Dan Colella

2024 NCAA Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving

Where Gretchen Walsh’s season sits throughout history is up for debate, but Gretchen Walsh was clearly the best collegiate swimmer in the 2023-2024 season.

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2024 ACC Women’s Champs Preview: Fun Battles Forecasted Behind Powerhouse Virginia

Virginia junior Gretchen Walsh should lead the Cavaliers to their fifth ACC title in a row — but behind them, it’s a toss-up predicting the standings.

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NCAA First-Year Head Coach Check-In: Michigan, Duke Thriving Under New Leaders

New Michigan head coach Matt Bowe led the Wolverines to a strong showing at the UGA Fall Invitational last weekend, showing early signs of progress.

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Duke Completes Coaching Staff With Addition Of Kate Moore As Assistant Coach

Moore most recently was an associate head coach at Washington State. She graduated from East Carolina in 2007.

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World Record Holder Coleman Stewart Named Assistant Swim Coach At Duke University

Stewart, the world record holder in the short course meters 100 back, was named an assistant coach for Duke just a month after the program hired a new head.

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Duke Nabs a Pair of Recruits: Idaho’s Milo Shue and South Carolina’s Jacob Hills (2023)

Freestyle sprinter Milo Shue (left) and backstroker Jacob Hills (right) have both committed to represent the Duke Blue Devils this fall.

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Duke Hires NC State Associate Brian Barnes as New Head Swim Coach

Brian Barnes (center), with his children Jack and Caroline, will make his 3rd stop in the ACC as the new head swimming & diving coach at Duke.

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Duke Among NCAA Division I Head Swim & Dive Coaching Positions that Remain Open

Headlining the current crop of head coach vacancies is Duke University.

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2023 Swammy Awards: NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

The University of Virginia women came home from Knoxville with their third national championship in as many years after breaking six NCAA records this week.

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CSCAA Honors Dan Colella With Richards E. Steadman Award

Colella, who died in December, will be honored at the 62nd Annual CSCAA College Swimming & Diving Awards on May 8th, in Orlando, Florida.

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NC State Opens ACC Competition With Sweep of Duke

Abby Arens won twice as the NC State women earned a 168-130 win over Duke, who was competing for the first time since the death of former coach Dan Colella.

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NC State Honors Late Duke Coach Dan Colella at Dual Meet

The NC State Swimming & Diving programs honored Duke before the teams’ dual meet on Saturday: the Blue Devils’ first since coach Dan Colella died.

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In Memoriam: Remembering the People Swimming Lost in 2022

With 2022 officially in the rearview mirror, let’s take a look back at some of the figures who the swimming community lost in the past year.

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Doak Finch Named Interim Head Coach At Duke For Remainder of 2022-23 Season

Finch will serve in the role on an interim basis following the death of longtime head coach Dan Colella, who died earlier this month at the age of 60.

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Duke Head Swimming & Diving Coach Dan Colella Dies, 60

Duke head swimming & diving coach Dan Colella died on Friday evening. He was 60 years old.

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