Bill Dorenkott

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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USA Swimming Names 5 Assistant Coaches for 2022 World Championships

For the second straight year, Ron Aitken (above) has put three swimmers on the United States’ primary long course roster. This year, he was rewarded with an official spot on staff.

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Big Ten Announces Men’s & Women’s Swimming and Diving Postseason Awards

Michigan’s Maggie MacNeil was named Women’s Swimmer of the Year, while Indiana’s Brendan Burns earned the men’s award.

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Non-Scorer Nyah Funderburke Leads Big Ten Prelims in 100 Back

Nyah Funderburke didn’t crack Ohio State’s team for the Big Ten Championships, but she still qualified for NCAAs with her prelims swim in the 100 back.

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SwimSwam Team of The Month: Ohio State Buckeyes

While Ohio State has had some recent postseason success, it’d been a while since they’d won a dual meet against their arch rivals, the Michigan Wolverines.

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Kile Aukerman Joins Ohio State as Volunteer Assistant

The Ohio State Buckeyes have added former Wright State swimmer and TAC Titans coach Kile Aukerman to their coaching staff as a volunteer assistant.

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ASCA Elects New Board of Directors and Officer Positions

Bill Dorenkott, the head coach at Ohio State, was one of the candidates that ASCA has filled for new positions within their Board of Directors and officers.

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