Mike Bottom

CSCAA Announces Blue Ribbon Panel for Centennial Celebration

Gregg Troy, Mike Bottom and Teri McKeever are among the current and former college swim coaches to be selected to the CSCAA Centennial Blue Ribbon Panel.

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Luiz Borges Will Not Take 5th Year at Michigan, Moves to VT With Sergio Lopez

Luis Borges has made the move to Blacksburg, Virginia to train with Sergio Lopez and the Virginia Tech-based pro group Pinnacle Racing.

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Who Will Be Team USA’s Assistant Swimming Coaches In Tokyo?

With three of his swimmers already on the Olympic team, Todd DeSorbo has all but locked up a spot as a women’s team assistant in Tokyo.

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UC Davis Names UCSB Head Coach Matt Macedo to Lead Program

On Tuesday, UC Davis announced that Matt Macedo will replace Barbara Jahn as head coach of the women’s swimming program.

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Max McHugh, Mike Bottom Win Big Ten Men’s Awards for 2020-21 Season

McHugh was perfect in the post-season in both breaststroke events at both Big Tens and NCAAs, while Michigan won the 2021 Big Ten title.

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Michigan Men Defend Big Ten Team Title, Earns 42nd Title in Program History

The Michigan men successfully defended their Big Ten team title, earning their 42nd title in program history, the most in Big Ten history.

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2020-2021 NCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Power Ranks: January Edition

The Texas Longhorns are still waiting on Austin Katz to perform to previous levels, but if he does, the ceiling for the Texas men is a national championship.

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Michigan Athletes Draft Letter to Admin over 2-Week Shutdown

Coach Mike Bottom and members of the swimming & diving teams have shared on social media a letter challenging Michigan’s 2-week shutdown

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2020 Swammy Awards: US Coach of the Year, Ray Looze

When you start counting the accomplishments of swimmers under Ray Looze’s umbrella at Indiana, the results start to pile up quickly.

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2021 Michigan Wolverine Swim Camp, June 26-27 – Sign Up Today

The Michigan Swim Camp is designed to provide each competitive swimmer with the opportunity to improve their pursuit of excellence both in and out of the pool

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Michigan’s Auboeck, Todd, Bottom Earn Big Ten Men’s Postseason Honors

Michigan swept three of four postseason awards in the Big Ten for men’s swimming & diving: swimmer Felix Auboeck, diver Ross Todd and coach Mike Bottom.

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Mike Bottom on Handling Adversity: ‘Turn All the Emotion into Motivation’

University of Michigan head coach Mike Bottom was set to compete at the 1980 Moscow Olympics before the United States boycotted.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Mike Bottom on the Value of Taking a Pause

Bottom commented on how a forced time for pause can be a good thing, and what he’s been getting out of this time at home.

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2019 Swammy Awards: Women’s NCAA Coach of the Year Teri McKeever

Your 2019 Swammy winner for Women’s NCAA Coach of the Year is Teri McKeever, who guided the Bears to a tight runner-up finish at the 2019 NCAAs.

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What Octane Rating Do You Have on Your Freestyle Recovery?

At The Race Club we use the analogy of Octane ratings in gasoline to describe the different arm recovery motions in freestyle.

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