Bill Dorenkott

2023-24 College Swimming Previews: Yost, Gaziev, Clark Return to Lead #11 Ohio State Men

The return of Yost, Gaziev, and Clark provides Ohio State with a solid veteran foundation, but the Buckeyes have question marks headed into 2023-24.

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Canadian Olympian Ruslan Gaziev Using 5th Year of NCAA Eligibility at Ohio State

Ruslan Gaziev is returning to Ohio State for his COVID-19 fifth year of eligibility next season, giving the Buckeyes a boost amid a wave of key departures. 

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Ethan McKendry Returns Home After Cardiac Arrest at Columbus Sectionals

Ethan McKendry (left), the 15-year-old swimmer who went into cardiac arrest at the Columbus Sectional Championships, has returned home to Flint, Michigan.

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Newly-Crowned Big Ten Champ Nyah Funderburke Wants To Create Her Own Legacy

Going from being left off the conference scoring roster to a Big Ten champ, Funderburke has one of the most unique trajectories in swimming.

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Mike Murray Elected New President of ASCA; Murray & Hill to Join Board

Mike Murray, the head coach of the Victor Swim Club, has been elected as the new president of the American Swimming Coaches Association.

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Ohio State Swimming & Diving Releases 2022-23 Schedule

The Buckeyes’ 2022-23 schedule includes the annual Ohio State Fall Invitational in November and a two-day double-dual with Alabama and Texas in January.

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College Swimming Previews: Relay Strength Bolsters The #9 Ohio State Women

Amy Fulmer (pictured), one of Ohio State’s crucial relay contributors, will come into the season as one of the nation’s top sprinters.

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Ohio State Announces Graham Carpenter and Tim Kubacki as Volunteer Coaches

One of the highest performing programs in the Big Ten over the past few years, Ohio State saw a ton of staff turnover this summer.

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Ohio State Rounds-Out New Staff, Hires Brian Schrader As Assistant Swim Coach

Ohio State has announced the hire of Brian Schrader as the school’s new Assistant Swimming Coach, rounding out the new coaching staff under Bill Dorenkott.

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Ohio State Hires Ignacio Gayo as Associate Head Coach (Swimming)

Ohio State University has hired Ignacio Gayo as an associate head coach with the men’s and women’s swimming & diving program….

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Eight Ohio State Buckeyes Touch Down in Budapest for World Championships

The OSU athletes competing include swimmers Alex Axon (CAN), Hunter Armstrong (USA), Charlie Clark (USA), Ruslan Gaziev (CAN) and Kristen Romano (PUR).

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Practice + Pancakes: Louise Hansson Suits Up for the ‘Hunter Armstrong’ Set

The set is 3 rounds of a 25 off the blocks, followed by 2×50 at back-end 100 speed. Louise does them on a descending interval (R1 – 90, R2 – 75, R3 – 60)

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Ohio State Associate Head Coach Dorsey Tierney-Walker Leaving Program

Tierney-Walker just concluded her 3rd season with the Buckeyes, having served as associate head coach in all 3 of those seasons.

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Bill Dorenkott Describes Training Sets for Hunter Armstrong, Charlie Clark

Dorenkott put two guys on the team, one of whom set a world record, and was named to the coaching staff of Team USA for this summer’s World Championships

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2022 U.S. Trials: Official SwimSwam Awards

Hunter Armstrong was a star in Greensboro, breaking the world record in the men’s 50 back while also winning the 100 back.

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