Mark Bernardino

CSCAA Honors Eddie Reese, Mark Bernardino, Cyndi Gallagher, and Mike Unger

The CSCAA awarded longtime Texas Head Coach Eddie Reese with the Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday for his contributions to the sport.

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Freshman Max Carlsen Breaks NC State School Record, Building on Program’s Distance Tradition

It would be easy to view the NC State Wolfpack men as a sprint program. Their sprint record books are…

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2025 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring

Meiring coached the only two South African swimmers to win medals at Worlds, including Pieter Coetze, who claimed the world title in the men’s 100 back.

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CSCAA Names Finalists For 2026 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy

Dave Parrington, Mark Bernardino, and Wally Morton have been selected as the three finalists.

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After Two Decades, Kansas Assistant Coach Jen Betz Departs The Women’s Swimming Program

After serving as assistant coach for the women’s swimming and diving team since 2003, Jen Betz has stepped down from her role with Kansas.

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NC State Hires Josh Stanfield as New Assistant Coach

NC State has hired Josh Stanfield, a former Notre Dame assistant coach, as a new assistant coach for the 2025-2026 season.

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Hall of Fame Virginia, NC State Swim Coach Mark Bernardino Retires

Mark Bernardino (red shirt) shakes hands with Eddie Reese (orange shirt). Bernardino is retiring after a hall of fame career at Virginia, South Carolina, and NC State.

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2024 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring (RSA)

Meiring coached five of the eight members of the South African Olympic team, highlighted by double medalist Tatjana Smith.

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2024 NCAA Champion Zalan Sarkany Verbally Commits To Transfer To NC State

The reigning NCAA champion in the 1650 freestyle will join the impressive distance culture developed at NC State, led by coach Mark Bernardino.

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Virginia Promotes Jake Shrum To Associate Head Coach

Shrum gets elevated into the associate role after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Cavaliers.

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2023 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring

Rocco Meiring is the 2023 winner of the Swammy Award for African Coach of the Year, as he led Tatjana Schoenmaker to her first world title.

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Dave Durden Named 2023 ASCA George Haines Coach of the Year

Cal head coach Dave Durden was named the 2023 Coach of the Year at the ASCA World Clinic earlier this month in Dallas, Texas.

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USA Swimming Announces 36-Member Roster For 2023 Pan American Games

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Brooks Curry is among the swimmers that will represent the Stars and Stripes at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, in October.

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With New Hires, NC State Swim & Dive Base Salaries Push Past $669,000

NC State’s new associate head coach Dan Kesler is now the team’s highest paid assistant with an $85,000 per year base salary.

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WILD SPECULATION: Who Will Cal Hire to Fill Associate Head Coach Role?

Who is Cal going to hire to replace Matt Bowe after he got the head coaching job at the University of Michigan? Coach Durden, we’ve got a few ideas for you.

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