Coaching Changes

Ali Galyer Will Move to New Zealand to Continue Training for Tokyo Olympics

Ali Galyer, who declared New Zealand as her sporting citizenship in 2018, has moved to her adopted homeland to continue training for the Olympic Games.

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Army Adds Former ECU Assistant Christa Saunders to Expand Coaching Staff

With the hiring of Saunders, Brandt Nigro’s Army West Point coaching staff will expand by one position next season with the hiring of Christa Saunders.

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St. John’s Legends Announce Roman Ramirez As New Head Coach

The St. John’s Legends Swim Club has announced that Roman Ramirez will be taking over as head coach of the club for 2020/2021 season.

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Arkansas Hires Former Rutgers Head Coach Petra Martin as New Assistant

Martin comes to Rutgers with 5 years of Division I head coaching experience, including being named the MAC Coach of the Year in 2013.

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Washington St. Asst Coach Bex Freebairn Can No Longer Work in US after Change in Visa Rules

Freebairn was unable to get her work visa renewed after the Trump administration suspended new work visas earlier this week.

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Rutgers Hires Villanova Associate Head Coach Casmera Wick as New Assistant

Wick spent the last 8 seasons on the staff at Villanova, where the Wildcats have won 7 consecutive Big East Championships in women’s swimming & diving.

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Northwestern Retains & Promotes Andrew Hodgson, Jake Tapp In New Coaching Staff

Northwestern will keep Andrew Hodgson and Jake Tapp on their coaching staff – both have been promoted to associate/assistant head coaching roles.

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Head Coach Paul Stafford Leaves Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics

Stafford had been with the club since 2014, and prior to that, helped start the California-based Terrapins Swim Team.

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Bud McAllister & His Predictor Sets Say Goodbye To Western Australia

Another coaching change is taking place down under as Bud McAllister will be departing his role at the helm of the swimming program at WAIS.

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2019 World Championship Gold Medalist Michael Chadwick Is Changing Teams

Chadwick will return closer to his home in Charlotte and train with his former college coach Mark Gangloff at North Carolina.

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Logan Simpson Hired as New Head Coach at Columbia College

Columbia College in South Carolina has hired Logan Simpson as the program’s new head swimming coach.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Nelson Diebel to Lead Delaware Swim Team

Diebel won 2 Olympic gold medals at the 1992 Games before going into a career on the apparel side of the sport.

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Chase Bloch Will Remain on New-Look USC Coaching Staff as Assistant

Bloch is the 2nd USC alumni to be named to the new coaching staff of first-year head coach Jeremy Kipp this offseason.

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Northwestern Tabs Associate Head Coach Katie Robinson to Lead Program

Robinson, now the second female coach of a men’s team in the Power 5, was the head women’s swimming and diving coach at Tulane University from 2012-17.

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Buffalo Hires Kentucky All-American Bridgette Alexander as New Assistant Coach

Alexander, a four-time collegiate All-American swimmer at Kentucky, served as a volunteer assistant at her alma mater last season.

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