Coaching Changes

Maiya Otsuka Named Acting Head Coach of UMass Women’s Program

Maiya Otsuka steps into her new role as acting head coach of the UMass men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs after nine years as an assistant coach.

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Liz Germonprez Named Head Coach At College of Saint Mary

Most recently, Germonprez was the assistant coach at Westside High School while also working as a national group head coach for iNspire in Omaha.

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Dawn Dill Named Head Swimming & Diving Coach at Wellesley College

Dill returns to Wellesley after spending the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach at Harvard University.

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Former Georgia Tech Associate Head Chico Rego To Become George Washington’s Next Head Coach

Rego has been with Georgia Tech since 2019 and was promoted to associate head coach this offseason. GW won both the men’s and women’s A-10 titles this year.

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Cleveland State Promotes Trent Richardson To Head Coach After Spending Last Year As Assistant

Richardson was hired as an assistant coach last offseason and now takes the reigns from Hannah Burandt who resigned in April.

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Former Texas A&M Men’s Assistant Michael Walker Joins West Virginia As Associate Head Coach

Walker was added to the Texas A&M men’s staff last offseason with the NCAA rule allowing an additional coach. Walker graduated from WVU in 2009.

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University of Victoria Coach Peter Vizsolyi Announces Retirement After 41 Years Leading Vikes

Ryan Clouston, who has spent the last 14 seasons as the assistant coach alongside Vizsolyi, has been appointed the program’s new head coach.

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Fairfield Hires Jake Lichter as New Head Swimming & Diving Coach

Jake Litchter has been named the new head swimming & diving coach at Fairfield University, where he’ll take over a program that returns a ton of talent.

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Penn State Continues To Build Staff With Addition of Ethan Curl As Assistant Coach

Curl’s hiring comes one day after head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron added Sean Schimmel to the staff as an associate head coach.

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Penn State Names Sean Schimmel Associate Head Coach

Sean Schimmel will take on the role of associate head coach at Penn State after spending the past season as an assistant coach at Miami University (Ohio).

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Five Time Olympian Dara Torres Taking Boston College Head Coach Position

One of the most decorated Olympians in US History, Dara Torres will be moving to Boston to take over as the BC Head Swimming and Diving Coach.

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Army Adds Colgate Assistant Megan Shaffer, Ex-Arizona Swimmer Ryan Purdy to Coaching Staff

Both Megan Shaffer and Ryan Purdy will serve as assistants under head coach Brandt Nigro, giving Army the maximum eight coaches allowed by the NCAA.

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Arizona State Hires USA Swimming Data Scientist Corey Manley as Assistant Coach

USA Swimming data scientist Corey Manley is Herbie Behm’s second hire since being promoted to head coach in April following Bob Bowman’s departure to Texas.

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USC Associate Head Coach Peter Richardson Returning to Arizona

Peter Richardson is Ben Loorz’s first hire since the longtime UNLV coach took over last month for Augie Busch, who was fired in early May

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South Carolina Hires Jason Calanog As Men’s Associate Head Coach

Calanog and Poppell (right side of the picture) both spent time at The Bolles School earlier in their coaching careers.

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