SMU Women Add Former Michigan Head Coach Mike Bottom To Staff As Assistant

The SMU women’s swimming and diving staff has added Mike Bottom as an assistant coach for the upcoming season. Bottom was the head coach at Michigan for the men from 2008-2023 and the women from 2013-2023.

“Mike brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to our coaching staff, and we are excited to have him on board in this capacity,” SMU women’s head coach Ozzie Quevedo said. “Please join me in welcoming him to the team and offering our full support as he takes on this new role.”

Bottom retired from coaching in 2023 but now makes his return to the sport. During his time at Michigan, the men’s program won 12 Big Ten titles and went on to win the 2013 NCAA Championship as well. The women’s program captured three Big Ten titles, going back to back to back from 2016-2018.

Prior to arriving at Michigan, Bottom was the co-head coach of the Cal men’s program from 1997-2008. Before that he was an assistant at his alma mater USC from 1994-1997.

Just months after retirement, Bottom joined Queens University in Charlotte as an “Excellence in Residence” role.

Bottom also has experience coaching at the international level and has served as a coach during the last six Olympic Games (he is not a coach in Paris currently). He notably was a coach for Team USA for the 2016 Rio Games.

The SMU women are led by Ozzie Quevedo who was named the head coach of the program in April 2023 after serving as associate head coach of Alabama since 2019.

The women’s program had numerous swimmers cut as well as transfer this offseason but nine swimmers arrive to keep the roster alive and well. The school’s website currently lists 19 women on the roster for the upcoming season. 14 of those are swimmers while five are divers. The school will notably be in its first season in the ACC this year under the new “Power 4” model.