Jeff Dugdale

Queens (NC) Cruises To Dominant Season-Opening Wins Over Davidson

The Queens women triumphed with a score of 188-74, while the men secured a commanding 180-82 win.

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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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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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Former Michigan Coach Mike Bottom To Join Queens (NC) In Advisory Role

Bottom will join the Royals in August to help bolster the program as it continues its transition into the NCAA’s Division I.

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Queens (NC) Announces Promotions of Coaches Jon Lau and Nic Eriksson

Lau has been promoted to the senior associate head coach, while Eriksson is now the associate head coach.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Jeff Dugdale

Dugdale led the Queens (NC) swimming program to its first win as a Division I institution over the weekend against Davidson.

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Making a Connection: Competitor and Queens University of Charlotte

Competitor and Queens have had a strong relationship since 2013, including developing gold-colored lane lanes to show school colors at Queens’ home pool.

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Matthew Gearing Named Swim & Dive Head Coach At Catawba College

Gearing joins Catawba College after spending last year as an assistant coach at Florida State University.

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Futures Qualifier Matt Shanahan Commits to Queens NC

Fresh off their 8th consecutive BMC Championship title win, Queens University of Charlotte has gained a verbal commitment from North Carolina native Shanahan

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Reports: Queens University (NC) Will Vote on Move to D1 This Week

Queens University is the dominant swimming program in NCAA Division II athletics, and the school plans to vote on a possible move to Division I.

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How Swim Programs Are Gaining a Competitive Advantage Through Mental Training

In the past year, swim clubs and universities across the country have used Restoic for Teams as a holistic approach to peak performance and mental wellness.

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Who Are the Top Candidates to Replace Gary Taylor at Auburn?

Mark Gangloff is having early success at North Carolina but could the lure of his alma mater be enough to pull him back to The Plains?

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Melilli, Dalu, Segard, Hassan, Dugdale, Burciaga, McKown win 2021 CSCAA Awards

The CSCAA has announced its NCAA Division II award winners and All-Americans for the 2020-21 season.

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College Coaches Share Recruiting Secrets

Is there a lane for every swimmer?

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Dugdale, Shinofield, Stromberg Finalists For National Collegiate Trophy

Jeff Dugdale, Joel Shinofield and Mike Stromberg are the three finalists for the National Collegiate Scholastic Trophy.

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