Elliot Ptasnik

Queens (NC) Promotes Elliot Ptasnik To Associate Head Coach

Ptasnik, who spent the 2023-24 season as an assistant coach with the Royals, has over 15 years of coaching experience under his belt.

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ACC Champion Meredith Cavalier Added to Queens Coaching Staff As Assistant

Cavalier is the second assistant to join the Queens coaching staff this season. The school is in their second (of four) transition year from D2 to D1.

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Elliot Ptasnik Joins Queens Swimming Staff As Assistant Coach

Most recently, Ptasnik served as a volunteer assistant coach at Stanford University, primarily working with the Cardinal women’s team.

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Hawaii Hires Boston College’s Mike Stephens as New Head Coach

The University of Hawaii has hired Mike Stephens as its new head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach. Stephens comes…

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Hawaii Officially Posts Head Coaching Position, One of 9 Open D1 Jobs

After a year of uncertainty for the program, Hawaii seems to be finally moving forward with hiring a new full-time head swim coach.

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Marcus Guttmann Named Interim Head Coach at Hawaii

Marcus Guttmann has been named the interim head coach of the swimming & diving teams at Hawaii, replacing Elliot Ptasnik.

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The University of Hawai’i Receives Commitment From Weylin Foo

Kailua Kona, Hawaii’s Weylin Foo has committed to swim for DI University of Hawaii beginning fall 2020. He will be joining the school’s class of 2024.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Elliot Ptasnik, University of Hawaii Head Coach

Ptasnik spoke on finding the positives, putting positivity out there, and making sure we are staying connected and having communication while we can.

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Arizona Sweeps Denver, Hawaii at Weekend Tri-Meet

The Arizona Swimming and Diving team took care of business this weekend while both the men and women swept Denver and Hawaii.

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Hawaii Hires Alumnus Nick Folker as New Assistant Coach

Nick Folker (front row, far right) was on staff for 7 NCAA Championship teams in swimming and water polo at Cal and is a Hawaii alumnus.

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Hawaii Promotes Assistant Elliot Ptasnik To Men’s & Women’s Head Coach

With former University of Hawaii head coach Dan Schemmel making the leap to coach the Stanford men, Hawaii has filled his role with former assistant Elliot Ptasnik, who will now become the head coach for both men and women.

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Ervin Imagines Sandy Relief with his Speed

Courtesy of SwimSwam contributor, Douglas Lennox, an Olympian, Princeton University graduate and NCAA All-American. Doug is presently an assistant coach at New York University and Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics.

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RACE VIDEO: Ervin Drops 19.4 at Imagine Invite

Imagine Swimming, the premier swim school of New York City, has been creative and proactive in the swimming community. In addition to teaching children the lifesaving skill to swim, they were the first to step up and support Anthony Ervin on his path to the London Olympics, and now they’re hosting the annual Imagine Invite swim meet.

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