Rick Bishop

Euro Champs Finalist Grace Palmer Heading From Belgium to LSU for 2024-25

Grace Palmer recently placed 8th in the 800-meter freestyle (8:51.04) and 14th in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.01) at June’s European Championships.

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LSU Hires Former Siena Head Coach Brogan Barr as Assistant

“As a former head coach, Brogan brings a wealth of experience in the holistic development of the student-athlete,” LSU head coach Rick Bishop said Thursday.

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Metà Squadra Olimpica Canadese Non Si Allena In Canada

L’oro di Tokyo Maggie MacNeil smuove le acque del nuoto canadese, chiedendo che il suo allenatore Rick Bishop venga nominato nello staff olimpico.

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About Half of Canada’s Paris 2024 Olympic Swim Team Does Not Train in Canada

Olympic gold medalist Maggie MacNeil stirred the pot in Canadian Swimming, publicly asking for her coach Rick Bishop to be named to the Olympic staff

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Canada Unveils Roster of 29 Swimmers Headed to Paris 2024 Olympics

“I’m pretty happy to be able to qualify in my top five events, so going into Paris I’m super excited,” said 17-year-old Canadian star Summer McIntosh.

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Maggie MacNeil Calls On Swimming Canada To Bring Coach Rick Bishop To Paris

MacNeil is hoping Swimming Canada will make the same exception it made for Brent Arckey, Summer McIntosh’s American coach, at last year’s World Championships.

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Maggie MacNeil Says Paris Will Be Her Last Olympics, Eyeing Sjostrom’s 100 Fly World Record

MacNeil, who won 100 fly gold in Tokyo, plans on attending law school in the near future and doesn’t intend to swim through LA 2028.

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Alabama Hires Former LSU Assistant Richard Salhus to Round Out 2023-24 Coaching Staff

Richard Salhus spent last season in Baton Rouge, where he helped the LSU women achieve their highest NCAA finish in 30 years.

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LSU Set To Open Season With Annual Purple and Gold Intrasquad Saturday

The Tigers kick off a new era this weekend following the graduations of star swimmers Brooks Curry and Maggie MacNeil.

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LSU Swim & Dive Announces 2023-24 Schedule

The Tigers’ schedule includes a tri-meet with FSU and Alabama in November and a pair of January duals with Texas A&M and Tennessee.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over for Mike Bottom at Michigan?

The University of Michigan head swimming coach role is arguably the biggest co-ed coaching gig to come open in a generation, or more. Is it Sergio’s time?

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How The COVID Fifth Year Has Created New Opportunities For NCAA Swimmers

In this article, five different NCAA swimmers share what getting an extra year of eligibility meant for the trajectory of their careers in college.

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LSU All-American Peyton Curry Enters NCAA Transfer Portal

LSU sophomore Peyton Curry earned NCAA All-America honors this season by swimming the third leg of the Tigers’ 5th-place 200 free relay.

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Indiana, Louisville Women Tie Program-Best NCAA Championship Finishes

Louisville’s 30 All-America honors were a new program record, and led the team to a 7th top 10 finish at the last 8 NCAA Championship meets.

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Maggie MacNeil Will Stay At LSU To Train For The Paris 2024 Olympics

MacNeil staying at LSU for the Paris Olympics means that she will continue to train under her longtime coach, Rick Bishop

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