Augie Busch

SMU Classic Will Return in 2021 With Men’s Meet Too

The University of Michigan, home of Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil, will be among the teams opening ‘fast season’ at the 2021 SMU Classic.

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Decorated Wildcat Lara Jackson Returns To Arizona As Assistant Coach

Jackson returns to her alma mater after spending the last two seasons as an assistant at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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Diving Coach Dwight Dumais Revealed as Driver of Arizona NCAA Infractions

Newly released NCAA documents say Arizona diving coach Dwight Dumais gave $1,207 in preferential treatment benefits to prospective athletes from his club.

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Arizona Infractions Case Will Go Through IARP, NCAA Confirms

The NCAA has announced that the ongoing Arizona infractions case will be put through the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.

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NCAA Alleges “Lack of Head Coach Control” against Arizona’s Augie Busch

The NCAA has charged Arizona with 9 NCAA violations, including a “Lack of Head Coach Control” allegation toward head swimming & diving coach Augie Busch.

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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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Some Arizona Athletics Staff Affected by School-Wide Salary Cuts

Some UA athletics staff members are included in the school’s plan to cut pay and furlough employees – whether that includes swim coaches is not totally clear.

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College Swimming Previews: #10 Arizona Men Building Elite IM Group

One big graduation leaves holes in the relays, but the Arizona men have a young core of returning swimmers, including fast-rising freestyler Brooks Fail.

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Kredich and Bultman Named Head USA Coaches for 2019 Pan American Games

USA Swimming announced today that Matt Kredich and Steve Bultman will lead the men’s and women’s teams, respectively, at this summer’s Pan American Games.

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Arizona Parts Ways with Coaches Cory Chitwood and Beth Botsford

Both Chitwood (center) and Botsford (right) joined Augie Busch’s staff when he was appointed head coach in August 2017.

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2018-2019 Women’s NCAA Power Rankings: December Edition

Stanford still leads handily with unanimous #1 votes, but the trio behind them are as close as can be.

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Arizona’s ‘Sportsmanship’ Winner Shimomura Racing In Santa Clara

Arizona’s Sarah Shimomura is competing in Santa Clara after a career-jeopardizing injury last fall.

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Arizona Hires John Appleman as New Head Dive Coach

The University of Arizona Swimming and Diving program and head coach Augie Busch have announced the addition of John Appleman to the UA coaching staff as head dive coach.

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Arizona Gives Assessment of First Year Under New Staff (Video Report)

Busch spoke about how the biggest goal he had coming into UofA was to build a sustainable and winning culture, not necessarily to place X spot at the PAC-12 conference of NCAA championships.

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Practice + Pancakes: University of Arizona Throws Down After Mesa (Video)

Hot off the Pro Swim stop in Mesa, the University of Arizona wildcats were back in the water Monday morning, including new Pro Leah Smith

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