of their first season with the Wildcats, having been hired in May 2025.

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Barton College Removes Head Swim Coach Ethan Maddrey, Citing Low Roster Numbers

Barton College has parted ways with its interim head coach Ethan Maddrey (above, horizontal) just days after their conference championship meet.

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Bryon Tansel Out As Associate Head Coach At Michigan

Tansel was in the midst of his third season with the Wolverines as an associate head coach, having been hired in August 2023 by Matt Bowe.

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Marquette Names Megan Hartlieb As First Assistant Swimming Coach

Marquette announced the addition of women’s swimming last May and Hartlieb is the first assistant coach for the program.

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UCLA Water Polo Head Coach Adam Wright Taking Health-Related Leave For 2026 Women’s Season

Adam Wright, longtime head coach of UCLA Water Polo, will step away from day-to-day responsibilities during the 2026 women’s season to focus on his health.

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How Are Teams With First Year Head Coaches Performing Halfway Through the Season?

Chris Lindauer is one of the new Division I head coaches for the 2025-26 season and his Stanford women’s team is performing well after the change.

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Ryan Brimer Named Interim Director Of Swimming & Diving At Cal State Bakersfield

California State University, Bakersfield has named assistant coach Ryan Brimer as Interim Director of Swimming and Diving.

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Italian Simona Quadarella Will Take a 2 Month Training Camp with Dean Boxall in Australia

World Champion Simona Quadarella is taking a training camp to Australia in the new year to train with one of the world’s best coaches Dean Boxall.

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