Ben Loorz

Ben Loorz Receives 5-Year, $845,000 Base Contract as Head Swim Coach at Arizona

Ben Loorz will make a base salary that starts at $165,000 and rise to $175,000 by the end of his five year contract, plus significant incentive opportunities.

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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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Ben Loorz Speaks for First Time as Head Coach of Arizona

Loorz is coming from UNLV, where he was the head coach for 8 seasons and produced NCAA qualifiers in all of them.

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University of Arizona Names Ben Loorz New Head Swim & Dive Coach

Loorz heads to Tucson after a successful eight seasons with the Rebels that included four straight men’s WAC titles and the 2021 women’s Mountain West crown.

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Freestyle Sprinter Cadence Johnston Signs with UNLV for 2024

Free/back specialist Cadence Johnston from TDPS has put all her chips on UNLV, signing a National Letter of Intent to join the Rebels roster in 2024-2025.

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UNLV Hires Sofia Revilak As Swimming & Diving Director Of Operations

Revilak brings an elite swimming background to the Rebel program as a decorated international competitor for her native country of Mexico.

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Rachel Pearson Joins UNLV Staff As Assistant Diving Coach

Pearson jumps into the collegiate coaching ranks after serving as an assistant coach for local club Team Rebel Aquatics Diving since 2022.

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Futures Medalist Hayden Lambert Gives UNLV Big Distance Addition for 2023

A Futures medalist and Juniors qualifier, Lambert will bolster the Rebels distance group with his arrival on campus this fall.

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UNLV Set to Add Polish National Team Member Krzysztof Matuszewski this Fall

Krzysztof Matuszewski, who has represented Poland at multiple international competitions, will provide a boost to the UNLV sprint program this fall.

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Anne Schwemmer Named Head Diving Coach At UNLV

The former Florida State assistant had served as the Rebels’ interim head diving coach since December.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will be the Next Utah Head Coach?

With the new head coaching vacancy at a Pac-12 program, let’s ponder who could fill Dysktra’s shoes as the next head coach of the Utes.

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UNLV’s Ben Loorz Named WAC Coach of the Year

This is the Rebels’ six-year head coach’s second career recognition.

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NAU Women Win 9th Straight WAC Championship Title, UNLV Men Win Their 2nd

Northern Arizona women earned their 9th consecutive WAC title tonight after Casey Craffey won the 1650 and Maddy Rey won her 3rd individual event of the meet

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UNLV Coaches Talk Nail-Biter Conference Victory, Training ISL Stud Kasia Wasick

Loorz and Ota discuss working with the ISL sprint star Kasia Wasick and the qualities they’ve seen her that set her apart from the pack

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UNLV Picks Up Road Sweep of Cal Baptist

The UNLV men and women swept Cal Baptist Saturday at the Lancer Aquatic Center. The Rebel women won 220 to 80, while the Rebel men won 168.5 to 125.5.

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