Coaching Changes

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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UMass Coach Russ Yarworth Retires, Replaced by Former Assistant Sean Clark

Following a 41-year long stint as the head coach of UMass, Russ Yarworth has announced he will be retiring, to be replaced by former assistant Sean Clark.

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Meghan Hawthorne Returns to USC as Assistant Coach under Jeremy Kipp

Hawthorne has been an assistant to Jeremy Kipp in all 5 of his seasons as an NCAA head coach, and that trend will continue back at USC where they first worked together.

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Nick Polzin Hired As Alma College Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Polzin was formerly an assistant coach with the Scots during the 2017-18 season. “I’m very thankful for the opportunity to return to Alma College,” he said.

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Notre Dame Associate Head Coach April Jensen Won’t Return Next Season

After 5 seasons at the University of Notre Dame, April Jensen won’t be returning next season as associate head coach, the school confirmed Monday.

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2019 MAC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year KongRong Li Won’t Return to Miami (OH)

Li, who has coached a Mid-American Conference diver of the year in 10 of his 13 seasons at Miami. The school says he won’t return next season.

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UTPB Posts Job Listing For Head Swimming Coach, No Response About Current Staff

The University of Texas Permian Basin is seeking a new head swimming coach – but the school has not answered our questions about the current staff.

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Nick Pezzarossi Hired As Gallaudet University Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Pezzarossi served as an assistant for three years under head coach Bill Snape (2004-07) and one year under head coach Rosemary Stifter (2003-04).

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Curveball Coaching Decision From Daiya Seto Lands On Long-Time Friend

Multi-world champion Daiya Seto of Japan decided to change-up his coach just over a year from the postponed Olympic Games. His new coach is a wildcard.

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Daniel Murphy Named Head Coach Of Wheeling University Swimming Programs

The former five-time Division II All-American spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Nova Southeastern University.

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