Steve Collins

CSCAA Announces Finalists For 2024 National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy

Steve Collins, Kirk Sanocki and Anthony Nesty are the three finalists for the award which recognizes both competitive and academic success.

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A Look at Which Notable Athletes and Coaches Retired in 2023

In the pre-Olympic year, retirement can be a difficult decision for athletes and coaches. However, there were still many notable retirements in 2023.

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New Zealand’s Summer Osborne Announces Commitment To SMU (2024)

Summer Osborne, a middle-distance freestyler from New Zealand, has announced her decision to study and swim at SMU next fall.

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Melanie Margalis Fink To Join SMU Coaching Staff As Assistant Coach

Melanie Margalis will join new head coach Ozzie Quevedo as the assistant coach at Southern Methodist University in Texas.

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Duke Among NCAA Division I Head Swim & Dive Coaching Positions that Remain Open

Headlining the current crop of head coach vacancies is Duke University.

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Alabama Associate Ozzie Quevedo Named New Women’s Head Coach At SMU

Quevedo joins SMU after spending four years at the University of Alabama, where he served as an associate head coach from 2019-2023.

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Backstroker Lauren Priest Commits To SMU (2023)

Illinois native Lauren Priest has announced her decision to continue her education and swimming career at SMU this fall.

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SMU Head Women’s Swimming Coach Steve Collins Retires After 37 Years in Charge

Steve Collins has spent 37 years at the helm of the women’s swimming & diving team at SMU, including nine top-5 finishes at the NCAA Championships.

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Ashley Dell Named New Head Coach of UIC Swimming & Diving Programs

Dell takes over as the new head coach for the Flames after spending the last three seasons as an assistant to Tim Loeffler.

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SMU’s Sinnott Selected for National Collegiate Scholastic Trophy

SMU coach Eddie Sinnott has been selected by his peers for the 2019 National Collegiate Scholastic Trophy, which is presented to the coach who has made “the greatest contribution to swimming as a competitive sport, and as a healthful, recreational activity in the province of undergraduate and scholastic education.

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SMU Play Host to Houston, North Texas in Double Dual

Week two of the SMU women’s swimming and diving season features a double-dual meet with American Athletic Conference rival Houston and Conference USA opponent North Texas.

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SMU’s Collins Named 2018-19 Conference Swimming Chair

SMU head women’s swimming coach Steve Collins has been named the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference coaches association chair, a position voted on by the league’s head coaches.

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Seven Home Events Highlight 2018-19 SMU Schedule

SMU women’s swimming and diving head coach Steve Collins has announced the 2018-19 schedule, highlighted by seven events at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium.

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Robson and Lindley Aquatic Center Breathes New Life into SMU (Video)

There had been talk of SMU building a new aquatic facility for decades, dating back to 1978 when there was an artistic rendition of the new facility in meet guides that season.

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Coleman’s Carpool: SMU Coaches Share Memories from Legendary Facility

SMU has seen a lot of change in a short amount of time, with their brand new Robson and Lindley aquatic facility opening it’s doors on November 8th, 2017.

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